Friday, August 9, 2013
yum!tuck into this 12-course meal in a can
Yum! Tuck into this 12-course meal in a can August 9, 2013 | Tim Hornyak
On the menu: Kobe beef, French onion soup, roast pork belly, and a whole lot more. You don't even need a can opener. Christopher Godfrey
Astronauts used to have it really bad when it came to orbital dining options. Freeze-dried powders and cube food made for pretty depressing fare.
Now they have everything from fresh fruit to scrambled eggs. But what they really need is this 12-course meal in a can.
British design student Christopher Godfrey doesn't seem to have been thinking of spacefaring diners when he conceived All in One, a layered gourmet feast in a can. Doubtless the container would be unsuitable for space, but think of the gross-out fun you could have with this in zero-g.
Indeed, his description of this head-scratcher, apparently inspired by Andy Warhol, suggests it's all about earthbound waste, not heavenly vittles.