{"id":595,"date":"2007-04-14T20:27:10","date_gmt":"2007-04-15T00:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2007\/04\/14\/wasabi-makes-a-mess-in-a-weighless-environment\/"},"modified":"2011-10-01T19:39:19","modified_gmt":"2011-10-01T23:39:19","slug":"wasabi-makes-a-mess-in-a-weighless-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2007\/04\/14\/wasabi-makes-a-mess-in-a-weighless-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Wasabi makes a mess in a weighless environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p>Astronauts are supposed to be prepared for everything aren&#8217;t they?  Well it turns out that a little flying wasabi got the better of them back in March.  The hot green condiment was squirted out of a tube as an astronaut, Sunita Williams, was trying to make a pretend sushi meal with a bag of packaged salmon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"b1291d92551e5c93995fce7897ccfc30\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* OddPlanet_300x250_inpost *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3290981241\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Since the astronauts were practicing in their weightless atmosphere a little food spill became a major challenge.  Williams reported that it took a while for the smell of wasabi to die down.<\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<p>The astronauts that Sunita is working with also have their favorite dishes packed away for their voyage. 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