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Science

What Is the Orion Spacecraft Going to Smell Like?

7:10AM October 17, 2008 | Jesus Diaz

As the Constellation program (kind of) goes forward, Nasa is asking itself some really weird questions that may affect the life of the astronauts as they advance towards their three-year mission to Mars. One of them has been commissioned to Steven Pearce, chemist and managing director of fragrance manufacturing company Omega Ingredients: What is life in the Orion spacecraft going to smell like?

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Entertainment

Mythbusters Tests: Will Explosives Properly Tenderise a Steak?

8:20AM August 6, 2008 | Jason Chen

newVideoPlayer("/MythBusters__Exploding_Steak_Myth_giz.flv", 506, 423,"");Mythbusters returns for a whole new season tomorrow, August 6, and they were nice enough to drop a preview of their first episode off while they were on their way to blowing shit up. One of the experiments they’re going to test is whether explosives can tenderise a steak as well as a traditional tenderisers. Can it? We’re not sure—you’ll have to watch Discovery at 9PM tomorrow to find out. [Mythbusters]

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Gadgets

A Steak Toaster. Did You Hear Me? I Said a Steak Toaster

4:12AM February 21, 2008 | Adam Frucci

Sometimes, you just want a steak and you don’t want to go through a whole process to get it. Who wants to light the grill just so you can have one measly steak? Why make a whole production out of it? What you need, my friend, is a steak toaster.

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