this is dumb just sooo silly XD we havent even gotten humans on mars yet and there already planning to brew beer also that is by far the most expensive beer anyone would drink given it costs thousands of dollars an ounce. The company also plans to send 20 barley seeds -- a core ingredient in Budweiser's recipe -- into space. This line just makes me laugh they make it seem like barley is something no other beer company uses
Aren't beer companies pretty fussy when it comes to the specific strains of yeast, grains, and hops they use?
You realize they are only talking about sending 20 seeds to the ISS for research right? They are trying to see what impact zero gravity has on the seeds and how it messes with the germination of the plant. Not to mention, you realize there are tons of variant strains of barley and all brewing companies have a different process used for creating their beer. I know a chemist that works at Anheuser and that company pays top dollar for their chemists. To put it in context, this chemist was wooed away from the pharmaceutical industry, that is the kind of money they pay. And honestly, if they want to put up that kind of money to help people get to Mars, then that is pretty awesome in my book.
I stand corrected on the seed thing this kind of thing just annoys me when companies do dumb publicity stuff like sending some seeds into space also there not getting anyone to mars just sending seeds there.
They’re sending the seeds to the ISS. The space station, not Mars. Elon Musk, on the other hand, is sending his own car into orbit around Mars. Because of course he is.
I can’t even imagine being that rich. Like, waking up one day and deciding that commutes suck so you’re gonna install what basically amounts to a commuter version of the hydraulic vacuum tubes at bank drive through windows. That’s squarely in the realm of Bond Supervillain Rich. Thankfully, Elon Musk only LOOKS like a supervillain.
