Lost in space no more: missing tomato found in space station after eight months

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/dec/09/space-orbit-mystery-international-space-station-tomato

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sbv@sh.itjust.works · 61 pts · 2y (5 replies)

did not specify where on the 356ft space station the 1in-wide red dwarf tomato was located, or in what condition.

boo

lowleveldata@programming.dev · 6 pts · 2y (4 replies)

It's in someone's butthole

Nougat@kbin.social · 24 pts · 2y (3 replies)

H.Y.C.Y.BH?

kersploosh@sh.itjust.works · 17 pts · 2y (1 reply)

When I see the mission commander looking perplexed...
I don't say it yet.

Nougat@kbin.social · 15 pts · 2y

And when I hear him say "I wonder where that tomato is," I still don't say it. (I still don't say it.)

Pyro@programming.dev · 14 pts · 2y

Skibap Badap

Docandersonn@lemm.ee · 35 pts · 2y (1 reply)

This was briefly mentioned during the 25th anniversary stream -- they apologized to an astronaut for accusing them of eating a tomato.

jonne@infosec.pub · 6 pts · 2y

I bet he did eat the tomato, and just asked the next crew to smuggle a rotten tomato up there.

x2XS2L0U@feddit.de · 23 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Not the onion - but the tomato badumtiss

dezmd@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Butt the tomato? Ew.

fsxylo@sh.itjust.works · 18 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Funny headline, but if a piece of stray graphite could kill everyone on board I'd be wanting to find a whole ass tomato.

ChairmanMeow@programming.dev · 7 pts · 2y

Graphite conducts electricity I think, but a tomato won't get somewhere where it can do that easily.

doingthestuff@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 2y

I bet it smells great in there

AtariDump@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

I thought it said tornado.

boomzilla@programming.dev · 4 pts · 2y (2 replies)

WhimsicalWood@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

What movie is this from?

boomzilla@programming.dev · 2 pts · 2y

It's John Carpenters cult classic sci-fi parody "Dark Star" from 1974. Pretty weird overall but at times hillarious. Not sure if I'd recommend to watch it. If you'll be able to find it that is.