Burger, please!

Skybird · 08-05-13, 04:19 PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23529841

Okay, I do not like burgers, but for the sake of the headline...

Why not, if they get the aromes right one day and it is at least ecologically not more costly than natural beef.

Still a long way to go, no doubt. But I have no reservations against it just because it is artifical. If taste and sensory stimulus is fine, then it is fine. If it lacks, then they still have work to do.

However, this was minced meat. A solid peace of meat like for a steak - I could imagine that is still some very different business.

mapuc · 08-05-13, 04:43 PM

Not the first time I have heard of this artificial burger.

However one word came into my mind-food replicator(from ST TNG)

It's just a matter of time, when Burger King, McDonalds a.s.o only serve those kind of burgers

Markus

Wolferz · 08-05-13, 04:57 PM

At $330,000.00 a sandwich, I'll pass. LOL

mapuc · 08-05-13, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolferz

At $330,000.00 a sandwich, I'll pass. LOL

The price will drop a lot in the future, when they have made it possible to mass produce this product.

It's like the potato, the first always cost a lot..the rest I presume you know

Markus

vienna · 08-05-13, 05:30 PM

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At $330,000.00 a sandwich, I'll pass. LOL

Gee, this was probably a Pentagon project...

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WernherVonTrapp · 08-05-13, 08:34 PM

I can see it now, "Lab Burgers" at the "Ristorante Scientifica".

I'll have the Milkweed salad please.

08-05-13, 04:19 PM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,710 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Burger, please! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23529841 Okay, I do not like burgers, but for the sake of the headline... Why not, if they get the aromes right one day and it is at least ecologically not more costly than natural beef. Still a long way to go, no doubt. But I have no reservations against it just because it is artifical. If taste and sensory stimulus is fine, then it is fine. If it lacks, then they still have work to do. However, this was minced meat. A solid peace of meat like for a steak - I could imagine that is still some very different business. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

08-05-13, 04:57 PM	#3
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	At $330,000.00 a sandwich, I'll pass. LOL __________________ Tomorrow never comes

08-05-13, 08:34 PM	#6
WernherVonTrapp Admiral Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Now, alot farther from NYC. Posts: 2,228 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	I can see it now, "Lab Burgers" at the "Ristorante Scientifica". I'll have the Milkweed salad please. __________________ "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Miyamoto Musashi ------------------------------------------------------- "What is truth?" -Pontius Pilate

08-05-13, 04:43 PM	#2
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,553 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Not the first time I have heard of this artificial burger. However one word came into my mind-food replicator(from ST TNG) It's just a matter of time, when Burger King, McDonalds a.s.o only serve those kind of burgers Markus