{"id":388697,"date":"2022-01-02T19:33:03","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T16:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/experts-warn-of-space-cannibalism-if-colonists-food-systems-fail\/"},"modified":"2022-01-02T19:33:03","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T16:33:03","slug":"experts-warn-of-space-cannibalism-if-colonists-food-systems-fail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/experts-warn-of-space-cannibalism-if-colonists-food-systems-fail\/","title":{"rendered":"#Experts warn of space cannibalism if colonists&#8217; food systems fail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Experts warn of space cannibalism if colonists&#8217; food systems fail<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Two\u00a0space\u00a0scholars\u00a0have warned that astronauts may turn to cannibalism if humans do not prepare enough for the rigors of\u00a0colonizing\u00a0outer space.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Charles Cockell of Edinburgh University described the various difficulties space colonists might face, but he highlighted that the greatest concern very well could be a very old and familiar one: food security.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cockell stressed that colonizers need to ensure farming and crop systems operate properly or they could find themselves in a similar situation to Sir John Franklin\u2019s 1845 Arctic exploration, which resulted in the crew cannibalizing each other.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFranklin\u2019s crew tried to find the northwest passage on ships in the late 19th century,\u201d the astrobiology professor told the\u00a0Metro. \u201cThey were the most sophisticated pieces of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> available at that time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They had tinned food, which was the new technology, and yet, they got lost, stranded and they ended up degenerating into cannibalism,\u201d he explained. \u201cIf you put a group of people on Callisto, things start going wrong and the plant growth module breaks down, they are going to eat each other if there is no other way to survive.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/SpaceX-053.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Two space scholars stressed that colonizers need to ensure farming and crop systems operate properly before leaving the planet. \" class=\"wp-image-20687376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/SpaceX-053.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/SpaceX-053.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/SpaceX-053.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Two space scholars stressed that colonizers need to ensure farming and crop systems operate properly before leaving the planet. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Roscosmos Press Office\/TASS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dr. Cameron Smith, a\u00a0co-founder\u00a0of Pacific Spaceflight, agreed that it will prove vital to \u201cestablish a really good farming system and put in a lot of stored food.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Smith suggested that trade will provide the greatest source of income and sustainable resources, much like early colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose settlements had (minimal) contact with other farming villages \u2013 a lot like an early colony,\u201d he explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/SpaceX-050.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The scholars warned that if they did not, colonizers would face the outcome of the 1954 Arctic expedition: cannibalism.\" class=\"wp-image-20687383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/SpaceX-050.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/SpaceX-050.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/SpaceX-050.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The scholars warned that if they did not, colonizers would face the outcome of the 1954 Arctic expedition: cannibalism.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Gett<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He also noted that in the case of the Uruguayan Old Christians Club rugby team, which survived a plane crash in the Andes Mountains by cannibalizing only the dead \u2013 a grim outcome but one that he believed showed that even a dire outcome can occur without a breakdown in order.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The professors argued for different target locations for such colonies, with Cockell electing for moons around Jupiter and Saturn and Smith suggesting that the asteroid belt might provide the best potential.\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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