US Navy test pilot and NASA astronaut Matthew Dominic is busy having fun in zero gravity. The astronauts departed for the International Space Station (ISS) on March 3, 2024 and are serving as flight engineers in the orbiting laboratory. While aboard the ISS, astronauts have developed an interesting way of eating food, especially ketchup. Dominic posted a unique way of eating ketchup on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle. In the caption, he wrote, “This is for all the ketchup lovers. Everyone I share it with thinks it’s amazing or gross. Nothing in between. Plus, there’s some interesting science stuff happening too.” Are…”
In the clip, we see the astronaut shaking a bottle of thick tomato ketchup. After this he opens the lid and places the bottle at a short distance from his mouth. What happens next will blow your mind. The ketchup gets into the astronaut’s mouth and forms a line on his tongue. Then he pulls it inside his mouth in one go.
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“Hanging with @Astro_Suni and @astro_Pettit before we leave for Earth,” the astronaut wrote, tagging his colleagues.
Watch the entertaining video here:
This one is for all the ketchup lovers. Everyone I’ve shared it with either thinks it’s amazing or gross. Nothing in between. Apart from this, some interesting science related things are also happening. , , pic.twitter.com/1hNapN6oRs
– Matthew Dominic (@dominickmatthew) 23 October 2024
The video has received some interesting reactions in the comments section, take a look:
One user wrote, “The dynamic is interesting. Don’t count me out as amazing though. Ketchup is a great condiment…but I’ll leave it at that. Safe ride home.”
Another said: “Oh my god, this is bad but amazing. Awesome.” One wrote, “I told my daughter not to do this on Earth! She loves ketchup!!”
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One space enthusiast said, “It’s funny, wonky and interesting. You’ll be bored out of your mind when you get back to gravity. Enjoy it while it lasts.”
One said: “Would be great if it was chocolate sauce, but lousy because it was ketchup.”
What do you think about this ketchup eating video? Is it amazing or gross? Share your views in the comments section.
