Are lunar chickpeas actually safe to eat?

12:33The secret to farming on the moon is worm poop and fungus. Not quite exactly what NASA put in the brochure. However, could be the future of a permanent lunar presence in better understanding how we can sustain particularly uh on the ability to have a food supply when we might not be able to send Starship rockets or whatever the defense prime rocket of the day is that can carry humans uh to the lunar surface. >> Yeah, and one thing I do want to mention is that we don't quite know whether these grown chickpeas are safe to eat. Ah. We just know that they've been grown, and they look like chickpeas.

13:13Mhm. Okay. Right? In every sense of the word. So, there's still more testing that needs to be done to make sure that these plants don't absorb like harmful metals that are in the soil on the lunar surface, and they actually provide the nutrients that the astronauts would need. So, there's still more to the story, but it's a great first step. We will one day traverse the stars and one of the key aspects to us being able to do so is being able to survive. >> Mhm. And food is a key aspect of that. An early first step, are you going to be the first to try to test the lunar chickpeas? >> I won't be the first. I'll tell you that. >> You sound like Elon. He's not going to be the first to Mars either.

13:54Now, I'm very excited to transition to one of my favorite parts of the show.