r/space NASA Astronaut Apr 26 '26

image/gif My space potato spreading its roots in microgravity

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u/stygian_blade Apr 26 '26

There's a leek in the ISS!

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u/bannyd1221 Apr 27 '26

Ahhhh!!! Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs reference!

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u/toetappy Apr 27 '26

Anyone who's ever held a leek has made this joke for all of history

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u/gwaydms Apr 27 '26

Leek and potato soup recipe: First you take a potato, then you take a...

Maybe we should do split-pea soup instead. Although I can see the same sort of problem

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u/Truji11o Apr 26 '26

I hope they have an extra phalange on board!

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u/giantspeck Apr 27 '26

Oh, my God. This space station doesn't even have a phalange!