It's All About Maintaining An Image
Here's a post that'll be relevant to bloggers who post images of any description. Terry Fletcher, aka Fletch, has some really useful information that he's posted on his site Terry's Playpen, or you can go directly to his post at Cracked It. And no, you don't need to be a nerd to follow his tutorial.
Sunday, May 20, 2007
So, Who Rose To The Challenge?
How I Went To The Wall For This Shot
Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON
How best to depict the fickle nature of the weather in this fair city? Three days ago we were in T-shirts and shorts, now we're gearing up for snow in the Victorian Alps. So I thought I'd give you an image that captured it perfectly. This was taken in our garden - in the foreground is a rose, a hardy synbol of summer; while in the background is a plane tree, with the russet hues of late autumn. Not an easy picture to take, because the rose is up against a wall, so I had to manoevure myself fairly awkwardly - but hey, I'm ready to suffer for my art! Incidentally, the plane tree is one of the few that has not shed most of its leaves.
Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHONHow best to depict the fickle nature of the weather in this fair city? Three days ago we were in T-shirts and shorts, now we're gearing up for snow in the Victorian Alps. So I thought I'd give you an image that captured it perfectly. This was taken in our garden - in the foreground is a rose, a hardy synbol of summer; while in the background is a plane tree, with the russet hues of late autumn. Not an easy picture to take, because the rose is up against a wall, so I had to manoevure myself fairly awkwardly - but hey, I'm ready to suffer for my art! Incidentally, the plane tree is one of the few that has not shed most of its leaves.
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Staple Diet
They're Ready To Pin You Down
Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON
I'm testing a Pentax K10D digital SLR at the moment, so I'm giving it a real workout, capturing a variety of images of as many light conditions as possible. This image just shows three staplers of different brands and styles - and it looks like they're going to eat you for lunch!
Trivia Pur$uit
The word ``deadline'' in journalism is not quite as harsh as its origin. The word came from prison camps, and referred to a demarcated line which prisoners were not permitted to cross - on pain of death.
H€adlines & D€adlines
Relationship Reaches Breaking Pint
Pointing out stories you may have missed. One last pint cost a Cumbrian man his fiancee and all of his worldly possessions. Jason Wilson, 24, wanted to stay out for a final pint but fiancee, Emma Thomason, wanted to go home. Enraged, she put everything he owned, from clothes to CDs, in his £10,000 van and drove it into the harbour near their home in Whitehaven. The couple, who have two children together, have now called off their August wedding. They had bought the wedding rings, Ms Thomason's dress and just 24 hours before the row had booked a £2,000 honeymoon to the Caribbean. The van was left in 12 feet of water. Finally, it was hauled back up the slipway using winches, which had to be attached by a professional diver.
News source: Ananova.
Pointing out stories you may have missed. One last pint cost a Cumbrian man his fiancee and all of his worldly possessions. Jason Wilson, 24, wanted to stay out for a final pint but fiancee, Emma Thomason, wanted to go home. Enraged, she put everything he owned, from clothes to CDs, in his £10,000 van and drove it into the harbour near their home in Whitehaven. The couple, who have two children together, have now called off their August wedding. They had bought the wedding rings, Ms Thomason's dress and just 24 hours before the row had booked a £2,000 honeymoon to the Caribbean. The van was left in 12 feet of water. Finally, it was hauled back up the slipway using winches, which had to be attached by a professional diver.News source: Ananova.
Friday, May 18, 2007
The Damp Busters
Drench Warfare Ends The Long Drought
Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON
Took this shot about 90 minutes ago, just to give you an idea of how happy we are to see the rain. To put it in perspective, we've just had the driest 12-month period in history. But it was all so different today. Grey sky all day. Lots of umbrellas. The garden is actually squelchy underfoot for the first time in several months. But I had to get outdoors with the camera, to capture the scene for you. The entire state of Victoria has been well and truly drenched - as you can see by these pearl-like raindrops on my rose bushes.
You've Got M@il
Your book ‘Vegemite Vindaloo’ has gone the rounds of the group (some anyway) and I still haven't read it. Good things come to those who wait.Email received from John Savage, Morocco
Olympic Meddle
Ring, Ring. Hullo, Who’s Dare?
Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON
Rings a bell, doesn’t it? These are called butt-end reels in the newspaper trade. I saw three of them lying around near a printer and realised if I added two more from around the corner, I’d have the Olympic rings. Clearly an example of me moving my, er, butt. And if you’ll allow me to twist Baron Pierre Baron de Coubertin’s original Latin motto for the Olympic Games (``Citius, Altius, Fortius’’ – or ``faster, higher, stronger’’) this shot is a case of ``Citius, Altius, Fortuitous’’.
Star Tech
Every Blogger Wants A Traffic Jam
Here is a query I recently received from Weston Sabawo, whose work can be seen at Owatalk.
Could you please tell me how to increase traffic to my blog.
Mate, they'll be giving out Nobel Prizes (and marketing awards) to the person who cracks the one-step method of getting 100 hits a day. Great to see you’ve got an XML site feed and links to other sites. Building a library of links is a good idea, because it can earn reciprocal links and visitors.
Replying to posted comments builds dialogue, creates the expectation of a response - and encourages readers to return. Posting frequently and coherently can help increase readership as will a wide range of issues because you project wider appeal.
To take your blog to the next level , you need to build a loyal readership - inducing people to return to your site. There is a significant discussion thread at Google Blogger Help, but I would also advise you to install a hit counter so you can see who's visiting, how long they spend on your pages, and what they read.
Think about using the Blogger Profile option too. Readers like to put a name to a blogger and even if you don't want to post a picture, it's good to include some details. Your aim is to increase traffic, so you need to give readers a way to recall who you are.
Finally, try visiting blogs with similar themes and leave comments - people may follow the link to your site. Good luck. And keep your focus on that Nobel Prize.
Here is a query I recently received from Weston Sabawo, whose work can be seen at Owatalk.
Could you please tell me how to increase traffic to my blog.
Mate, they'll be giving out Nobel Prizes (and marketing awards) to the person who cracks the one-step method of getting 100 hits a day. Great to see you’ve got an XML site feed and links to other sites. Building a library of links is a good idea, because it can earn reciprocal links and visitors.
Replying to posted comments builds dialogue, creates the expectation of a response - and encourages readers to return. Posting frequently and coherently can help increase readership as will a wide range of issues because you project wider appeal.
To take your blog to the next level , you need to build a loyal readership - inducing people to return to your site. There is a significant discussion thread at Google Blogger Help, but I would also advise you to install a hit counter so you can see who's visiting, how long they spend on your pages, and what they read.
Think about using the Blogger Profile option too. Readers like to put a name to a blogger and even if you don't want to post a picture, it's good to include some details. Your aim is to increase traffic, so you need to give readers a way to recall who you are.
Finally, try visiting blogs with similar themes and leave comments - people may follow the link to your site. Good luck. And keep your focus on that Nobel Prize.
Trivia Pur$uit
The gun-firing scarecrow was patented in 1913 by John Steinocher of West Texas for ``scaring off birds, animals and suchlike as (they) tend to prey upon or devastate crops, stock or like property''.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
A Rose Is A Rose, Cicero's
From Summer To Winter In 18 Hours
Yesterday, in the post Weird Weather, Heather, I pointed out that the weather was still like midsummer, instead of being on the brink of winter. But Melbourne's climate is capricious. This morning the weather turned full circle. After a warm, almost tropical night, the temperature slid off the scale and we had some very welcome rain as the cold southerly wind swept in. So even though the roses are still blooming in my garden (above) the story today was very different (below). One thing's for sure - you can never get bored with the weather here.
Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON
Yesterday, in the post Weird Weather, Heather, I pointed out that the weather was still like midsummer, instead of being on the brink of winter. But Melbourne's climate is capricious. This morning the weather turned full circle. After a warm, almost tropical night, the temperature slid off the scale and we had some very welcome rain as the cold southerly wind swept in. So even though the roses are still blooming in my garden (above) the story today was very different (below). One thing's for sure - you can never get bored with the weather here.
Brew Ha-Ha
This Coffee Tastes Like Crap, Mate
Yes, we love our coffee in Australia, but we've saved the most expensive for last - and it's crap, literally. Kopi Luwak, made in Indonesia from coffee beans excreted by native civet cats, is reputedly the world's rarest and most expensive coffee, painstakingly extracted by hand from the animals' forest droppings. The civet cat brew has just gone on sale in Queensland, selling for $50 a cup at the Heritage Tea Rooms, west of Townsville.
Yes, we love our coffee in Australia, but we've saved the most expensive for last - and it's crap, literally. Kopi Luwak, made in Indonesia from coffee beans excreted by native civet cats, is reputedly the world's rarest and most expensive coffee, painstakingly extracted by hand from the animals' forest droppings. The civet cat brew has just gone on sale in Queensland, selling for $50 a cup at the Heritage Tea Rooms, west of Townsville.
Passing Sentence Game #2
These Booths Are Made For Walking
Can 15 different sentences – written by different bloggers – make a good story? There’s only one way to find out. As we did last week, I’m going to write the first sentence and I invite you to contribute the next sentence, in sequence. Just leave your sentence as a comment, and I’ll keep adding them here on this blogpost. Now you can see why I call this ``passing sentence''. Here goes the first sentence …
``The most powerful enemy of us Superheroes is not the forces of Evil, it’s cell phone technology; because here I am, desperate to find a phone booth so I can change into my SuperBlogger costume – but there’s only one phone booth and the bloke in there is in no hurry; mate, there used to be twenty phone booths here, but because every man and his dingo has a cell phone now, the authorities have removed most of the phone booths.''
Time elapsed: 56 minutes. We have the second sentence, from US-based Bart, of Bartraeke fame. Here it is …
``Heck, I'd even hold my nose and use a Port-a-John in a pinch like this, but I can't seem to find one of those in eyesight, not even a revolving door to pull that neat-o quick change through a quickly spinning revolving door that Superman does; guess I'm going to have to find a changing room, how quaint.’’
Time elapsed: 10 minutes. We have the third sentence, from UK-based BTBear, of Bob’s Diary fame. Here it is …
``I know! Debenham's! I'll nip in there and head for the lingerie department. No one will worry about me running around in my pants in there! Why, I might even dispense with me cloak!’’
Time elapsed: 1hr 24 minutes. We have the fourth sentence, from UK-based Carol Cooper, of Shrink Wrapped Scream fame. Here it is …
``Oh-oh, who is this security guy, does he really need to call the police, and as for this strip-search lark, they're having a laugh, aren't they?’’
Time elapsed: 24 minutes. We have the fifth sentence, from Portugal-based Terry Fletcher, of Terry’s Sandbox fame. Here it is …
"Jumping jock-straps,", lisped Dobbin to Taffman as the duo minced into Debenham's, intent on sampling the whole of the make-up department, "there's SuperBlogger running around in his skivvies, being chased by a rather dishy security guy, and it's not a pretty sight!"
Time elapsed: 14 minutes. We have the sixth sentence, from Canada-based Cecilia Mercado, of Dance With The Sun fame. Here it is …
``As SuperBloggger ducked behind the first counter, camouflaged by scarves and shawls, he found an umbrella on the floor and pointing it at the chasing watchman, he yelled "Splapp-me-do!!" and promptly gets his superhero costume.’’
Time elapsed: 22 minutes. We're already past the halfway mark with the seventh sentence, from US-based Chewy, of The Back Of My Headboard fame. Here it is …
"Officer, I can prove I'm SuperBlogger, but this darn costume has no pockets for my wallet and ID."
Time elapsed: 3hrs 45 minutes. We have the eighth sentence, from US-based cartoonist Doug, of Scooter Guy fame. Here it is ...
``Yeah right..That's what the last guy said too. Tried to convince me he was Lingerie Man. Shoplifters and the lies they tell!''
Time elapsed: 15 minutes. We have the ninth sentence, from Singapore-based OzLady. Here it is ...
"Oh you should do what we do,'' chimed in Taffman, being one of those superheroes that are always around when you're in a sticky situation, "we have ours tattooed on our buttocks: it keeps our identities secret, but is always there for those awkward moments.''
Time elapsed: 7 hours 8 minutes. We have the tenth sentence, from India-based Sam, of Thoughts of a Confused Mind fame. Here it is …
"Ach!! I wish you had given me this idea earlier, wouldn't have been in this mess now, would I?", SuperBlogger snapped. Looking totally helpless, he asks for help from Taffman!
Time elapsed: 5 hours 10 minutes. We have the eleventh sentence, from India-based Gautham Manohar, whose photography can be seen at I Hate Rush Hour. Here it is …
Taffman cringed; a superhero saves sweet little children crossing roads and sends bad guys into oblivion, but the manual never said anything about rising to the defence of a tattooless hairy butt; but he recalled what his da' used to say when he was a wee boy - "Listen son, every bum needs a chum.... "
Time elapsed: 2 hours 36 minutes. We have the twelfth sentence, from Muskoka, Canada-based photographer and blogger Allan Cook. Here it is ...
Taffman called in Tattoo-Man, super tattoo artist/crime-fighter, but immediately there was a problem: SuperBlogger's butt, already super-strong in too many ways, had become so calloused from too many hours of sitting in front of the computer that it was completely unable to have a tattoo needled into it.
Time elapsed: 8 hours 28 minutes. We have the thirteenth sentence, from New Delhi, India-based blogger Cuckoo, of One From the Cuckoo's Nest fame.
Aah! SuperBlogger looked for a hot water tub to dip his butt ... heck, couldn't find any ... oh, he lay down showing his butt and in went the giant needle held by Taffman and Tattoo-Man together and out came a Superscream, ``Aaaaaaaaaa....''
Time elapsed: 2 days. Okay, so I thought I'd dive in and contribute the penultimate sentence. Here it is ...
When the tattoo was done and the pain had started to subside, Dobbin and Taffman paid heed to Tattoo-Man, who commanded them to bring a mirror so SuperBlogger could see what now adorned his calloused backside - ``Noooooooo,'' keened SuperBlogger, ``you've tattooed a Hit Counter - and it has the permament number 000,000 on it; that's just being cheeky.''
And to round it off, I thought I'd provide the last sentence:
Then SuperBlogger, being a nerd, saw the funny side of it, so he borrowed the Taffphone and dialled the Technorati number; when they answered, he asked if they could verify his new Technorati Authority and Technorati Rank, based on the number tattooed on his derriere; the Technorati bosses conferred and said: ``That's really rank, but we'll have to christen you the new, permanent Number One - because not even Dame Elizabeth Taylor's controversial $15 million prized painting, the Van Gogh artwork seized during World War II, has more zeroes.''
Can 15 different sentences – written by different bloggers – make a good story? There’s only one way to find out. As we did last week, I’m going to write the first sentence and I invite you to contribute the next sentence, in sequence. Just leave your sentence as a comment, and I’ll keep adding them here on this blogpost. Now you can see why I call this ``passing sentence''. Here goes the first sentence …
``The most powerful enemy of us Superheroes is not the forces of Evil, it’s cell phone technology; because here I am, desperate to find a phone booth so I can change into my SuperBlogger costume – but there’s only one phone booth and the bloke in there is in no hurry; mate, there used to be twenty phone booths here, but because every man and his dingo has a cell phone now, the authorities have removed most of the phone booths.''
Time elapsed: 56 minutes. We have the second sentence, from US-based Bart, of Bartraeke fame. Here it is …
``Heck, I'd even hold my nose and use a Port-a-John in a pinch like this, but I can't seem to find one of those in eyesight, not even a revolving door to pull that neat-o quick change through a quickly spinning revolving door that Superman does; guess I'm going to have to find a changing room, how quaint.’’
Time elapsed: 10 minutes. We have the third sentence, from UK-based BTBear, of Bob’s Diary fame. Here it is …
``I know! Debenham's! I'll nip in there and head for the lingerie department. No one will worry about me running around in my pants in there! Why, I might even dispense with me cloak!’’
Time elapsed: 1hr 24 minutes. We have the fourth sentence, from UK-based Carol Cooper, of Shrink Wrapped Scream fame. Here it is …
``Oh-oh, who is this security guy, does he really need to call the police, and as for this strip-search lark, they're having a laugh, aren't they?’’
Time elapsed: 24 minutes. We have the fifth sentence, from Portugal-based Terry Fletcher, of Terry’s Sandbox fame. Here it is …
"Jumping jock-straps,", lisped Dobbin to Taffman as the duo minced into Debenham's, intent on sampling the whole of the make-up department, "there's SuperBlogger running around in his skivvies, being chased by a rather dishy security guy, and it's not a pretty sight!"
Time elapsed: 14 minutes. We have the sixth sentence, from Canada-based Cecilia Mercado, of Dance With The Sun fame. Here it is …
``As SuperBloggger ducked behind the first counter, camouflaged by scarves and shawls, he found an umbrella on the floor and pointing it at the chasing watchman, he yelled "Splapp-me-do!!" and promptly gets his superhero costume.’’
Time elapsed: 22 minutes. We're already past the halfway mark with the seventh sentence, from US-based Chewy, of The Back Of My Headboard fame. Here it is …
"Officer, I can prove I'm SuperBlogger, but this darn costume has no pockets for my wallet and ID."
Time elapsed: 3hrs 45 minutes. We have the eighth sentence, from US-based cartoonist Doug, of Scooter Guy fame. Here it is ...
``Yeah right..That's what the last guy said too. Tried to convince me he was Lingerie Man. Shoplifters and the lies they tell!''
Time elapsed: 15 minutes. We have the ninth sentence, from Singapore-based OzLady. Here it is ...
"Oh you should do what we do,'' chimed in Taffman, being one of those superheroes that are always around when you're in a sticky situation, "we have ours tattooed on our buttocks: it keeps our identities secret, but is always there for those awkward moments.''
Time elapsed: 7 hours 8 minutes. We have the tenth sentence, from India-based Sam, of Thoughts of a Confused Mind fame. Here it is …
"Ach!! I wish you had given me this idea earlier, wouldn't have been in this mess now, would I?", SuperBlogger snapped. Looking totally helpless, he asks for help from Taffman!
Time elapsed: 5 hours 10 minutes. We have the eleventh sentence, from India-based Gautham Manohar, whose photography can be seen at I Hate Rush Hour. Here it is …
Taffman cringed; a superhero saves sweet little children crossing roads and sends bad guys into oblivion, but the manual never said anything about rising to the defence of a tattooless hairy butt; but he recalled what his da' used to say when he was a wee boy - "Listen son, every bum needs a chum.... "
Time elapsed: 2 hours 36 minutes. We have the twelfth sentence, from Muskoka, Canada-based photographer and blogger Allan Cook. Here it is ...
Taffman called in Tattoo-Man, super tattoo artist/crime-fighter, but immediately there was a problem: SuperBlogger's butt, already super-strong in too many ways, had become so calloused from too many hours of sitting in front of the computer that it was completely unable to have a tattoo needled into it.
Time elapsed: 8 hours 28 minutes. We have the thirteenth sentence, from New Delhi, India-based blogger Cuckoo, of One From the Cuckoo's Nest fame.
Aah! SuperBlogger looked for a hot water tub to dip his butt ... heck, couldn't find any ... oh, he lay down showing his butt and in went the giant needle held by Taffman and Tattoo-Man together and out came a Superscream, ``Aaaaaaaaaa....''
Time elapsed: 2 days. Okay, so I thought I'd dive in and contribute the penultimate sentence. Here it is ...
When the tattoo was done and the pain had started to subside, Dobbin and Taffman paid heed to Tattoo-Man, who commanded them to bring a mirror so SuperBlogger could see what now adorned his calloused backside - ``Noooooooo,'' keened SuperBlogger, ``you've tattooed a Hit Counter - and it has the permament number 000,000 on it; that's just being cheeky.''
And to round it off, I thought I'd provide the last sentence:
Then SuperBlogger, being a nerd, saw the funny side of it, so he borrowed the Taffphone and dialled the Technorati number; when they answered, he asked if they could verify his new Technorati Authority and Technorati Rank, based on the number tattooed on his derriere; the Technorati bosses conferred and said: ``That's really rank, but we'll have to christen you the new, permanent Number One - because not even Dame Elizabeth Taylor's controversial $15 million prized painting, the Van Gogh artwork seized during World War II, has more zeroes.''
Trivia Pur$uit
The priestess of Demeter was the only married woman who was allowed to watch the ancient Olympic Games. Any other married woman spectator was liable to be sentenced to death by being thrown over a cliff.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Weird Weather, Heather
Getting Warmer, Getting Warmer ...
Two weeks away from the start of winter, but ya could have fooled me. Twenty balmy degrees today. We've got all the windows open - and just look at the summery colours in the sky. This was taken a couple of hours ago. Maybe winter's going to bypass Melbourne this year.
Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON
Two weeks away from the start of winter, but ya could have fooled me. Twenty balmy degrees today. We've got all the windows open - and just look at the summery colours in the sky. This was taken a couple of hours ago. Maybe winter's going to bypass Melbourne this year.
Roads Scholar
Climb Every Mountain - But Watch The Signs
Photographs copyright: NIRMAL GHOSH
``These were taken on the mountain highway from Rishikesh to Uttarkashi. North of Delhi, the road winds ever upwards into the high mountains. It is a 14-16 hour drive from Delhi to Gangotri (10,000 feet), where the Ganga roars down from the mountains through a narrow defile between huge yellowed boulders worn smooth by the waters. That's the end of the road, from Gangotri you have to trek up to the source of the river - the Gaumukh glacier at 12,000 feet - and beyond. These signs have mostly been put up by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO). Clearly, some BRO officers have a sense of humour.''
Fictionary
Ready To Test Your Writing Skills Again?
Last Thursday (Wednesday if you live in the US and Canada) I wondered aloud if 15 different sentences – written by different bloggers – could possibly make a cohesive, interesting story. I called it the Passing Sentence Game, because it was literally a case of passing one sentence on to the next person. Everyone responded enthusiastically and you can see exactly how the story `Saturday Knight Fever' progressed at Passing Sentence. So, we’ll do it all again in about 18 hours’ time. Get ready to have some fun ….
Last Thursday (Wednesday if you live in the US and Canada) I wondered aloud if 15 different sentences – written by different bloggers – could possibly make a cohesive, interesting story. I called it the Passing Sentence Game, because it was literally a case of passing one sentence on to the next person. Everyone responded enthusiastically and you can see exactly how the story `Saturday Knight Fever' progressed at Passing Sentence. So, we’ll do it all again in about 18 hours’ time. Get ready to have some fun ….
H€adlines & D€adlines
Railway Scrap Plan Is Such A Steal
Pointing out stories you may have missed. A court in Marburg, Germany, has convicted three men of stealing more than 4km of rail track, weighing nearly 500 tonnes, to sell as scrap metal. The men pretended to be working for the national rail operator, Deutsche Bahn, when they began carving up a disused line, between nearby Niederwalgern and Lohra, with blowtorches. ``They even went around handing out leaflets to locals asking for understanding about the noise,'' a court spokesman said. The crime is so infamous that the regional education ministry has used it as a model for a maths exam, asking pupils to calculate the weight, volume and value of the stolen steel.
News source: TVNZ.
Pointing out stories you may have missed. A court in Marburg, Germany, has convicted three men of stealing more than 4km of rail track, weighing nearly 500 tonnes, to sell as scrap metal. The men pretended to be working for the national rail operator, Deutsche Bahn, when they began carving up a disused line, between nearby Niederwalgern and Lohra, with blowtorches. ``They even went around handing out leaflets to locals asking for understanding about the noise,'' a court spokesman said. The crime is so infamous that the regional education ministry has used it as a model for a maths exam, asking pupils to calculate the weight, volume and value of the stolen steel.News source: TVNZ.
What’s The Matter At Matamata?
Lock, Shock And Barrel
Police in New Zealand are puzzled after burglars broke into a police station and locked themselves into a cell block. The intruders got into Matamata police station through a window, but as they entered the cell block a self-locking door closed behind them. Sergeant Graham McGurk said they had to smash their way out by throwing a chair through a plate glass window. "We don't know the motive. No prisoners were being held at the time," he said. "No attempt whatsoever has been made to get to firearms or other police equipment." Three police officers were on duty but none was at the station.
Police in New Zealand are puzzled after burglars broke into a police station and locked themselves into a cell block. The intruders got into Matamata police station through a window, but as they entered the cell block a self-locking door closed behind them. Sergeant Graham McGurk said they had to smash their way out by throwing a chair through a plate glass window. "We don't know the motive. No prisoners were being held at the time," he said. "No attempt whatsoever has been made to get to firearms or other police equipment." Three police officers were on duty but none was at the station.
Trivia Pur$uit
In October 1995, the potato became the first vegetable to be grown in space. This was part of a joint project between NASA and the University of Wisconsin to find ways to feed astronauts or space colonies.
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