• Munich Deploys Custom Bacteria at Oktoberfest to Devour Ubiquitous Stink of Stale Beer
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[QUOTE]Bavarian beer purveyors concerned about a smelly Oktoberfest are hoping bacteria can make the experience more enjoyable. They plan to pour a solution of live bacteria on the floors of Munich's beer tents, in an effort to knock out the inevitable festival smells usually covered up by a fog of cigarette smoke. Voters in Bavaria passed a statewide smoking ban in July, and it took effect last month. Oktoberfest gets an exception through 2011, but organizers want to conduct a test run during the festival’s 200th anniversary, which starts next week. Its ill effects aside, cigarette smoke is a pretty effective cover for the putrid smells that accompany boozy revelry — think rotting food scraps, stale beer and, of course, the porta-potty zone. Without a haze of smoke, beer tent organizers fear customers will forgo ordering steins full of the world’s best märzen. As Der Spiegel reports, three beer tent owners plan to pour a solution with special bacteria into the floorboards and aisles between tables and toilets. The bacteria, called “Elbomex,” is sold as a soil additive, the newspaper reports. Its manufacturer also promotes the bacteria’s ability to cover up foul smells found in wastewater treatment facilities, stables and compost piles, Der Spiegel says. All that remains is a faint scent of soil. Ricky Steinberg, who owns the famous brewery Hofbräu, already tried it out and said it seems to work. Still, beer-tent owners are fearing the worst: “You hear from nightclub owners that the smell has gotten very bad,” Steinberg told Munich's Merkur newspaper. Other than Hofbräu, Oktoberfest organizers were keeping mum on which tents were using the bacteria. Apparently, festivalgoers will be able to smell for themselves.[/QUOTE] Source: [url]http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-09/bacteria-could-save-bavaria-oktoberfest-stench[/url] :cheers:
[img]http://i.neoseeker.com/n/0/tf2_medic_thumb.jpg[/img] [i][b]Wonderbar![/b][/i]
This is exactly what T was originally meant for :Dawkins102:
At least when the bacteria causes all the drunk Germans to turn into zombies, they won't smell like stale beer.
[QUOTE=Olas;24733394]At least when the bacteria causes all the drunk Germans to turn into zombies, they won't smell like stale beer.[/QUOTE] They usually smell like urine anyway, so this doesn't help.
I hate the smell of beer, period :colbert:
[QUOTE]They plan to pour a solution of live bacteria on the floors of Munich's beer tents[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/zombies.jpg[/IMG] Calling it now.
[QUOTE=Canesfan;24737943][IMG_thumb]http://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/zombies.jpg[/IMG_thumb] Calling it now.[/QUOTE] :ninja:
Any mention of a bacteria/virus always brings to zombies to your minds. Don't tell me you actually believe in the possibility of a zombie outbreak.
[QUOTE=Canesfan;24737943][IMG]http://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/zombies.jpg[/IMG] Calling it now.[/QUOTE] Drunk, German zombies? [B]GET THE PITCHFORKS[/B].
[QUOTE=lulzbocks;24732957][img]http://i.neoseeker.com/n/0/tf2_medic_thumb.jpg[/img] [i][b]Wunderbar![/b][/i][/QUOTE] Fix'd
[QUOTE=bugfix;24734555]They usually smell like urine anyway, so this doesn't help.[/QUOTE] I like how people are rating you dumb, as if the German guy hates Germans.
The only thing I liked are the beermaids.
[QUOTE=Chilean;24745788]I like how people are rating you dumb, as if the German guy hates Germans.[/QUOTE] How do you know he's German
[QUOTE=Canesfan;24758878]How do you know he's German[/QUOTE] I initially thought our avatar overlays were too eye catching but you must be blind or something.
I told you it's a bad idea :v:
Well, so long as this doesn't result in the festival goers turning into speedy, rabid, infectious monsters, we should be ok. The world is more than capable of handling [I]shambling[/I], [I]hungry[/I], infectious monsters, since they're so slow and very easy to feed, be it with brains or bullets. They also make very charming and adorable pets if you train them right.
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