It's these sorts of stirring, beautiful examples of human ingenuity and determination that restore your faith in humanity:
Hours before the iftar dinner for the Muslim faithful who break their daily fast and long after careful preparations, Yaşar Aydın launched a small dish of "pipe" kebab into the stratosphere. "Pipe" kebab is a new trendy dish in Adana where spicy kebabs and livers attract enthusiasts of Turkish cuisine. Wrapped around a steel pipe instead of skewers to keep it juicier, "pipe" kebab became the first Turkish export to space on Tuesday.
But why Tuesday?
Well:
The duo chose April 12 as it was also The International Day of Human Space Flight, the anniversary of the legendary flight of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin into the unknown. The kebab's destination, however, was more or less clear, some 38 kilometers (24 miles) above the skies of Adana. Amid applause and the curious looks of onlookers, the box was launched into space for a flight that took about three hours. Once the balloon exploded, its journey back to Earth began. The box of kebab fell into the sea off the coast of Hatay, a southern Turkish province, in a spot some 121 kilometers away from the launch site.
It may seem corny now, sure.
But it's always hard to see the first step when you're taking it. Now it's kebabs. Eventually it'll be...
There's probably a few steps in between there, most likely involving several more kebabs. We'll keep you posted.
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