Space pasta
Hypothetical pasta grown on the Moon, which the brothers asked nerdfighters to compare with Earth beef for energy efficiency; viewers found it far less efficient.
Early context: Saying they couldn't figure it out, John tells Nerdfighteria that if they determine whether moon pasta beats earth beef, the brothers will let them challenge them to do something horrible. — p4a, Space Pasta, and Giant Squids of Anger 00:02:46
in-group term (coinage) · in 6 videos, 2010–2011 · peak 2010, 2011 (3 each) · last heard 2011
- First in the videos: 2010-11-26 · p4a, Space Pasta, and Giant Squids of Anger 00:02:46
- Last in the videos: 2011-02-21 · Hank Interviews His Mayor 00:03:31
- Related threads: John and Hank challenge Nerdfighteria to work out whether Moon pasta is more energy-efficient than Earth beef (2010) (Nov 2010) · John and Hank: do a difficult or horrible challenge set by Nerdfighters as the space pasta reward (2010) (Nov 2010)
- Related: giant squid of anger (3) · in your pants (2)
Videos per year: 2010: 3 · 2011: 3
Forms heard
How the speakers say this one item, as transcribed from the videos, in order of first appearance.
| form | videos | first heard | last heard |
|---|---|---|---|
| “moon pasta” | 2 | 2010-11-26 · p4a, Space Pasta, and Giant Squids of Anger 00:02:46 | 2011-02-09 · NERDFIGHTERS UNITE! (in your pants) 00:01:44 |
| “space pasta” | 3 | 2010-12-01 · Makin' Babies: A Song 00:02:15 | 2011-02-21 · Hank Interviews His Mayor 00:03:31 |
Every video
2010
| date | video | use | what is said |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11-26 | p4a, Space Pasta, and Giant Squids of Anger 00:02:46 | mention | Saying they couldn't figure it out, John tells Nerdfighteria that if they determine whether moon pasta beats earth beef, the brothers will let them challenge them to do something horrible. |
| 2010-12-01 | Makin' Babies: A Song 00:02:15 | mention | Hank reports that several people did excellent calculations, by several different methods, and all found Moon pasta much less efficient than Earth beef. |
| 2010-12-03 | Giant Squids OF LOVE 00:02:45 | mention | John tells Nerdfighters that because they proved space pasta far less efficient than Earth beef, they now get to challenge the brothers to do something difficult and/or horrible. |
2011
| date | video | use | what is said |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-02-09 | NERDFIGHTERS UNITE! (in your pants) 00:01:44 | mention | John lists more feats: Nerdfighters broke the email inbox of Warner Chilcott's CEO, determined that moon pasta is more efficient than Earth beef, and transcribed every vlogbrothers video at nerdfighteria.info. |
| 2011-02-11 | 200 People in Your Pants 00:00:00 | mention | The description says John and Hank will be talking more about Moon Pasta soon, and links a video Hank calls genius. |
| 2011-02-21 | Hank Interviews His Mayor 00:03:31 | mention | Hank apologises for never letting Nerdfighteria challenge the brothers as the reward for solving space pasta, and asks for challenges in the comments, like interviewing your mayor. |