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Half a croissant, on a plate, with a sign in front of it saying '50c'

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Orbital toaster
As the terminator line rolls around the planet, we deliver fresh toasted goodness to the people of the world

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Our orbiting launchers deliver freshly toasted baked goods direct to your front door - or other location of your choice - at an agreed upon time each day.

Let the natural processes of atmospheric reentry bake your bread/s of choice to the desired degree.

Our baked goods are designed and calibrated to be toasted to your specification by the time they touch down in your landing net (plus or minus tolerance levels may apply depending on your latitude, see terms and conditions for details).

All you have to add is the butter and jam.

normzone, Apr 27 2006

Another product of a fevered imagination M16_20Toaster
Giving credit where credit is due [normzone, Apr 27 2006]

Jet baked bread Jet_20Baked_20Bread..._20Hungry_20Nations
Similar concept bu closer to Earth [Pellepeloton, Oct 18 2006]

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If it's burnt, send it back for a money back guarantee!!!! Cool idea. You get one free atmospheric croissant.

Does anyone know a piece of toast's terminal velocity? And how much power and accuracy it would take to fire a piece or two of bread into sub-orbit altitude, landing it within a five-foot radius? It's farfetched, but it still deserves my vote.

croissantz, Apr 27 2006

This would work if you're willing to pay ~$2,000 per slice of bread. (Cost of orbital launch is about $10,000/lb)

sninctown, Apr 27 2006

[croissantz] - African or European?

normzone, Apr 28 2006

I'd pay $2000 for a slice of toast if it was freshly delivered from space. It would be worth it just for this:

"I'm going up to the cafe, would you like something to eat?"

"No thanks, I've just had some space toast."

wagster, Apr 28 2006

I guess if we did our baking in zero-g, or as low as it gets in orbit, we might have some interesting swirls in our trademark cinnamon rolls.

normzone, Apr 28 2006

You'd want to attach some sort of guidance system to the toast to make sure it lands in the right place.