Shrimp Will Win The Future

“Chitin is the principal protein in crustaceans’ shells, but its toughness and its ability to be ‘electrospun’ into fibres that can be made into mats make it an ideal sustainable and biodegradable choice for uranium harvesting.”
 — In today’s solution-to-the-world’s-energy-crisis-that-will-probably-never-work: Scientists are trying to figure out how to use the millions of tons of shrimp shells we throw away every year to help sop up the billions of tons of uranium floating around in the ocean and put it into nuclear fuel pellets. Apparently, at least judging from this 1984 Sizzler’s Steakhouse commercial, we should be able to find enough shrimp shells in the pockets of Martin Donovan’s work-out gear to power us well into the 22nd century.