A $56 million espresso that puts your Starbucks habit in check: This week's weird business news – Yahoo Finance
Enjoy your espresso in space
The next time you complain about a $5 latte at Starbucks be thankful you’re not spending $56 million. That’s how much it’s costing SpaceX to send a capsule containing an espresso machine to the International Space Station. Lavazza and Argotec built the machine, called the ISSpresso, using zero gravity technology for astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti. She’ll also be receiving a package of NASA designed coffee mugs that recreate the role of gravity in normal drinking on Earth.
The package launched earlier this week and arrived today. Along with espresso the cargo capsule provided essential groceries and supplies. The Dragon space capsule will be loaded with trash and cargo and return to earth in 5 weeks. SpaceX is currently working on reducing the cost of Dragon launches.
He just wanted to fix the plumbing…
All Luciano Faggiano wanted to do was fix a toilet—but he ended up with a whole load of priceless heirlooms dating back to the 8th century BC. Faggiano bought a building in Lecce, Italy with the intent of turning it into a restaurant. But before he could do that, he needed to fix up the plumbing. While digging for a broken pipe he happened to stumble upon a Messapian tomb, Roman granary, Franciscan chapel and etchings from the Knights Templar. Not bad. Apparently this isn’t that uncommon in Lecce. “Whenever you dig a hole, centuries of history come out,” a member of the city’s council told The New York Times. Faggiano has begrudgingly opened a museum on-site but still hopes to open a restaurant eventually.
Smartphone causes dumb fight
Finally— iPhone or Android, it’s an age-old question– one with the potential to ruin friendships. A pair of roommates who had been hitting the bottle in Tulsa, Oklahoma found themselves arguing over who’s phone was better. Things got heated when the roommates broke beer bottles and tried to stab each other. The police were called and the men are recovering in a local hospital but the question still goes unanswered.
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