That was kind of the point here - more than the machine controlling aliens could ever eat. They circled around a truck stop for crying out loud. The idea behind my tiny brain gag is that they push the ship beyond what it is capable of to fend off the alien virus that might have taken hold.
I was bummed when Flash died, just because the site would never be the same again. I believe they have archived most of it in the form of YouTube videos, but it just isn’t the same. The small interactive jokes were great!