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    The Trouble With Space Toilets

    NASA Names Treadmill, Not Toilet, After Stephen Colbert

    Japanese Invent High Tech Space Diapers

    NASA Toilet Might Force Emergency Evacuation

    Shuttle to Repair ISS Toilet, Save the Day
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    Image of Sora57 is rendering Sora57 is rendering
    05/08/09

    In reply to The Trouble With Space Toilets
    Now we all can appreciate the gravity of the shituation.
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    05/08/09

    In reply to The Trouble With Space Toilets
    Just don't use any space-toilets designed by anyone named Wolowitz.
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    Image of Mount_Prion Mount_Prion
    05/08/09

    In reply to The Trouble With Space Toilets
    "The Trouble with Dribbles"
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    Image of EBone EBone
    05/08/09

    @Mount_Prion: C.U.C.A.R.A.C.H.A.: Nice.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    05/08/09

    In reply to The Trouble With Space Toilets
    i guess anything is better than the two fingers and a leaf technique someone told me once
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    Image of Thud Thud
    05/08/09

    In reply to The Trouble With Space Toilets
    I asked this precise question of my 2nd grade teacher in 1972. The cool thing was that she actually took it seriously and wrote a letter to NASA with me. The even cooler thing was that NASA actually responded and explained the whole piddle pack thing. They did not, however, delve into the mysteries of the pre-flight enema.


    Thanks for reminding me, in a very odd way, of a very cool first grade teacher.

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    Image of Nick Nick
    05/08/09

    @Thud: hey thud. was it first or second grade buddy?
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    Image of Thud Thud
    05/08/09

    @↑↑↓↓ ← → ← → B A_Nick: I get confused 'cos she actually taught me in both grades. Was originally thinkin' it was in first grade, then reconsidered. But apparently reconsidered only half the post.
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    Image of EBone EBone
    05/08/09

    @Thud: Off topic, but going thru my old school photos, I saw a picture of my second grade teacher with our class. She was so bangable it's scary to me now.


    Then I realized she's got to be about 70 now, and I almost started crying.

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    Image of Lewis Lewis
    05/08/09

    In reply to The Trouble With Space Toilets
    So is the most unrealistic part of sci-fi the artificial gravity generation? Is that even remotely possible?
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    05/08/09

    @Lewis: Artificial gravity can be generated, but not the way it's done in Star Trek or Star Wars. It requires centrifugal forces. We're not really certain of the mechanics behind gravitational forces, so until that's understood, we'll have to settle with rotating rings/cylinders to generate it in space, but that requires a great deal of power/fuel to do so.
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    Image of MisterWho — The Cat Whisperer MisterWho — The Cat Whisperer
    05/08/09

    In reply to The Trouble With Space Toilets
    So, if someone has diarrhea, and misses the hose a little, then wonderful specks of brown pixie juice will be drifting aloft?! Ewwwww!!!
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    Image of infmom infmom
    05/09/09

    @misterwho: Quite a few people react to microgravity by getting diarrhea. Apparently Frank Borman was one of them, and went through quite a few of those stick-on bags during his Apollo mission.
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    Image of ooqooʞɐɾ_Is upside down! ooqooʞɐɾ_Is upside down!
    05/08/09

    In reply to The Trouble With Space Toilets
    Gross... What did you do with the (full) bags during Gemini and Apollo? Use them as pillows?
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    05/08/09

    @Jakooboo: Probably stored or jettisoned them.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    05/08/09

    @DJHeroHero_Lite: You can make your own little Constellation Urine (ur-een)
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    Image of pipper pipper
    05/08/09

    In reply to The Trouble With Space Toilets
    Burning question:

    Is all water recycled for consumption on the ISS? (including you-know-what?)
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    05/08/09

    @pipper: The water is recycled, but it's not consumed by the astronauts aboard the ISS. It's delivered back to earth aboard a shuttle for further analysis.
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    Image of frigg frigg
    05/08/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: I believe they actually now have a system to retrieve drinkable, albeit disgusting tasting water, from pee.
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    05/08/09

    In reply to The Trouble With Space Toilets
    How tired do you get of being asked that particular question?
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    Image of frigg frigg
    05/08/09

    @DJHeroHero_Lite: apparently, "how do astronauts go to the bathroom in space?" is the #1 question they are asked.
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    Image of Ozymandias Ozymandias
    05/08/09

    In reply to The Trouble With Space Toilets
    This whole space blogging is really sweet. I hope one day that space travel is accessible to people, I would love to be weightless. Just thinking about it blows my mind. Things would be so different. As for going to the bathroom, well it seems like a lot of work, but is suppose it is easy to get used to. I like that cleaning up your own mess is an "international Agreement" its heartwarming to think we can lay aside our differences and clean up our own poop. :)
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    Image of ConfuciusMax ConfuciusMax
    05/08/09

    @Ozymandias: You aren't really weightless, that term is a fallacy that has stuck. Gravity is still near to 9.8m/s/s in low earth orbit. I know, I know, nitpicking, its a pet peeve.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    05/08/09

    @ConfuciusMax: Then I suppose the phrase relatively weightless can apply, since you ain't gonna float off like a helium balloon on the earth's surface, unless you're Calista Flockhart, which this has happened to on numerous occasions.
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    Image of bornonbord bornonbord
    05/08/09

    In reply to The Trouble With Space Toilets
    "You've really got to get to know yourself, and get good at lining things up for this operation!"


    For some reason, I really laughed hard at that.

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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    05/08/09

    @bornonbord:

    "Initiate docking sequence.*chrp*"

    *beep*

    "Copy that mission control. *chrp*"

    *beep*

    "Your angle is off by three degrees. *chrp*"

    *beep*

    "Got it. Adjusting pitch control. *chrp*" *beep* "Turning on suction *chrp*" *beep* "Docking confirmed. AHHHHHH! *chrp*" *beep*
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    Image of infmom infmom
    04/15/09

    In reply to NASA Names Treadmill, Not Toilet, After Stephen Colbert
    Given the not-so-long-ago correlation between astronauts and diapers, naming anything Serenity is going to give people the entirely wrong idea.
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    Image of N@tedog N@tedog
    04/15/09

    In reply to NASA Names Treadmill, Not Toilet, After Stephen Colbert
    ummmmm so what IS the 8th most popular name? You forgot to mention that.
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    Image of Homerjay is utterly alone. Homerjay is utterly alone.
    04/15/09

    In reply to NASA Names Treadmill, Not Toilet, After Stephen Colbert
    NASA- You're DEAD TO ME.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked
    04/15/09

    @Dancin' Hooooomeeeeeer!: I hear they need some Averagenauts.
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