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Nasa jubilant at urine solution; Celebrate good times!
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Topic Started: Nov 25 2008, 02:49 PM (219 Views)
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dumblonde
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Nov 25 2008, 02:49 PM
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Mmmmmmm- makes you want to go get a tall cold glass of water, doesn't it?
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Astronauts have fixed a urine-recycling unit on the International Space Station, needed to support a six-person crew at the research outpost next year.
The mission of the US space shuttle Endeavour was extended by one day to fix the machine, which is designed to convert urine into drinking water.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7748818.stm
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Mtnman
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Nov 25 2008, 07:42 PM
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and the tool bag has become Space Junk....
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dumblonde
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Nov 25 2008, 10:10 PM
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Whatcha gonna do with all that junk, all that junk inside your trunk?
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SSB
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Nov 25 2008, 10:57 PM
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You gotta thing for poop and piss, dont'cha DB?
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Bigtoe
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Nov 25 2008, 10:59 PM
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I'd hate to be the guy that figured out the thing was broken.
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dumblonde
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Nov 25 2008, 11:03 PM
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No SSB- just astronauts.
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SSB
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Nov 25 2008, 11:04 PM
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Water don't taste right, Got a little wang too it.
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Nov 26 2008, 07:47 AM
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I understand the principles behind this, but correct me if I'm wrong... isn't urine waste matter produced by the body? How much clean, fresh, mineral-rich water could urine possibly produce? Oh, the wonders of science!
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