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Nasa jubilant at urine solution; Celebrate good times!
Topic Started: Nov 25 2008, 02:49 PM (219 Views)
dumblonde
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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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and the tool bag has become Space Junk....
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dumblonde
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Whatcha gonna do with all that junk, all that junk inside your trunk?
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SSB

You gotta thing for poop and piss, dont'cha DB?
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Bigtoe
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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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No SSB- just astronauts.
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SSB

Water don't taste right, Got a little wang too it.
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Yhitzak
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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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