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Darkest NASA Secret Revealed: How to Poop In Space Tutorial (Video)
Gizmodo ^ | 5/17/2010 | Gizmodo

Posted on 05/18/2010 7:14:18 AM PDT by Dallas59



Here's an exclusive video from NASA, which reveals the darkest secret of the space program, one that involves docking and alignment: How do you poop in space? Truly fascinating, but some of the comments in the movie shrivel my testes.

"Alignment is important. If they are not sure of the alignment, you turn on the camera [inside of the toilet]"

"And you can sit down in that thing and look over here and check your alignment"

"We don't want men to dock to the funnel"

"Male funnels don't have any venting"

"Do you guys use the hand restrains at all?"

"I think of Peter Fonda in Easy Rider riding his chopper"

"That's the benefit of the mirrors. If you are not sure something is attached to you, you can check the mirror"

And, on that last note, I will leave you to your thoughts. Enjoy.


TOPICS: Science; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: nasa; spacestation; toilet
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1 posted on 05/18/2010 7:14:18 AM PDT by Dallas59
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To: Dallas59

They need a buttlock that opens to the vacuum of space. That’ll clear those bowels in no time.


2 posted on 05/18/2010 7:16:12 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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To: Dallas59

I think I’d just hold it for a couple of weeks....


3 posted on 05/18/2010 7:18:43 AM PDT by RetroSexual
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To: cripplecreek

“They need a buttlock that opens to the vacuum of space. That’ll clear those bowels in no time. “

After the invention of Taco Bell, every home could use a butt-lock.


4 posted on 05/18/2010 7:21:14 AM PDT by GraceG
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To: Dallas59

I depend on FR to keep me up to date on the most important events happening worldwide!

Good thing to see that you’re finally posting the answer to a question that we’ve had for too long a time.

Important? Hell, yes!


5 posted on 05/18/2010 7:32:12 AM PDT by Tigerized (pursuingliberty.com)
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To: Dallas59

The comments on YT site are hilarious: “after watching this video I went ahead and hugged gravity”! LOL


6 posted on 05/18/2010 7:37:17 AM PDT by MollyKuehl (Contribute to FR: $10 $20 $50 $100 REMEMBER, LURKING IS A FORM OF ENTITLEMENT!!!)
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To: cripplecreek

In space..no one can hear you fart.


7 posted on 05/18/2010 7:38:06 AM PDT by Crim (The Obama Doctrine : A doctrine based on complete ignorance.)
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To: Dallas59

"I refuse to use that ... thing!"

Ack Ack!

8 posted on 05/18/2010 7:39:43 AM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: KevinDavis

ping


9 posted on 05/18/2010 7:45:15 AM PDT by bamahead (Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. -- Sallust)
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To: Dallas59

2010 a space pottisy


10 posted on 05/18/2010 7:45:36 AM PDT by AussieJoe
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To: AussieJoe

bttt


11 posted on 05/18/2010 7:49:07 AM PDT by ConservativeMan55
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To: AussieJoe

bttt


12 posted on 05/18/2010 7:54:12 AM PDT by ConservativeMan55
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To: Dallas59

Oh geez . . . when I was working at Boeing back when and doing some of the documentation and drawings for several of the various modules, this one was way more than I wanted to know.


13 posted on 05/18/2010 7:58:05 AM PDT by Qwackertoo (Make it stop, please.)
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To: Dallas59

After seeing that extensive pre-docking checklist I’m going to guess that curry is not on the in-flight menu... although the “maneuvering thruster” effect might be useful for alignment in zero-g.


14 posted on 05/18/2010 8:03:04 AM PDT by AussieJoe
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To: Dallas59

hey,at least today’astronauts have toilets.the Apollo era guys had to use something called a defecation mitten.real high tech


15 posted on 05/18/2010 8:10:01 AM PDT by screaming eagle2 (No matter what you call it,a pre-owned automobile is STILL A USED CAR!!!)
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To: Dallas59

hey,at least today’astronauts have toilets.the Apollo era guys had to use something called a defecation mitten.real high tech


16 posted on 05/18/2010 8:10:41 AM PDT by screaming eagle2 (No matter what you call it,a pre-owned automobile is STILL A USED CAR!!!)
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To: Dallas59
In related news: Space Burrito Recipe Revealed by Astronauts
17 posted on 05/18/2010 8:38:42 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: Dallas59

“To ‘go’ where no man has ‘gone’ before...”


18 posted on 05/18/2010 8:43:17 AM PDT by mikrofon (Star Crap)
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To: Dallas59
"And you can sit down in that thing and look over here and check your alignment"

The importance is in the angle of the dangle.

19 posted on 05/18/2010 8:55:02 AM PDT by Hillbillary (I know how to deal with Communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
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To: cripplecreek
That brought back memories of an exchange on Hollywood Squares:

Peter Marshall: True or false...NASA officials report that when Chinese vice-premier Dang visited the astronaut training headquarters recently, the one big question he demanded to know was...where the astronauts go to the bathroom?!

Paul Lynde: The answer was over China!

20 posted on 05/18/2010 9:00:32 AM PDT by Brett66 (Where government advances, and it advances relentlessly , freedom is imperiled -Janice Rogers Brown)
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