[freedumb2003]

>>”There are all types of organic traces that off-gas into the air that have to be removed by mechanical means. You just can’t open a window and let them out.” <<

IOW, when men fart, you can’t luff the covers.

[Viking2002]

And what are they gonna do with all those 'pre-owned' tampoons? Fire them out a torpedo tube? It would look like a can of cuttlefish exploded.........

[dila813]

That crap is in the air for up to 4 months if you are on a nuclear deterrent patrol, guys get wacky on these extended cruises..can only wonder at the sexual harassment claims this will create.

[Ronin]

I have heard that the menstrual cycle of women who live in close confines tend to synchronize. Can you imagine the joy of being confined inside a submerged submarine with 20 odd women who are all having PMS at the same time?

[goat granny]

Women on their periods also have a different odor about them and their waste. In a confined area that also would be a odor problem and disposal problem...the whole idea is nuts unless the whole team is female. and then send them out when they are all PMS ing...For some reason women in families will many times go on their menses at the same time. Its unconscious not consciously done...Women in close quarters on a sub will do the same thing I believe..

There have been studies on this situation. no one knows why it happens...

[SubMareener]

Unless there have been significant improvements in the past 30 years, we were never able to get CO2 below twice normal. We recirculated air from deep fat fryers, and vented sanitary tanks with air, and the vented that air inboard through carbon filters. That made us very thankful that olfactory nerves are primarily differential. However, when you go home, and smelled your clothes the next day, you understood why your wife had only hugged and kissed you briefly the day before.