This is a serious question that I have wondered about...

How do astronauts take a dump in space? ?Taking a piss, I can
understand -- ?
they just use a vacuum hose, but since gravity is necessary for turds to
drop (plop!), how do they do it? ?Is it some sort of vacuum seat that
they
sit on that sucks the turds away as soon as they leave the body? ?What
happens if an astronaut has diarrhea? ?Do their butts get nasty?

vacuumn seat, shuttle toilet costs millions and still clogs.

apollo era used box that would lue to butt, finger in plasti bag entry
hole woulds move things along. during moon walks and waiting on pad
they all wore diapers, and still due.

remember that female astronaut that wore diapers to save stops
planning on attacking her rival.........

This is a serious question that I have wondered about...

How do astronauts take a dump in space? Taking a piss, I can
understand -- they just use a vacuum hose, but since gravity is necessary
for turds to drop (plop!), how do they do it? Is it some sort of vacuum
seat that they sit on that sucks the turds away as soon as they leave the
body? What happens if an astronaut has diarrhea? Do their butts get
nasty?

This is a serious question that I have wondered about...

How do astronauts take a dump in space? ?Taking a piss, I can
understand -- ?
they just use a vacuum hose, but since gravity is necessary for turds to
drop (plop!), how do they do it? ?Is it some sort of vacuum seat that they
sit on that sucks the turds away as soon as they leave the body? ?What
happens if an astronaut has diarrhea? ?Do their butts get nasty?

"bob haller safety advocate" <hallerb@aol.com> wrote in message
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On Mar 24, 7:27?pm, "Eric" <n...@nowhere.none.nnn> wrote:
This is a serious question that I have wondered about...

How do astronauts take a dump in space? ?Taking a piss, I can
understand -- ?
they just use a vacuum hose, but since gravity is necessary for turds to
drop (plop!), how do they do it? ?Is it some sort of vacuum seat that
they
sit on that sucks the turds away as soon as they leave the body? ?What
happens if an astronaut has diarrhea? ?Do their butts get nasty?

vacuumn seat, shuttle toilet costs millions and still clogs.

apollo era used box that would lue to butt, finger in plasti bag entry
hole woulds move things along. during moon walks and waiting on pad
they all wore diapers, and still due.

remember that female astronaut that wore diapers to save stops
planning on attacking her rival.........

Eeeew! You mean that they grabbed the turd while it was turtle-heading
with their fingers and pulled it out?
Even with a plastic barrier, that is disgusting! If they grab it too hard
it might break.

Might I point out that its only disgusting because we have been taught
that it is. Thousands upon thousands of dog owners pick up fresh turds
from their pets every day using plastic bags after all.



Brian

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"bob haller safety advocate" <hallerb@aol.com> wrote in message
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On Mar 24, 7:27?pm, "Eric" <n...@nowhere.none.nnn> wrote:
This is a serious question that I have wondered about...

How do astronauts take a dump in space? ?Taking a piss, I can
understand -- ?
they just use a vacuum hose, but since gravity is necessary for turds
to
drop (plop!), how do they do it? ?Is it some sort of vacuum seat that
they
sit on that sucks the turds away as soon as they leave the body? ?What
happens if an astronaut has diarrhea? ?Do their butts get nasty?

vacuumn seat, shuttle toilet costs millions and still clogs.

apollo era used box that would lue to butt, finger in plasti bag entry
hole woulds move things along. during moon walks and waiting on pad
they all wore diapers, and still due.

remember that female astronaut that wore diapers to save stops
planning on attacking her rival.........

Eeeew! You mean that they grabbed the turd while it was turtle-heading
with their fingers and pulled it out?
Even with a plastic barrier, that is disgusting! If they grab it too
hard it might break.

Might I point out that its only disgusting because we have been taught
that it is. Thousands upon thousands of dog owners pick up fresh turds
from their pets every day using plastic bags after all.

Brian

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"Brian Gaff" <Bria...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message

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Are you aware that any Astronaut will tell you this is the question most
asked of them by children? Its been covered a heck of a lot. Have you been
away? :)

Brian

Hi,

Well, that may be because children aren't afraid to ask that question. LOL.

I actually did go on to read a bit about the toilets and how they work to
"flush" turds.

Ok, not to be disgusting, but since it uses air instead of water (and the
shit literally does hit the fan!), doesn't that leave track marks? I'd hate
to be the first guy, or woman, to take a dump because everyone would know
that those track marks were yours! Also, since it gets "freeze-dried" from
a vacuum, doesn't it kinda stick and harden on the fan blades? Yuck! I
wonder if that is what happened when they had to fix the toilet that one
time. The guy fixing the toilet had on surgical gloves that cover only your
hands. I wonder if they drew straws to see who got that detail...

Are you aware that any Astronaut will tell you this is the question most
asked of them by children? Its been covered a heck of a lot. Have you been
away? :)

Brian

I actually did go on to read a bit about the toilets and how they work to
"flush" turds.

Ok, not to be disgusting, but since it uses air instead of water (and the
shit literally does hit the fan!)

I actually did go on to read a bit about the toilets and how they work
to "flush" turds.

Ok, not to be disgusting, but since it uses air instead of water (and
the shit literally does hit the fan!)

Heard a story to the effect that, on the first shuttle mission, that fan
was wired backwards, so it blew in the wrong direction. Which meant
that the turds went in undesired directions. This wasn't caught by the
people on the ground in inspections before flight. They checked that
the fan powered up, but hadn't thought to check the air flow direction...

I actually did go on to read a bit about the toilets and how they work to
"flush" turds.

Ok, not to be disgusting, but since it uses air instead of water (and the
shit literally does hit the fan!)

Heard a story to the effect that, on the first shuttle mission, that fan
was wired backwards, so it blew in the wrong direction. Which meant
that the turds went in undesired directions. This wasn't caught by the
people on the ground in inspections before flight. They checked that
the fan powered up, but hadn't thought to check the air flow direction...

On Mar 28, 12:13 am, Robert Casey <wa2...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:

I actually did go on to read a bit about the toilets and how they work to
"flush" turds.

Ok, not to be disgusting, but since it uses air instead of water (and the
shit literally does hit the fan!)

Heard a story to the effect that, on the first shuttle mission, that fan
was wired backwards, so it blew in the wrong direction.  Which meant
that the turds went in undesired directions.  This wasn't caught by the
people on the ground in inspections before flight.  They checked that
the fan powered up, but hadn't thought to check the air flow direction....

It wasn't wired backwards.  But it sling some stuff

This is a serious question that I have wondered about...

How do astronauts take a dump in space?  Taking a piss, I can understand --  
they just use a vacuum hose, but since gravity is necessary for turds to
drop (plop!), how do they do it?  Is it some sort of vacuum seat that they
sit on that sucks the turds away as soon as they leave the body?  What
happens if an astronaut has diarrhea?  Do their butts get nasty?