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2008-05-28 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by gorb 2008-05-28 05:03|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Astronauts are getting pissed about it.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2008-05-28 07:34|| 2008-05-28 07:34|| Front Page Top

#2 So? They can just poop out the window.

Seriously, this is why you don't have Russian equipment with you and you don't have a station designed by committee. And why the hell is there only one toilet?

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-05-28 07:48|| 2008-05-28 07:48|| Front Page Top

#3 DV has a point. Why is there only one toilet? Seems 'mission critical' to me and there should be a redundant back up. Perhaps the ISS requires a lavatory module, rather than incorporating ONE toilet into already cramped space.

Posted by Ike 2008-05-28 11:12|| 2008-05-28 11:12|| Front Page Top

#4 As an amusing side note, an American female astronaut is also a trained plummer and will try to fix it next time the Space Shuttle docks.

Any thoughts on the cost per hour?

Al

Posted by Frozen Al 2008-05-28 11:37|| 2008-05-28 11:37|| Front Page Top

#5 how much could a new toilet for space mass?
Just put one in the passenger baggage area of the shuttle.

Posted by 3dc 2008-05-28 12:26|| 2008-05-28 12:26|| Front Page Top

#6 "As an amusing side note, an American female astronaut is also a trained plummer and will try to fix it next time the Space Shuttle docks."

FA, you left out the obvious joke: whould anybody complain about the way her pants hung??

Posted by USN, Ret. 2008-05-28 14:22|| 2008-05-28 14:22|| Front Page Top

#7 Sorry, no gravity in space to pull the plumber's pants down. Does that mean she'd have to have rubber bands attached to pull them down while she's working?

Posted by gorb 2008-05-28 15:45|| 2008-05-28 15:45|| Front Page Top

#8 ...no gravity in space...

Actually, they have micro-gravity.

Does that mean she would have to wear micro-fiber pants for them to be effected?

*ducks*

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-05-28 15:49|| 2008-05-28 15:49|| Front Page Top

#9 "Here's a plastic bag and some duct tape. Use airlock #2, please."

Posted by mojo">mojo 2008-05-28 15:59|| 2008-05-28 15:59|| Front Page Top

#10 I guess taking a leak in outer space is called a oh-gee-whiz.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2008-05-28 20:58|| 2008-05-28 20:58|| Front Page Top

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