[SpaceProgram] Space toilets - something needs to be done...

[cole santos]

Whats ironic about japan is that they also have disgusting hole toilet
bathrooms in the train stations.

On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Alex <alexcg at gmail.com> wrote:

> Can't be any weirder than the music playing, seat warming, smell
> dispersing, butt washing Japanese toilets I've seen...
>
> Also, the Gates Foundation are pumping money into building better toilets
> for the third world. Definitely room for synergy there
>
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> On 17 Sep 2012, at 08:20 PM, cole santos <cksantos85 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Lets just build REALLY good air filters and rid ourselves of toilets...lol
>
> After a few hundred years the toilet is ready for a redesign. I wonder of
> people would buy them on earth. Im thinking it could be a bicycle seat with
> a vacuum and some spray nozzles. Who wants to test first?
>
> On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 11:32 PM, Alex Cureton-Griffiths <alexcg at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> Interesting article. Looks like inventing a workable space toilet could
>> be important - especially as more countries (with different diets) aim for
>> space
>>
>> http://english.pravda.ru/science/earth/09-06-2009/107747-space_toilet-0/
>>
>> Quote from article (excuse the somewhat graphic nature…)
>>
>> Until recently, Russian cosmonauts and US astronauts did not distinguish
>> between their toilets and used the one that was closer. However, the food,
>> which space researchers eat, differs greatly. The Russian space food is
>> more savoury, more natural and more diverse, which US astronauts
>> acknowledge too.
>>
>> It just so happens that the consistency of fecal matter turns out to be
>> rather thick against the background of such a diet.
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