Space station's toilet begins to fail, panic sinking in
By Darren Murph 
posted May 28th 2008 2:52AM
posted May 28th 2008 2:52AM
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posted May 28th 2008 2:52AM
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if i were them, i'd be seriously pissed off!
zing
technically they are pissing off
i would have said pissed ON as opposed to off.
I said off since i think they jettison it to space, unless they keep the waste to accumulate then dump it
Red Alert, Number One! We're having difficulty with Number Two!
Just as the conversation was getting good, someone had to go and mess it up.
Let us all hope that the sh!t does not hit the cosmic fan.
It could be worse. If both the solid and liquid part of the thing was broken and they did not have the seven year old can.
7 days to get the plumbing fixed. Not bad for NASA - I wish my local plumber was that fast. ;-)
It's late, and I initially thought it read "forced to urinate in a "jury-rigged system" that's connected a seven-year old."
Than I re-read it and realized I'm just tired & skipping words thankfully.
For a moment I was worried R-Kelly was now a guest writer for endgadget.
Actually, I think most of us would be relieved if he wrote here.
When you gotta go, you gotta go. Mankind will always find an ingenious system to enable a pee when needed.
Send "This Old House" up there for a remodeling....Q
Pun time: This is a crappy situation.
No Shit.
If NASA doesn't fix this soon, the shit's going to hit the fan.
Space agencies are always having trouble with defecative equipment.
This whole section is a waste.
Oh shit, what will they do?
To bad Homes on Homes stopped doing his show.
On a side note...that guy looks like a bartender friend in Roppongi.
Panic doesn't 'sink' in the micro-gravity environment of the orbiting space station.
It just floats around with the turds....
Too bad they just can't open the back door and let the cosmos be their toilet like we can do down here.
Right! Out the air lock. Spread the building blocks of life through the galaxy.
What is "jury-rigged" supposed to mean? Did CNN mean "jerry-rigged"?
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=jerry-rig
No, jury-rigged is the correct term. You are thinking of jerry-built.
NASA's Number One Priority.
NASA's only just considering fixing it at this point. Obviously, it's their number two priority.
NASA: Number One in the Number Two Business
ooh how exciting, its just like Apollo 13 where they had to sort out the carbon dioxide filter using carboard boxes and bits of plastic.
They should so go with the Macguyver solution!
"Anybody got some gum?!"
Someones taking the piss(er)...
For liquid waste they still have Apollo-style bags as backups, while the solid disposal part is working just fine. Right now the crew is using the toilet located in Soyuz, though it only lasts for 5-days. Plenty of time to solve this problem, it is just a minor inconvenience.
"get spazzed"
Could the author of this article please refrain from using offensive slang in future...If their obviously limited vocabulary allows for this of course..
I'm waiting for the next space shuttle announcement: "Your attention please: due to technical difficulties, we ask that you please not urinate or defecate for the next seven days. Your cooperation is appreciated. Thank you."
"Houston, we have a problem. No, really. WE HAVE A PROBLEM."
Shit in space lol
Shitter is full!!!
[National Lampoon's]
Sorry David, I meant the $#&%$!@ is full!!!
My lack of vocabulary skills got the best of me.
It's already been fixed:
http://www.russiatoday.ru/scitech/news/25358
Crap.
OH, THOSE ASTRONAUTS ARE FULL OF IT. SOMEBODY CALL JACK STEFANOVICH. ADEE-DO!