Astronauts Drink Recycled Urine


	Astronauts Drink Recycled Urine

EddieIsSteady

8-2-2009 5:25 PM

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nasa, space-exploration, science, video

EddieIsSteady says:

“Drink from this only if real water is over 200 miles away”. Alrighty then.

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8-2-2009 7:37 PM

michellezm

Well that settles it, if I have to drink pee I'm not going to volunteer for the one-way ticket to Mars

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