space toiletBBC news reports that "the main toilet has broken down on the International Space Station (ISS), currently home to a record 13 astronauts, Nasa said." That must be the worst nightmare of all time: you are all isolated in space with a dozen other people who have urgent priority needs (#1 and #2) and the only toilet breaks down!!!
Fortunately, they have a backup toilet on the Russian side of the space station, I have heard. But if I were one of them, I'd have anxiety attacks about the backup toilet breaking down before the main toilet comes back online. I never thought I'd be motivated to pray for the astronauts in the ISS, but now I am.

For more information:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8158350.stm

Let's not take things for granted here on earth.

Posted by tak, filed under silly things, news, science. Date: July 21, 2009, 8:21 am | 3 Comments »