Oops

[cellio]

osewalrus linked to this
report of a problem on the international space station, and I have to
wonder if the astronauts desperately waiting for a plumber to make a house
call will think of Bob
Kanefsky's solution to that problem on the Enterprise.

Comments

[thatcrazycajun]

Reminds me of a similar setup on the Shuttle that Spider Robinson had pointed out to him in a photo by a friend with the note, "Near as I can tell, the shit is supposed to hit the fan!"

[browngirl]

*giggles far, far too much*

[multislackerkim]

They can't, um, multitask? Why can't they pee in the poop collector?

[dvarin]

I suspect that it has to do with the interface on each. Certain transfers would seem to require a good seal and a suitable conveyance mechanism so as to prevent particles from escaping and floating around in the air.