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[lagizma]

NASA rethinking death in mission to Mars [via davidgallaher1]
How do you get rid of the body of a dead astronaut on a three-year mission to Mars and back

Comments

[thiswaste]

That lizzie borden b&b. Um. WTF.

[helpimarock]

First and foremost I've gotta comment on how much I love that Water Facts article. I'm so sick of the whole water drinking fad. As far as I'm concerned all these water consumption "rules" are the most idiotic myth to appear thus far in the new millennium. In fact, I have a theory that once this whole thing comes full circle and people realize they're drinking too much water and literally pissing away nutrients, anorexics and bulimics are going to adopt the technique to literally "have their cake and eat it too" by eating and then flushing it all away before it has a chance to be fully digested. Ugh, we live in such a fucked up culture.

"How do you get rid of the body of a dead astronaut on a three-year mission to Mars and back?"I think the US Navy would have a nice, simple answer for that: "We've got five words for you guys: 'burial at sea, you retards

[lagizma]

Now I must know: if a guy dies on a submarine, do they toss him off? I guess nuclear subs can go pretty fast. I bet we have the resources to preserve bodies or get them on alternate transport back to the States these days.

Still, point taken. The solar system is like the sea 200 years ago.