Comments on: Project Urion http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/07/16/project-urion/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:45:12 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Pop http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/07/16/project-urion/comment-page-2/#comment-102427 Pop Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:58:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/07/16/project-urion/#comment-102427 You should change your name to "Ernest Scribbler," the hack writer. Did you use all the bad jokes/puns connected with pee? If not, you sure tried. You certainly didn't water down the attempt in the blog. Keep up the good work. You should change your name to “Ernest Scribbler,” the hack writer. Did you use all the bad jokes/puns connected with pee? If not, you sure tried. You certainly didn’t water down the attempt in the blog. Keep up the good work.

]]> By: Santiago http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/07/16/project-urion/comment-page-2/#comment-102364 Santiago Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:04:04 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/07/16/project-urion/#comment-102364 30...litres...a day Man do they really need to do alot of testing! Also, with all that urine being carried about in small plastic containers I really, really hope there are no err, confusion, incidents. Good time to quit drinking apple juice folks! 30…litres…a day

Man do they really need to do alot of testing!

Also, with all that urine being carried about in small plastic containers I really, really hope there are no err, confusion, incidents.

Good time to quit drinking apple juice folks!

]]> By: Michael L http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/07/16/project-urion/comment-page-2/#comment-102360 Michael L Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:02:11 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/07/16/project-urion/#comment-102360 I had a friend that was a computer software engineer, and he used to work for SPAR Aerospace. They did a retrofit of the Canadian Forces Hercules. He worked on the software, but he frequently had to go aboard the aircraft. He said the part of the aircraft that needed the most work was the area around the toilet because the urine that had splashed had caused major metal fatigue. So, hopefully the Astronauts "aim to please", or there could be trouble. I had a friend that was a computer software engineer, and he used to work for SPAR Aerospace. They did a retrofit of the Canadian Forces Hercules. He worked on the software, but he frequently had to go aboard the aircraft. He said the part of the aircraft that needed the most work was the area around the toilet because the urine that had splashed had caused major metal fatigue. So, hopefully the Astronauts “aim to please”, or there could be trouble.

]]> By: The skepTick http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/07/16/project-urion/comment-page-2/#comment-102352 The skepTick Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:33:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/07/16/project-urion/#comment-102352 I was there when they had to collect urine for a month to feed their water filtering experiment during the 90-day Lunar-Mars Life Support Test. Folks at JSC Bldg 7 gave daily to a very large jug. After a month of this, the smell was awful and the funnel was looking really weird. But hey, we showed that microbes can be used to clean pee...we just weren't sure if it would work in zero G. I was there when they had to collect urine for a month to feed their water filtering experiment during the 90-day Lunar-Mars Life Support Test. Folks at JSC Bldg 7 gave daily to a very large jug. After a month of this, the smell was awful and the funnel was looking really weird. But hey, we showed that microbes can be used to clean pee…we just weren’t sure if it would work in zero G.

]]> By: Todd W. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/07/16/project-urion/comment-page-2/#comment-102338 Todd W. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:44:02 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/07/16/project-urion/#comment-102338 So, serious question, here. Do you think that the hydration level of the donors will affect the results? Pee from a well-hydrated individual differs a fair bit from pee of a person suffering from minor dehydration. Could the difference have an effect on the utilities? So, serious question, here. Do you think that the hydration level of the donors will affect the results? Pee from a well-hydrated individual differs a fair bit from pee of a person suffering from minor dehydration. Could the difference have an effect on the utilities?

]]> By: Geomaniac http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/07/16/project-urion/comment-page-2/#comment-102328 Geomaniac Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:06:45 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/07/16/project-urion/#comment-102328 Very punny... Very punny…

]]> By: BigBob http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/07/16/project-urion/comment-page-2/#comment-102302 BigBob Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:01:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/07/16/project-urion/#comment-102302 You lot are taking the p*%s. You lot are taking the p*%s.

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