How Do Astronauts Do Their Business?

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So how do astronauts manage to pee and poop in microgravity? And what happens to all of their waste? Do you really want to know? If you do, the answers are inside! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/artist/52/SciShow Or help support us by subscribing to our page on Subbable: https://subbable.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Thanks Tank Tumblr: http://thankstank.tumblr.com Sources: http://www.space.com/8465-space-potty-training-secrets-revealed-astronauts.html http://news.discovery.com/tech/alternative-power-sources/astronaut-pee-turned-into-a-fuel-cell-140411.htm http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-do-astronauts-go-to-the-bathroom-in-space-2174968/?no-ist http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/presspacs/2014/acs-presspac-april-9-2014/recycling-astronaut-urine-for-energy-and-drinking-water.html https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/gory-details/how-urine-will-get-us-mars http://www.space.com/6733-astronauts-drink-recycled-urine-celebrate.html http://www.universetoday.com/101775/an-inside-look-at-the-waterurine-recycling-system-on-the-space-station/

Published 2014-08-05 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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