I Took a Dump the Same Way the Apollo Astronauts Did—and Dear God Was It Awful
What the author failed to mention (and couldn't possibly have experienced unless he was inverted) is that in the absence of gravity, SURFACE TENSION becomes a significant force. You don't really notice it on Earth because the gravity is so strong in comparison, but in space it's a Force To Be Reckoned With, especially if the poo is very soft or (Gods Forbid!) entirely liquid.
On Earth, it's annoying but a bit of toilet paper cleans up the minor residue after the main bolus has drop.... drop... SPLOOSH! fallen into the toilet. In space, it's an
entirely different horror story due to surface tension. That liquid mass of poo sticks to your ASS instead of trying to go into the bag. It's pretty much stuck there until you wipe the whole stinking mass off of your butt with multiple large hands-full of toilet paper, and hopefully a large wet-wipe or six for the final clean-up. I suspect NASA gave the Apollo astronauts meds to help insure that they didn't have loose stools, although I can't verify it.
I'm not going into space Anytime Soon to experience that indignity.
Skip to about 40 seconds to see liquid in action in zero-G. Now imagine that's poo.
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