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Drinking Coffee From a Cup In Space

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the harder-than-you-might-think dept.

muggs was one of several readers to note a fluffy piece making the rounds about an astronaut inventing a zero-g coffee cup. Of course, since the space station inhabitants drink recycled urine, I'm still not totally convinced that I would want to try that cup.

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  1. So what? by Deadstick · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Of course, since the space station inhabitants drink recycled urine

    And, ummm, who doesn't? Most of us just have a bigger recycling plant than they do.

    rj

  2. Ignorant summary writer. by Jason1729 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Of course, since the space station inhabitants drink recycled urine, I'm still not totally convinced that I would want to try that cup. And just what do you think that fresh spring water or tap water you're drinking is? There's been life on this planet for 3 billion years, every drop of water has been recycled urine more times than your human brain is able to comprehend.

    The only real difference on the space station is that they do a much better job of purifying and testing the water than nature does.

  3. pisswater coffee by jollyreaper · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'm still not totally convinced that I would want to try that cup.

    Char it and you'd never be able to tell it from Starbucks. Chill and carbonate it and it'll pass for Budweiser.

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  4. Recycled water? by girlintraining · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ALL water is recycled. Thirty thousand years ago a mammoth was pissing out the water that's sitting in your coffee urn this morning. People need to get over this, just like they need to get over irradiated food. It's at least as safe to drink as bottled water; And likely moreso since some bottled water undergoes no processing prior to being packaged. Did you know that the LA municipal water supply recycles its sewage into tap water? It's the nation's largest sewage processing station, and as a byproduct it produces several million tonnes of valuable fertilizer that's highly valued for use on the wineries in California. This isn't unique to California -- many coastal cities use similar measures because the rivers are too polluted and they're too close to sea level to find water reserves underground.

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  5. Re:'This coffee tastes like piss..' by MozeeToby · · Score: 4, Insightful

    What's the big deal about drinking recycled urine? I guess I just don't get it; pure water is pure water, regardless of what was in it in the past (unless, I sopose, you believe in homeopathic medicine). Statistically, I bet most of the water you drink has gone through a fellow human being at some point or another, what's the big deal?