Bob Novella
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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026
NASA, we have a toilet problem.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026
The toilet partially failed.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026
So what happened?
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026
Oh, no.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026
There are two different things that they had in the toilet.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026
There's a urine collection, and then there was a solid waste collection.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026
Yeah.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026
The urine side didn't work.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026
It was down.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026
And what the crew ended up having to do was use CCUs.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026
These are collapsible contingency urinals.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026
Basically, they're plastic bags.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026
Yeah.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026
They pee into those.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026
Then they squish that liquid into a system that the Orion has where it can push liquids into outer space.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026
There was a fan problem.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026
They fixed it during the flight.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026
Jay.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026
Yeah.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026
Did the shit hit the fan?