Looks like we’re all one step closer to being able to survive in the impending Waterworld, as predicted by Dr. Kevin Costner, Professor of Egomaniacal Filmmaking at USC.
NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour has been equipped with a $250 million wastewater recycling system which will allow the lucky seven astronauts on-board to drink their own urine.
Once again. They will be drinking their own URINE.
NASA’s Bob Bagdigian says that the water tastes just fine to him. Just a faint taste of iodine.
“I’ve got some in my fridge,” said Bob. “It tastes fine to me. Who wants a glass? Anyone? Anyone want a nice cold glass of Big Bob’s urine? No? Really? Alrighty then. How about a purified piece of my own feces? Other than a faint aftertaste of human shit, it’s just as delicious as your mom’s fresh baked brownies.”
Endeavour blasted off Friday night on a mission to spruce up the international space station. Other than the urine watercooler, they’ll also be adding a couple extra bedrooms, an additional bathroom, and a kitchenette.
Not sure why they need the extra bathroom since they’ll now be able to piss right into their drinking supply.
Oh the joys of living in space. If drinking your urine isn’t enough to make you realize that humans are meant to live on Earth (and not in space, or on the moon, or Mars, or anywhere else in the universe as far as I can tell), and that we should make it a top priority to protect our planet’s natural resources, then I don’t know what will.
(via Reuters)
