NASA's New Bag Turns Urine Into Sports Drink 182
An anonymous reader writes "NASA's Atlantis shuttle is set to launch this Friday, and its crew will be testing an innovative device that can recycle human urine into a sugary sports drink. The bag uses forward osmosis technology and features a semi-permeable membrane capable of isolating water from virtually any liquid. Recycling urine in this way has a significant effect on a ship's payload, and considering that a single pound adds $10,000 of cost, that slight weight difference can translate to serious savings."
CT: I'm at Kennedy Space Center now, tweeting as @cmdrtaco. And I think I'll stay away from the sports drink.
Having tasted many sports drinks... (Score:5, Funny)
Just in time! (Score:5, Funny)
Just ask Bear Grylls (Score:5, Funny)
In related news:Nasa nixes asparagas from menu.... (Score:5, Funny)
My favorite quote applies (Score:4, Funny)
"You cannot pee into a Mr. Coffee and get Taster's Choice!"
Name it... (Score:4, Funny)
It's got electrolytes... (Score:5, Funny)
It has what astronauts crave!
New Advertising Slogan (Score:5, Funny)
Gatorade. Was it in you?
Re:Having tasted many sports drinks... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Clear as Rocky Mountain spring water (Score:3, Funny)
Add one redneck and you have a perpetual (quasi) beer machine.
Yes... (Score:4, Funny)
Twice!
Heh. (Score:1, Funny)
"It's got electrolytes. It's what plants crave."
Idiocracy FTW.
Re:That is one beta test I am glad I am not part o (Score:4, Funny)
taste tester: "which of these three samples taste the least like piss?"
Re:Having tasted many sports drinks... (Score:5, Funny)
Urine idiot.
Re:Can we get a Nike endorsement? (Score:2, Funny)
Born Survivor? Tory prat.