Wet Towel in Space

[67 Nova Boy]

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130424.html

Space towel that is wet and then wrung out...see what happens!

Dave
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[PeteLeathersac]

Very cool stuff but being so far from home etc, you'd think there'd be concern for the droplets that head off in different directions coming in contact w/ some of the electrical gizmos everywhere around them?
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~ Pete

[earntaz]

Looked like the other astronaut in the background had a rag in his hand -- maybe he was &quot;collecting&quot; the drops that may have gotten away ... The TAZ

[67 Nova Boy]

Just in case you wonder how they use the bathroom...interesting stuff!

Dave
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http://youtu.be/fa3nuXxM8yk

[PeteLeathersac]

Are they using the toilet Howard Wolowitz designed?
On the lose droplets thing, counting on buddy seems foolish as it'd be tough to catch more than one at once?
With such serious $ involved also circumstances that could result, it's hard not to wonder if this would be an approved experiment or bored and reckless playtime?
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~ Pete

[mockingbird812]

It was a planned experiment, suggested by mere mortals. I would think that the specs of every thing in space craft would be water proof/resistant.

cool experiment to be sure!

[Bill Pritchard]

Very cool, thanks for posting!

[67 Nova Boy]

http://youtu.be/hyn1We0wOT8

This one shows allot more from Sonny Williams...

Dave
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[SuperNovaSS]

That is awesome! Thanks for sharing.


Jason

[mockingbird812]

Suni is fascinating!!!!!!!

[Verne_Frantz]

&quot;space&quot; implies a vacuum, in which case the water would instantly become a vapor. IF I remember my physics, at minus 3 torr (3 times less than atmospheric pressure) the boiling point of water is about -32C. The experiment was in a weightless environment at atmospheric pressure. Big difference.

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