tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075050240946510217.post6340182282664264069..comments2023-10-01T11:37:41.205-04:00Comments on Newman's Notes: 2012 CalendarsNewmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404549272349312166noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075050240946510217.post-33888898175855287012011-11-18T10:55:39.757-05:002011-11-18T10:55:39.757-05:00Dear Aunt Lisa - Thanks for your thoughtful questi...Dear Aunt Lisa - Thanks for your thoughtful question. <br /><br />The most challenging part about being weightless is using the toilet facilities. Both male and female astronauts have their own personal urination device that resembles a small cup. We connect the device to a long plastic tube that sticks out of the wall, and as we urinate, an air current sucks the liquid along the tube and deposits it into a waste compartment. We have the option of securing ourselves with straps while using the device. With all these extra steps, it takes about ten minutes longer to use the washroom in space than on Earth.Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18404549272349312166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075050240946510217.post-57303225351013516482011-11-18T10:30:35.410-05:002011-11-18T10:30:35.410-05:00What does it feel like to be weightless? xxxooo ...What does it feel like to be weightless? xxxooo Aunt LisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com