Friday, October 5, 2007

The Workings of Space Toilets

Filed under: Space Medicine

On the heels of our coverage of the nanotoilet, a video of Col. Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency explaining the mechanics of space toilets is capturing the imagination of the internet community.

And here is NASA demonstrating the actual device.

(hat tip: Wired)

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