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Serious discussion of off-grid living. Literally: living in a place that does not have utilities, such as power, water, sewer, and gas. No politics please, and please keep discussion on-topic within reason.
Coronavirus Stockpilers Bought All the Toilet Paper? Here are the Best Alternatives
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[–]useless_aether[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun - 4 years ago (7 children)
in muslim countries there is always a bottle of water in the toilets (which are often holes in the ground and not seats).
they claim they are more sanitary than a seat
[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 3 fun1 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 3 fun - 4 years ago (6 children)
Speaking of strange foreign pooping practices...
I keep boring you, everyone, and even myself, by always talking about the epic story I'm writing. It's perpetually on my mind.
Part of what's taking so long is I am building up the worlds and scenarios in my mind, then try to find practical ways to knock them down, then build up around those obstacles, etc. and either discard or keep these overabundance of ideas. And with all the surviving good ideas as puzzle pieces I have to present them within the overarching narrative in a pleasing way.
To my point- the last 6th of the movie takes place in Zero-G. This means I have concepts about new unique space habitats, but also how they all function, practically, ergonomically, efficiently, and cleanly. Centrifugal-gravity is NOT the same as regular gravity in many many ways, yet it's what could be realized, and in my story is, though not at full One-G. With reliable fake-gravity, baths/pools are possible, with serious caveats. Water also makes for excellent radiation shielding - and of course can be used for hydroponics. Also critically important is air flow, for humans and plants. Now combine a centrifugal ring with some clever designing and you also have a large fan and a hoop-pool, and on this ring it would only make sense to have a pooper.
Like all of my space-designing, none of that is critical to the narrative, other than it needs a rational and credible setting. Much of it may not even be mentioned, yet it will all be visible - and if designed well, much of the purpose, could be obvious.
Bonus: My hero protagonist is tagging along with a crew of six petite bald women "space-jockey" astronauts. No hair = less mess. Small people = less food and resources needed. Every ounce counts. They have their mission that fits within the narrative, but there is also time for other stuff like exposition, space life, random stuff, etc.
I hope that wasn't too boring and I welcome all ideas, on pooping in micro-gravity, or general life in space.
[–]useless_aether[S] 2 insightful - 4 fun2 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 4 fun - 4 years ago* (5 children)
It's perpetually on my mind.
maybe it is time for a brain-dump! tee-hee! :-)
one thing though:
it's the only thing keeping any, even just slightly liquid shit in place.
[–]Tom_Bombadil 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun - 4 years ago (4 children)
Nature's original strainer.
[–]useless_aether[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 4 years ago* (3 children)
as the op, i am not proud of this thread X-)
[–]Tom_Bombadil 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun - 4 years ago (0 children)
The post is great.
No reason for shame.
[–]Tom_Bombadil 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun - 4 years ago (1 child)
The comment content did veer off topic.
[–]useless_aether[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 4 years ago (0 children)
it's all my fault
:-)
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