plumbers

Friday, November 14, 2008
Science

NASA Sends Plumbers to the ISS So Astronauts Can Drink Their Own Pee

8:08PM John Herrman | A much-needed second toilet is on its way to the International Space Station, but that’s not all, not nearly. NASA is.gifting the crew with a new waste recycling system, which will be able to reclaim ‘used’ water. In other words, it will process astronauts’ urine and return it to the station’s water supply to, as one of the current inhabitants of the stations cheerily put it, “take yesterday’s coffee and make it into today’s coffee.” More »
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Saturday, October 25, 2008
Gadgets

Butt-Crack Detector: Plumbers Are So Hot These Days

11:00PM Gizmodo US Edition | Instructables posted a guide to creating a plumbers’-crack detector, using a LilyPad Arduino controller, a vibrating motor, and a photoresistor to measure how much light is beaming into your crack. When the photoresistor comes uncovered, the motor starts to vibrate, letting you know that your “coin slot” is exposed and people behind you may be looking and/or laughing. After that, it’s your choice: hike up those low-ride jeans, or give a little show? [Instructables] More »
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