Even Astronauts do it
NASA is set to send humans deeper into space than ever before, but there’s one piece of technology that still has some kinks – the Orion space capsule’s toilet. Since launching from Earth on Wednesday, the four astronauts aboard the capsule have had some intermittent issues with their toilet. At one point on Saturday, the toilet was unable to dump its waste overboard, possibly due to a frozen vent line, NASA said. The astronauts have instead used an alternative system which involves collapsible plastic containers that collect their urine.
Despite some toilet troubles, Artemis II is successfully into day five of the historic 10-day mission around the Moon. The four crew members are in a small cabin about the size of a camper van, just 16ft wide and 9ft high. While speaking to Earth via a video link on Thursday, mission specialist Christina Koch mentioned there had been a slight “priming” issue with the toilet. “I’m proud to call myself the space plumber, I like to say that it is probably the most important piece of equipment on board,” she said. Then Nasa said in a press release on Saturday that a wastewater vent line had clogged. The flight crew had to adjust the spacecraft to point the vent toward the Sun to help melt the clog. The adjustment did not change the trajectory of their path, the agency said. While they were able to free up space in the waste management system tank, but it did not fully clear the problem.
Meanwhile in Dunnellon Florida
Alfio Nocifora was spotted at a new house building site trying to get a very large septic tank on top of his 2013 Toyota Corolla. Alfio worked so energetically and diligently to control this oversized load that he had gathered an audience. While no one offered to help some of them were taking pictures. Alfio decided discretion was the better part of crime and left the scene.
Alfio is not a quitter. So a few days later he was back with a bigger vehicle and a rented trailer. While at the site of the new houses Alfio struggled, but succeeded getting the $2500 tank in the trailer and threw in another $2500 worth of electrical conduit to make his trip worthwhile. This time the builder had placed site surveillance cameras and Alfio’s efforts were immortalized. Police caught up with him later even though he had covered the trailer number and the license plates with duct tape. Detective Zezuski ultimately identified Nocifora and obtained a warrant for his arrest. Nocifora was later located in Citrus County. Marion County Sheriff’s Office said the suspect is “in deep doo-doo.” Nocifora is facing charges of Grand Theft, Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device, and Intentionally Obscuring a License Plate During the Commission of a Crime. Ironically: the name “Nocifora” means something smelly or sickening.
Bathroom Humor
A woman noticed her husband standing on the bathroom scale
sucking in his stomach. “Ha! That’s not going to help,” she said.
“Sure, it does,” he said. “It’s the only way I can see the numbers.”
Please keep the bathroom door closed.
The dogs have a drinking problem.
Why do they lock gas station bathrooms?
Are they afraid someone will clean them?
If you’re American when you go in the bathroom and American when you come out,
what are you in the bathroom?
European!
April 6th Birthdays
1976 – Candace Bure, 1999 – Peyton List, 1956 – Michelle Bachman, 1992 – Julie Ertz
1947 – John Ratzenberger, 1972 – Shaquille O’Neal, 1926 – Alan Greenspan, 1947 – Rob Reiner