Astronauts deal with flooded toilet in orbit- myMotherLode.com: "The bathroom lines at the already crowded space shuttle and space station complex got a lot longer Sunday because of a flooded toilet.
One of two commodes aboard the international space station broke down, right in the middle of complicated robotic work being conducted by the two crews. The pump separator apparently flooded.
Mission Control advised the astronauts to hang an'out of service' sign on the toilet until it could be fixed. In the meantime, the six space station residents had to get in line to use their one good toilet. And Endeavour's seven astronauts were restricted to the shuttle bathroom."
This can't be good. I hate it when the toilet overflows in the house. I can't imagine what it would be like in a weightless environment (where things can "flow" in any direction) where the air is recirculated! One has to be brave to be an astronaut!
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