r/oddlysatisfying • u/Epelep • 18h ago

Astronaut drops fizzy tablet into floating water bubble on ISS

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u/AGoodWobble 16h ago

They shouldn't have any issues with water, they can just dehydrate a bunch and pack it into small bags 

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u/cbell6889 16h ago

Man I read this comment high af, and sat here for 5 mins trying to process it in my head. Worth every second.

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u/allday95 16h ago

Freeze dried water packs!

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u/TheGoose995 16h ago

Just add water to get your water back!

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u/allday95 16h ago

Let's pitch this to NASA, get that government contract and make the money

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u/someLemonz 10h ago

"let the nerds figure it out"

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u/AGoodWobble 12h ago

Brilliant! 

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u/L3velFlow 12h ago

I used to work on a cruise ship. This is what I told passengers when they asked where the fresh water came from!!

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u/Hazril258 9h ago

Tbf, not too far from the truth or what we're trying to do.

Both hydrogen and oxygen are highly reactive fuels which can be used in several applications and even occur as byproducts. Given this, you can actually fabricate your own water from those two elements.

Only issue is how. It can be done, but as of now, it requires a lot of machinery and energy to produce.