03-11-2015, 08:16 AM
One discussion I've read on the Interwebs was about Watney's use of human waste in the CELSS; there are so many pathogens in human waste that this is not such a good idea. However I would expect that this mission (the third) would have in place some measures intended to sterilise this waste - this could be as simple as exposing it to vacuum for a specific period of time. Humans on Mars and in habitats are going to need some way of processing this material rapidly and cheaply.
Strange perhaps that Watney didn't go into more detail about this - the opportunities for humour would be extensive. Or is it just Brits who like toilet jokes?
Strange perhaps that Watney didn't go into more detail about this - the opportunities for humour would be extensive. Or is it just Brits who like toilet jokes?