Talk:Needs and Effluents

Effluents Out

Feces Solids = 0.032 kg (0.07 lb) ?

That sounds awfully low, only about 1.129 ounces.

-- Mdelaney 04:34, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Im not suprised. Once liquids have been removed, canine fecal matter is actually rather light when comparing the weight in hand to fresh product. I do not know how analogous canine waste is to human waste, but it may be a reasonable comparison when the canine is fed on a diet of human leftovers. (then again it may not be reasonable at all) I can only assume that these figures have been researched by NASA, as I could find no references on the chart. They may be verifiable via a reference listed in the back of this book if you would like to try and compare figures:

Wydeven, Theodore, and Golub, Morton A.: "Generation Rates and Chemical Compositions of Waste Streams in a Typical Crewed Habitat." NASA/Ames Research Center, NASA TM 102799, August 1990.

-- Jarogers2001 04:57, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Still, out of the several pounds of food I eat each day, I'm sure I deposit more than 1.129 ounces in the toilet.

-- Mdelaney 05:00, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

...... Im not sure whether to cringe or try and poke out my mind's eye..

-- Jarogers2001 05:09, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

References

See Lunarpedia:Using_Ref_tags about using ref tags, but more importantly, note how it handles ISBN numbers, if you could post the ISBN number for the book it might help people source copies. (Probably not in this case though)

-- Mdelaney 04:44, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Reference tag added. The book has no ISBN number and is no longer in print. Jarogers2001 05:04, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Wasn't so much the reference tag I was looking for as the ISBN number, too bad. Makes it hard to source used copies without one. MediaWiki handles ISBN tags all by itself.

-- Mdelaney 05:11, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Nifty. I think the book may be pre ISBN 10. Most publishers have upgraded to the newer version ISBN 13.

-- Jarogers2001 05:17, 17 May 2007 (UTC)