[–] 8 points 17 hours ago* (1 child)

If people here are wondering why on earth a road might be the first thing scientists are thinking of, be reminded that kicking up lunar dust is going to quickly ruin vehicles. They sure started ruining space suits within hours.

A road solves this problem. With no atmosphere, dust should very rarely settle on the road after it's constructed.

Well, as long as rockets aren't blazing around nearby.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    yeah, i used to thing that a wet soapy wash cloth would work, but i saw a video demonstrating why it won't and it also explained that astronauts just keep adding layers to cover to smell until they get too crunchy to wear comfortably. lol

    and they still intentional exercise to sweat while they're up there too. lmao

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child)

    i mean imagine trying to take a bath and water behaves like this

    and then if you are not careful, it floats out and splashes into the expensive space laptop you left floating up there or something.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    i learned recently that people in extended space stays have to rely on removed baths and that it's so cumbersome that they don't bother for weeks on end, so anything that makes the stay easier is probably well worth it. lol

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