# practice **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 17, 2002, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice/104207 "2002-04-17T20:20:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Regina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d78d45/32.png) [@Regina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regina)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice/104207/1 "2002-04-17T20:20:37Z")
This question was in an SDMB thread about [Star Trek technology](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=threadid=85781&highlight=sonic+shower) but no one answered it in that or any other thread I can find: do sonic showers really work? (Actually the question in the ST thread was, would a sonic shower make you go deaf?) Alternatively, are there any other theoretical non-water cleaning methods which we might see in the future which might replace the [shower on the space station](http://www.aerospace-exhibits.com/images/shower_rack.jpg)? ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice/104207/2 "2002-04-18T03:08:38Z")
Why shower in space? If someone attacks you in it, no one can hear you scream. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice/104207/3 "2002-04-18T03:24:07Z")
Of course, one would presume that, unlike Jason (from Friday the 13th), Norman Bates has yet to become an astronaut. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice/104207/4 "2002-04-18T03:38:11Z")
**Arnold** , you should know that the software has you listed as “unregistered”. One of out beloved admins listed as “unregistered”? :eek: (that is, when I went to ATMB, it said the last reply was by “unregistered”… let’s hope it doesn’t do that to me!) Actually, when I tried to submit ths reply, I got a message saying that I didn’t specify a username for my post… what’s up with that? I’m logged in and everything… 😕 It keeps on happening, too… time to copy and paste this in the reegular reply window! (let’s see what happens when I try to submit this!) ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice/104207/5 "2002-04-18T04:15:22Z")
Flamnsterette\_X, we’re doing some heavy-duty testing. Make way for the people in the white lab coats! ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice/104207/6 "2002-04-18T04:42:57Z")
testing again ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice/104207/7 "2002-04-18T07:13:21Z")
So would the testing explain why, every time I tried to click on a thread (or go back in my browser to one) earlier tonight, it gave me a nice little dialog box like this? > [@](#): > > Internet Explorer Script Error > > An error has occured in the script on this page > > Line: 69 > Char: 2 > Error: Syntax error > Code: 0 > > Do you want to continue running scripts on this page? > > Yes No I’d hope that’s the reason for that happening! Seems to be fine now, but you never know! ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice/104207/8 "2002-04-18T13:25:24Z")
Yes, the testing would explain it. The problem is that we have to do our testing “live”, i.e. when users are logged in. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice/104207/9 "2002-04-18T13:36:17Z")
Again with the testing! Will it never end? ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice/104207/10 "2002-04-18T13:52:00Z")
Let’s try this then. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice/104207/11 "2002-04-18T14:12:10Z")
How about now? ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice/104207/12 "2002-04-18T14:13:13Z")
I can’t believe it!