# Window-washin in space

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/window-washin-in-space/727599>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 11, 2015, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/window-washin-in-space/727599 "2015-08-11T23:42:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/window-washin-in-space/727599/1 "2015-08-11T23:42:36Z")

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I washed some windows yesterday and got $25USD.

How can I get this job?

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UQ46FAiHjec/hqdefault.jpg "Spacewalk Begins With 'Window Washing'") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ46FAiHjec)

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/window-washin-in-space/727599/2 "2015-08-12T00:24:11Z")

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Man! Squeegee kids are getting more and more sophisticated.

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**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/window-washin-in-space/727599/3 "2015-08-12T20:50:30Z")

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> [@George Formby](#):
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> In my profession I’ll work hard  
> But I’ll never stop  
> I’ll climb this blinkin’ ladder  
> Till I get right to the top

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**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/window-washin-in-space/727599/4 "2015-08-12T21:30:48Z")

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The worst part is cleaning off the bug guts.

It would probably be easier to drive into a meteor shower.

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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/window-washin-in-space/727599/5 "2015-08-12T22:42:06Z")

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> [@G0sp3l](#):
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> The worst part is cleaning off the bug guts.
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> It would probably be easier to drive into a meteor shower.

But then they’ll have to get all the dings popped out of the body. The deductible on the ISS is probably super high, at least five or ten thousand dollars, maybe more.

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2015, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/window-washin-in-space/727599/6 "2015-08-13T03:00:13Z")

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Watch out for [this guy](http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/26/00/72/5770880/6/628x471.jpg).