# "Wringing out a washcloth in space" **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 19, 2013, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wringing-out-a-washcloth-in-space/656131 "2013-04-19T13:48:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wringing-out-a-washcloth-in-space/656131/1 "2013-04-19T13:48:47Z")
[Watch what happens when you wring out a washcloth in space](http://io9.com/watch-what-happens-when-you-wring-out-a-washcloth-in-sp-476159356). Cool video, but like that first commenter, I too wonder about all of those water drops floating around amongst all of that equipment and wires. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wringing-out-a-washcloth-in-space/656131/2 "2013-04-19T13:55:01Z")
Cool. Cmdr Hadfield is fast becoming one of my favourite people. His Twitter feed and moustache are awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wringing-out-a-washcloth-in-space/656131/3 "2013-04-19T15:30:43Z")
I love him. His Twitter exchange with Shatner, Nimoy, Wil Wheaton, and Buzz Aldrin was just epic. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wringing-out-a-washcloth-in-space/656131/4 "2013-04-19T16:45:24Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > [Watch what happens when you wring out a washcloth in space](http://io9.com/watch-what-happens-when-you-wring-out-a-washcloth-in-sp-476159356). > > Cool video, but like that first commenter, I too wonder about all of those water drops floating around amongst all of that equipment and wires. I’m comfortable with that guy making the decision on if it is safe or not. Everything is probably watertight and they don’t have frayed wires around. They replace them. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wringing-out-a-washcloth-in-space/656131/5 "2013-04-19T17:21:03Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > [Watch what happens when you wring out a washcloth in space](http://io9.com/watch-what-happens-when-you-wring-out-a-washcloth-in-sp-476159356). > > Cool video, but like that first commenter, I too wonder about all of those water drops floating around amongst all of that equipment and wires. The only thing worse than getting water all over the equipment would be to get ants all over. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wringing-out-a-washcloth-in-space/656131/6 "2013-04-19T17:25:47Z")
One thing is for certain: there is no stopping them; the ants will soon be here, and I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wringing-out-a-washcloth-in-space/656131/7 "2013-04-19T17:43:16Z")
Also, remember [these photos](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2273936/Astronaut-Chris-Hadfields-breathtaking-photos-Earth-space-Twitter-storm.html) he took from the ISS several years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wringing-out-a-washcloth-in-space/656131/8 "2013-04-19T17:59:03Z")
> [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](#): > > Also, remember [these photos](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2273936/Astronaut-Chris-Hadfields-breathtaking-photos-Earth-space-Twitter-storm.html) he took from the ISS several years ago. Follow his Facebook feed for daily pictures. A recent one of Berlin at night showed the West/East division still made plain… by the hue of the streetlights each part of the city had installed then and still used. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wringing-out-a-washcloth-in-space/656131/9 "2013-04-21T03:23:59Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > [Watch what happens when you wring out a washcloth in space](http://io9.com/watch-what-happens-when-you-wring-out-a-washcloth-in-sp-476159356). > > Cool video, but like that first commenter, I too wonder about all of those water drops floating around amongst all of that equipment and wires. It didn’t really look like there were a lot of droplets. Rather the water seemed to just come out in a big blob. ---
**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:** [April 21, 2013, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wringing-out-a-washcloth-in-space/656131/10 "2013-04-21T03:33:25Z")
That is absolutely not what I thought was going to happen. Not by a long shot. I thought it was just sort of going to spray all over the place. I wonder if it would have if he had wrung it out a bit more violently. Like you normally would. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wringing-out-a-washcloth-in-space/656131/11 "2013-04-21T05:17:40Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > [Watch what happens when you wring out a washcloth in space](http://io9.com/watch-what-happens-when-you-wring-out-a-washcloth-in-sp-476159356). > > Cool video, but like that first commenter, I too wonder about all of those water drops floating around amongst all of that equipment and wires. I expect since the Apollo Fire, they’re really careful about electrical insulation. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wringing-out-a-washcloth-in-space/656131/12 "2013-04-21T05:45:34Z")
I wasn’t expecting that to happen either. 🙂