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Has anyone thought about this...astronauts release their waste into space. There's bacteria that gets frozen almost as soon as it leaves the ship/space station

Has anyone thought about this...astronauts release their waste into space. There's bacteria that gets frozen almost as soon as it leaves the ship/space station right? Couldn't it stay preserved until it lands on a distant planet that hasn't formed an atmosphere and be the seeds for life on infant planets? I'm no physicist (or scientist, period), but it's just a question that's been bugging me for a while.

frankil 15y ago
Sort of like panspermia? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panspermia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panspermia
- firefoxman1 15y ago
  Woah thats really similar. That's the problem with the internet: it makes you feel like nothing you think of is original. Thanks for the link btw.
  - calydon 15y ago
    Unless you're really special nothing you think of is original. I'm not saying you're not special though. :)
    - firefoxman1 15y ago
      Hahaha thanks. I read somewhere that at the same time you think of a grand new idea, 10 people somewhere in the world will also have the same idea. I doubt that's always true, but it's pretty amazing nonetheless.
      - freshhawk 15y ago
        Heh, that is depressingly likely given the numbers. There must be a german word for the appreciation of a clever/accurate but depressing idea.
        noonespecial 15y ago
        Weltschmerz comes close.
        freshhawk 15y ago
        That is an excellent word and concept, thank you. But it lacks the appreciation of how interesting the depressing observation is. Weltschmerzfreude seems like it's just a contradiction (also I know almost no german at all so it's likely just gibberish) but it doesn't sound bad.
        JonnieCache 15y ago
        Twas ever thus. Look at how many great inventions and discoveries throughout history were arrived at independently and then argued for the bragging rights, before it became such a priority to share your ideas. Calculus and television spring immediately to mind, but there are many others.
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bfrs 15y ago
Interesting thought! Something along similar lines: http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/257096/crap-is-everything http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/257096/crap-is-everyth...
- firefoxman1 15y ago
  Haha reminds me of "every sperm is sacred"

frankil 15y ago

Sort of like panspermia? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panspermia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panspermia

firefoxman1 15y ago
Woah thats really similar. That's the problem with the internet: it makes you feel like nothing you think of is original. Thanks for the link btw.
- calydon 15y ago
  Unless you're really special nothing you think of is original. I'm not saying you're not special though. :)
  - firefoxman1 15y ago
    Hahaha thanks. I read somewhere that at the same time you think of a grand new idea, 10 people somewhere in the world will also have the same idea. I doubt that's always true, but it's pretty amazing nonetheless.
    - freshhawk 15y ago
      Heh, that is depressingly likely given the numbers. There must be a german word for the appreciation of a clever/accurate but depressing idea.
      - noonespecial 15y ago
        Weltschmerz comes close.
        freshhawk 15y ago
        That is an excellent word and concept, thank you. But it lacks the appreciation of how interesting the depressing observation is. Weltschmerzfreude seems like it's just a contradiction (also I know almost no german at all so it's likely just gibberish) but it doesn't sound bad.
      - JonnieCache 15y ago
        Twas ever thus. Look at how many great inventions and discoveries throughout history were arrived at independently and then argued for the bragging rights, before it became such a priority to share your ideas. Calculus and television spring immediately to mind, but there are many others.
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bfrs 15y ago

Interesting thought! Something along similar lines: http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/257096/crap-is-everything http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/257096/crap-is-everyth...

firefoxman1 15y ago
Haha reminds me of "every sperm is sacred"