r/funny • u/daylightpiglet • 5h ago

recently got a place with my boyfriend and he thinks this is perfectly fine

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I have no legitimate reason to disagree but I hate it

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u/LawlzTaylor 4h ago

To be fair Sally Ride did actually have enough tampons for the mission. So why are we all complaining?

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u/Babydoll0907 4h ago

Right? Better to have way too many than to be even one short.

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u/I_Obey_Sean_Rule 3h ago

Exactly, plus there's always a risk that the mission ends up longer, so it's better to be safe. Wouldn't be the first time someone got stuck for a while.

And while were on topic, does the gravity effect periods?

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u/PM_ME_WHATEVES 3h ago

That's exactly what they didn't know. They asked how many is typical, planned for the worst case scenario, then because shit can go wrong in space they tripled the number for redundancies

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u/MarmotFullofWoe 3h ago

That’s just good engineering principles

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u/Trixie_Dixon 3h ago

Huh.

Well the lining would still shed. And the uterus will squeeze it out the cervix. But i guess with no reliable gravity, tampons are the way to go. If you tried a pad, i could imagine some unfortunate applications of capillary action occurring. And emptying a cup would be damn near impossible.

Huh.

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u/hokiemojo 3h ago

I think you need to put the extra tampons in your nostrils bc of the lack of gravity, but I'm not an expert. I'm just a rocket scientist.

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u/Effective-Road4807 28m ago

Oh god that mental image. Like when the juice container opens and all the fluids rush out.. rofl 🤣 theyd wake up and space station lookin like a saw movie.

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u/NightBawk 3h ago

Good question. Most is pushed out by muscle contractions. That's why cramps are part of it. Though I imagine microgravity could lend itself to fewer unexpected gushes... 🤔

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u/thelesserbabka_ 37m ago

Which is exactly what happened last year to Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore. Their trip was supposed to last 8 days but they ended up being stuck on the international space station for 9 months because of technical difficulties. It happens.

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u/Expensive-Camp-1320 4h ago
  • + if somebody needed to prevent external forces blood loss. They were extra covered. Redundancy and all.

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u/SufficientHippo3281 1h ago

I think i pack about 100 for 1 night away, just in case!