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el pueblo unido

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Do they not eat other types of noodles up there? I'd figure it'd be the same more or less.
Do these instant luo shi fen have that unique, and frankly, quite distinguishable smell of the original ? If so is there a way to get ride of the smell in space ? I had the same question when I first saw the toilets on ISS as well many years back :confused:
 

luosifen

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The packages I buy here in Canada (imported from China) have the taste but don't quite have the same strength to the aroma. I guess they have some processing to remove some of the odours. The space station should also have a system for air filtration as well to get rid of smells and other particles over time? They are going to be breathing the same air for months after all.
 

taxiya

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Do these instant luo shi fen have that unique, and frankly, quite distinguishable smell of the original ? If so is there a way to get ride of the smell in space ? I had the same question when I first saw the toilets on ISS as well many years back :confused:
The packages I buy here in Canada (imported from China) have the taste but don't quite have the same strength to the aroma. I guess they have some processing to remove some of the odours. The space station should also have a system for air filtration as well to get rid of smells and other particles over time? They are going to be breathing the same air for months after all.
Air filtration is not enough. The smell comes from the small chemical particles. These particles not only fly in the air but stick to surfaces like plastic and into fabrics. Air can be filtered, but the surface is difficult to clean especially in zero gravity. Think about staying in a smoking room for a while, the clothes will smell, they have to be washed.

Anything that has a unique smell must be comfortably accepted by all crews to be allowed in the station. That means something is accepted by 90% of the general population. A person allergic to something common or having body odour is not qualified to be astronaut, neither a thing that is not commonly accepted by most people is qualified to be in the space.
 
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