Does pee freeze in space?

Does pee freeze in space?

Does urine have the same freezing point as water?

Does urine have the same freezing point as water?

Urine is not just water, it also has some other stuff in it, like urea, uric acid, sodium salts and whatnot. These things make urine freeze at a lower temperature than water, which freezes at 0°C or 32°F.


Will my pee freeze if I pee outside?

Will my pee freeze if I pee outside?

I can catagorically (and experimentally) deny that your pee will freeze before it hits the ground - even at -100F (-74C). It stays liquid, and I have seen evidence that even off a building (2 stories) it can remain liquid - maybe due to the salt and/or alcohol content...


Do you get colder when you have to pee?

Do you get colder when you have to pee?

Possible cause: Sensation of the drop in temperature

This can make you feel colder, and as a result, your body might shiver to bring warmth back to your body. Another plausible explanation is that the release of warm urine from your body causes a slight decrease in your body temperature.


Does pee freeze in space?

Does pee freeze in space?

Many astronauts have remarked on the beauty of extraterrestrial urine dumps (including Bill Paxton's character Fred Haise in Apollo 13). Pee particles flash freeze when they meet the vacuum of space, their crystals spreading out like millions of tiny twinkling stars glinting in the sun.


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