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DieselGriff
Original Poster
5,160 posts
128 months
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http://rt.com/news/iss-bacteria-mir-mutation-765/Sounds a little worrying but I suppose it was bound to happen - where humans go bacteria goes, and it seems they have a plan (the humans that is, the bacteria might as well but I reckon if they do it will be some time before we work out what it is). Was surprised at the damage they can do though. rt.com said: Micro-organisms also evolved and became highly aggressive. Cosmonauts reported corroded illuminator glass, holes in the metallic casing of the control panel, and exposed leads, the insulation of which had been eaten away.
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TheHeretic
68,041 posts
124 months
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Ian Malcolm said: Life will find a way
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Bedazzled
4,059 posts
90 months
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That's what destroyed the Liberator. No wait, that wasn't real... 
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Simpo Two
54,246 posts
134 months
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Corroding glass is pretty impressive.
Corroding metals sounds like acidic metabolic by-products; corroding polymers sounds more like using the plastic as foodstuff.
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SystemParanoia
8,528 posts
67 months
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bahh.. just flood it with high level gamma radiation.. problem solved... and you also get some free alchemy thrown in lol 
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Eric Mc
67,256 posts
134 months
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Didn't they bring any Dettol with them?
I can see a marketing oppotrtunity here.
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freecar
4,194 posts
56 months
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Eric Mc said: Didn't they bring any Dettol with them?
I can see a marketing oppotrtunity here. Thats what those "no-touch" soap dispensers are for, not for us earth bound beings but for the space dwelling bacteria!
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MartG
2,714 posts
73 months
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I see they plan to use a UV lamp to kill off some of the bacteria. Maybe future stations will need to be designed in such a way that modules can be isolated and flooded with anti-bacterial gas ( e.g. chlorine ) periodically to keep the station free of bugs
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IAmAHorse
44 posts
29 months
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dudleybloke
6,816 posts
55 months
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IAmAHorse said: good job im already getting pissed on drain cleaner!!
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dibbers006
6,259 posts
87 months
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MartG said: I see they plan to use a UV lamp to kill off some of the bacteria. Maybe future stations will need to be designed in such a way that modules can be isolated and flooded with anti-bacterial gas ( e.g. chlorine ) periodically to keep the station free of bugs Dave, I've activated the Chlorine gas, it's for the best, to rid us of bacteria...
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TheHeretic
68,041 posts
124 months
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dibbers006 said: ave, I've activated the Chlorine gas, it's for the best, to rid us of bacteria...  "Open the pod bay doors, please HAL" "No, you're covered in microbes, dirty little human" 
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Hooli
21,213 posts
69 months
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TheHeretic said: dibbers006 said: Dave, I've activated the Chlorine gas, it's for the best, to rid us of bacteria... "Open the pod bay doors, please HAL" "No, you're covered in microbes, dirty little human"
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Pupp
6,738 posts
141 months
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Can't we just nuke it from orbit? Oh, err...
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Flibble
1,037 posts
50 months
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MartG said: I see they plan to use a UV lamp to kill off some of the bacteria. Maybe future stations will need to be designed in such a way that modules can be isolated and flooded with anti-bacterial gas ( e.g. chlorine ) periodically to keep the station free of bugs Can't see flooding the station with chlorine being very good for metal parts...
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