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Nazamroth t1_jdmd67i wrote on March 25, 2023 at 1:53 PM

Reply to comment by sonofabutch in TIL: Thanks to poor internal communication at NASA, information about a spacesuit water leak wasn't properly communicated. Later, Astronaut Luca Parmitano almost drowned on a July, 2013 ISS space walk, his helmet filling with several liters of water before they could get him back inside. by OvidPerl

"Bob... you *are* water. You could just choke on your own saliva..."

Godtiermasturbator t1_jdmhhyi wrote on March 25, 2023 at 2:27 PM

That sounds like some dumbass way I would find to die

Lotharofthepotatoppl t1_jdmlyl7 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 3:01 PM

I think they call it aspiration pneumonia

Ahelex t1_jdmmeir wrote on March 25, 2023 at 3:04 PM

I don't think anybody aspires to die from infection due to choking on their own saliva.

willie_caine t1_jdnddoq wrote on March 25, 2023 at 6:15 PM

I've got pretty low goals ok?

Aporkalypse_Sow t1_jdnmyr9 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 7:23 PM

As someone with bad sinuses, I fully expect it to happen.

Zelcron t1_jdmlhyu wrote on March 25, 2023 at 2:57 PM

/r/meirl

AaronnotAaron t1_jdml94v wrote on March 25, 2023 at 2:56 PM

“choke on your own spit” was a reoccurring insult my mom used towards people lmao