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Malaysian boy solves Nasa's toilet dilemma
By
Dhesegaan Bala Krishnan
November 4, 2020 @ 11:07am
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Zyson Kang Zy Sun presenting his project at a science fair in Kuala Lumpur last year.
KUALA LUMPUR: A 9-year-old Malaysian boy has come up with a solution to a long-standing dilemma faced by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa): a gravity-defying loo for its next lunar mission.
Zyson Kang Zy Sun's "Spacesuit Lunar Toilet" can easily fit into an astronaut's spacesuit and works around microgravity in space by creating a vacuum to suck up liquids.
With the device, an astronaut has to simply move his legs to answer nature's call while in space.
Zyson's design recently bagged the top prize of the prestigious Nasa's Lunar Loo Challenge 2020 (Junior Category), triumphing over 897 participants from 85 countries.