South and North Poles Pee in the Ice? How do scientists solve the problem of going to the toilet in extremely cold places?

Arctic and Antarctic, the temperature is below zero degrees Celsius all the year round and as low as -50 degrees Celsius in winter. It is said that human urine will form icicles on the spot. Is it true?/You don't say.

If this is true, how did scientists solve the problem of defecation when they visited the North and South Poles?

Why is the polar temperature so low?

What we know is that the temperature of the North and South poles is polar, and it always snows. The average temperature in the Arctic is -22.3, and that in the Antarctic is -28.9. At this temperature, few living things can survive, so the North and South poles are often deserted.

And why is the polar temperature so low?

First of all, the polar regions are the highest latitudes on the earth. Because of the high latitude, there is no sunshine for half the year, which leads to low temperature all the year round.

In addition, the angle of sunlight is small, so the polar regions absorb less heat per unit area.

Secondly, the North and South poles are covered with snow and ice, showing a vast expanse of whiteness. As we all know, white reflects sunlight the most. The only heat is also reflected back into space.

Finally, the air in polar regions is thin, and the only heat is easily lost, so the heat storage capacity is low.

For the above reasons, the polar regions are always frozen and snowy, and the average temperature is as low as -20.

Is it true that polar pee turns into ice?

There are often rumors on the internet that urine turns into ice, so is this true or false?

Urine is flowing, and because it flows out of a person's body, it is at one degree with the body temperature, which is the joke that everyone often plays, "Please have a drink with a temperature of 37 degrees".

In the arctic, the temperature is very low, but it is not enough to turn the urine that has just been pulled out into icicles.

Although it won't freeze into icicles, most people still dare not pee outdoors in the polar regions unless they have to. Why?

Because, the human penis can't stand this cold temperature, and it is very likely to be frozen.

A photographer went to the polar regions to shoot. He has never been to the polar regions. He only wears a pair of trousers. Unexpectedly, he froze in place for a while and his legs were completely frozen.

If he is not found in time, he will probably freeze to death.

Therefore, when JJ is exposed to cold air for a long time, it is also likely to freeze, and it is very dangerous to go to the toilet in the wild.

How do scientists respond?

So it is not feasible to go to the toilet in the wild. How did scientists solve the problem of defecation during the investigation?

The answer is to go to the toilet in the tent, and the temperature in the tent is barely higher.

They can't even take off their pants in the toilet. The larger the area exposed to the air, the easier it is to get frostbite.

So the piece on the warm pants behind their buttocks is movable and can be put down.

Take it off when you want to go to the bathroom. It is very convenient in the indoor toilet. The shorter the time, the better, and the battle should be solved quickly.

After the excrement is pulled out, it is decomposed by fire, and then packed and brought back. Why is this?

Our common way to deal with excreta is to flush it with water, but not in the polar regions, there is no flowing water at all.

Moreover, in polar regions, there is a lack of organisms and bacteria that can decompose feces, and human feces discharged into the wild without treatment will produce a lot of pollution.

People decompose the pulled feces into ashes by burning, and then pack them and take them back to the domestic garbage station for treatment.

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We discussed three issues. First, why the polar temperature is so low, mainly because of the high latitude, white emission energy and thin air, which together cause the polar temperature to be extremely low.

Second, the rumor that urine turns to ice is false. The flowing human urine has a certain temperature, so it is impossible to freeze quickly in the "flow".

The third is how scientists urinate. Scientists are equipped with special warm pants in the polar regions. Usually go to the toilet in the tent. When going to the toilet, they need to open the movable part behind their buttocks, and then the feces are decomposed by burning and brought back to China for treatment.

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