I guess we are used to sitting while shitting whereas most of the world squats, which is probably optimal.
EEEEWWWWW!
Now with the new unit, the shit hits the fan, and you can barely even notice the lights dimming slightly.
Said to be the only intentional joke in the entire movie.
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You do know they recycle the 'nauts urine on the ISS, right?
Well yeah, as on Earth.
For the ISS it rings a bell.
https://www.space.com/34688-recycled-astronaut-pee-boosts-deep-space-travel.html
Okay so they get 75% of their water back.
It was in Ringworld that one character on a small spacecraft remarks that he would prefer his toilet and his only food source to not be parts of the same machine.
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it is “sensitive to crew alignment on the seat,” sometimes resulting in messes,
The Chaotic Evil ones, right?
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As terrifying as the launch and re-entry would be, the thought of using that communal toilet for a number of years is more terrifying to me 
It would appear that having “The Right Stuff” includes having the ability to share a toilet.
(Cue pre-Shuttle astronauts shouting “A toilet? Luxury! Why, in our days…” etc. etc.)
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Not enough bread crumbs …
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I understand that the way microgravity toilets work is that they have blowers in them to keep all the material moving in the right direction.
You know what is supposed to hit the fan!
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Start with an install on a sailboat going upwind in a jolly sea-state.
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Sounds like fun until the shit hits the fantail.
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