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How an airplane toilet works at 40,000 feet: The extraordinary science behind everyday flying

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By Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — How do you connect to the internet while barreling through the sky at 500 miles per hour? How can you brew hot food and drinks at high altitude? And most important of all, how does a toilet work at 40,000 feet? We often think about how planes work – how they get into the air, and stay there safely. What we think about less are the everyday functions taking place on onboard. Air circulation, heating food and drinks, …

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How do you connect to the internet while flying in the sky at 800 km/h? How can you prepare hot food and drinks at high altitude? And, most importantly, how does a toilet work at 12,000 meters altitude?

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