Space toilets become Safety Third's latest engineering rabbit hole
William Osman, NileRed and The Backyard Scientist move from apartment stories to water recycling aboard the space station.
Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.
What Really Happens If You Have to Poop in Space - Safety Third 179
Before getting to the orbital plumbing, Safety Third takes a detour through vacations, sleep schedules, smart locks and difficult neighbors. Its sole new episode, “What Really Happens If You Have to Poop in Space - Safety Third 179,” has reached about 25,000 views.
William Osman, NileRed and The Backyard Scientist are credited in the description, with chapters covering recycled water, toilet breakdowns and whether astronauts should simply wear diapers. It is an engineering subject with very little room for polite euphemism. In the comments, viewers compare late-night working habits, pick up on the use of Gemini for research and propose turning the toilet discussion into a future build.
The new episode is the channel's most active video, with the preceding driving-stories installment and “We Found Out Why NileRed Never Ages - Safety Third 174” also drawing views. Subscribers stayed unchanged across the week, while daily channel viewing is running well below its usual pace. Nearby podcast channels Wine About It and The Interview had much busier weeks for views; Safety Third's week was smaller, with one long conversation stretching from troublesome apartments to troublesome space plumbing.
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What viewers say
I thought it was universally accepted that midnight-3am is TURBO WORK MODE time.
@KevinKevinLangeLangeSee it on YouTube"I've done the appropriate research. Bear with me this is all gemini." Lol
@iflyjets8166See it on YouTubeIn school, they didn't even leave enough time between end of gym and your next class to shower. System's problem.
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Public comments from the video's page on YouTube
The videos drawing views on Safety Third right now
- Channel
- Safety Third
- Subscribers
- 268,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 47,326
- Videos published this week
- 1
- Video published
- October 8, 2026
- Video views so far
- 25,101
- Views on its first day
- 20,883
The numbers
Here is Safety Third's week in views and subscribers.
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