Chemistry

 

    I’ve heard it said that in outer space, away from earth’s gravity, various things can be blended together that cannot mix here on earth.  Different metals can be formed, making stronger or more flexible materials.

    Heavy liquids, not being subjected to gravity, no longer sink to the bottom, but mix easily with lighter components.   One example of this would be the little-known secret of Head & Shoulders shampoo.  Chemists have designed their formula to have the dandruff generating portion sink to the bottom of the container, so by the time you get to the end of the shampoo, your dandruff returns, and you need to buy another bottle.  Deceptive practices like this are avoided on the space station.  There is no astronaut dandruff.

    Early American chemists had great success when blending simple jelly with certain types of beans, resulting in the ever-popular jellybeans.

    Setting up labs and factories on Mars and other remote locations is not that far-fetched.  Based on what we sort-of know, our building materials and civilization in general will be quite different from what we can even imagine.   Even today, some authors are mixing metaphors that defy gravity.