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Without gravity to separate the liquid and gas in the stomach, burping results in a kind of vomiting called "wet burping"

Random FactsCuriousOneJuly 26, 2015burping, drink, drinking, eating, food, gas, gravity, liquid, seperate, Space, stomach, vomit, wet, WithoutComment

Carbonated drinks have been tried in space, but are not favored due to changes in belching caused by microgravity; without gravity to separate the liquid and gas in the stomach, burping results in a kind of vomiting called "wet burping".[25] Coca-Cola and Pepsi were first carried on STS-51-F in 1985. Coca-Cola has flown on subsequent missions in a specially designed dispenser that utilizes BioServe Space Technologies hardware used for biochemical experiments. Space Station Mir carried cans of Pepsi in 1996.@Curionic

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