Do people in Star Trek use the bathroom?

According to Jonathan Frakes during the "Journey's End: The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation" special in 1994, the Enterprise-D
Enterprise-D
The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) was a 24th century Federation Galaxy-class starship operated by Starfleet, and the fifth Federation starship to bear the name Enterprise. During its career, the Enterprise served as the Federation flagship and was in service from 2363 to 2371.
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had only one bathroom
. After stating that, Frakes proceeded to point to it on the large cross-section of the Enterprise-D in the main engineering set.
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Do they go to the bathroom on Star Trek?

You never see a toilet in Star Trek, except for Star Trek V where you do see a pop out one in the Enterprise's brig. Kirk uses it as an impromptu chair.
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How do they poop in Star Trek?

The bathrooms are on the starboard side, opposite the Captain's Ready Room. The Captain even gets a private potty. Heh, that's where he drops his captains log.
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How do they pee in Star Trek?

Star Trek Timeline [INTERACTIVE]

Urination was the process by which urine was disposed from the body through the urethra, in humanoids as well as certain other creatures. To pee or to "take a leak" were slang terminologies originating from Earth that referred to the act of urination.
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Do Star Trek shuttles have a toilet?

The bathroom is a little panel on the wall* that you stand in front of and press a button that tells the computer to use the transporter to evacuate your bowel or bladder. Or both.
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How many bathrooms does the enterprise have?

Where's The Bathroom On The Enterprise? 9 Space Toilets.
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What happens to human waste in Star Trek?

Star Trek Timeline [INTERACTIVE]

In advanced civilizations, bodily waste was deposited in a toilet sent to the waste extraction system, where, after various processes, it would be recycled through biomatter resequencing. For infants, feces was often collected in a diaper.
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Why are Star Trek uniforms so tight?

The Uniforms Were Too Small - Roddenberry specifically wanted the costumes to be form-fitting, so they were intentionally made two sizes too small.
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Are there toilets on the Starship Enterprise?

Yes, of course there are.
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What was Star Trek food made of?

Star Trek: Discovery season 3's Admiral Charles Vance (Oded Fehr) dropped a disgusting truth bomb about the food that comes out of Starfleet's 32nd-century replicators: it's all made from reconstituted feces.
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Is the Star Trek replicator possible?

While generating a handful of particles is a long way from generating a convincing steak and lobster dinner, the technology at least makes "Star Trek"-like replicators conceivable as a real-life possibility.
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Are Star Trek uniforms one piece?

3. The uniforms changed from one piece to two. It seems that series creator Gene Roddenberry didn't exactly prioritize the actors' comfort when designing the original Starfleet uniforms — they were made to fit as a one-piece and intentionally manufactured one size smaller to be skin-tight — and that became an issue.
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Why does Picard wear a jacket?

Captain's variant

The captain's uniform was designed by Robert Blackman to make Captain Picard stand out from the rest of his crew, at the suggestion of actor Patrick Stewart. [1] The creation of the jacket was prompted by Stewart raising complaints about how uncomfortable the standard duty uniforms were.
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Does Deanna Troi wear a corset?

It was made of denim, did not stretch at all, and the waist, with the belt, felt like a corset to her. She said she couldn't sit properly, or breathe while wearing it. That's pretty much the description actors--both male and female--have had for the Starfleet uniform costumes throughout the entire run of the show.
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Why do you bury poop when camping?

CATHOLE BURIAL

When no outhouse is present, digging a cathole is the most widely accepted method of backcountry human waste disposal. The pros are that they're easy to dig in most areas, help disperse the poo rather than concentrate it in one area, and they hide your waste so that no one else needs to encounter it.
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Where do you poop if you don't have a toilet?

If my toilet doesn't work, how do I go to the bathroom?
  • Turn the water valve to the toilet off.
  • Flush out any water still in the bowl (the toilet shouldn't refill).
  • Line your toilet bowl (under the seat) with a plastic kitchen garbage bag inside another kitchen garbage bag.
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Why did Deanna Troi not wear a uniform?

Troi holds the rank of lieutenant commander when she first joins the Enterprise-D; the pips can clearly be seen on her collar in Season 1, Episode 1, “Encounter at Farpoint.” However, she doesn't wear them on her civilian clothes after that, which infers she prefers a more informal relationship with her fellow officers ...
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What does Temba his arms wide mean?

For example, the Tamarian captain Dathon uses the expression "Temba, his arms wide", to indicate his intent to give an item to Picard, and his motive of generosity and friendly helpfulness, by referencing an event in Tamarian history involving a Tamarian, Temba.
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Why does Picard wear red?

Designating the wearer's career is the main function of a Starfleet uniform. In TOS (The Original Series) gold was reserved for command, red was for engineering and security, leaving science and medical officers with blue.
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Why are Star Trek skirts so short?

In the pilot, actress Grace Lee Whitney (Yeoman Rand) didn't like the pants the women originally wore because she wanted to show off her "dancer's legs." They gave her a miniskirt instead and the crew liked it so much the miniskirt became standard for all the women on the ship.
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What color shirt always dies in Star Trek?

The term originates from the original Star Trek (NBC, 1966–69) television series in which the red-shirted security personnel frequently die during episodes. Redshirt deaths are often used to dramatize the potential peril that the main characters face.
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Why do Klingons have ridges?

In TOS their foreheads were flat exactly like those of humans. The only distinguishing mark was their beards. In TMP and thereafter, however, the Klingons had ridges on their foreheads, to emphasize their being alien but probably also their martial nature.
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Why can't Latinum be replicated?

It is explained that certain items can not be replicated based on materials on board. Latinum is explained as the most Dense and heavy substance in the Universe. For this reason, the Replicators would need something just as dense atomically or greater to replicate. Which is impossible.
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Does Star Trek have currency?

Money doesn't exist in the “Star Trek” universe.
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