"Polar exploration is at once the cleanest and most isolated way of having a bad time which has been devised." -- Apsley Cherry-Garrard

Science How do you go to the toilet in the Antarctic? From the experts: "Number 1 It’s freezing, everything turns solid in moments so what do you do? Your best friend is your pee bottle; you carry it everywhere, tucked inside your fleece. At night it shares your sleeping bag along with your drinking water bottle. Never mix them up. A discreet place and a good aim and you are happy."

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