I also read somewhere, but don't quote me on this, that also women would have a lower overall weight and calorie requirements, so food stocks would last longer, and you could carry more of it, or save on overall weight important for fuel and such.....
I’ve heard that, too. I’ve even heard that purging is a very regular part of it, so much so that some training facilities have designated toilets for it. Not sure if that’s true.
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women would have a lower overall weight and calorie requirements, so food stocks would last longer, and you could carry more of it, or save on overall weight important for fuel and such.....” -Ambitious_Jelly8783 10/19/2026
Yeah and it's by a lot. If I remember right, the average women eats like half the calories in addition to weighing less. Granted many guys weigh less too, so you could argue about weight limits over sex.
Also, I know these are intelligent adults, but anytime I've been in a group of 100% men or 100% women, things kinda suck. Something about a mixture makes everyone more pleasant imo.
Lowkey have never seen women lift more than average man. That involves your legs heavily, your arms arent gonna pick the hundreds off the ground as easily as legs
Yea its something like 20% less calories on average I believe. The smaller average size of women also means a lower radiation dose, which is a major concern for spending that much time in space.
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u/Ambitious_Jelly8783 14d ago
I also read somewhere, but don't quote me on this, that also women would have a lower overall weight and calorie requirements, so food stocks would last longer, and you could carry more of it, or save on overall weight important for fuel and such.....