stackyFACTSHaving an itch on your nose while wearing a pressurized bubble is pure torture. Engineers brilliant enough to land humans on another celestial body duct-taped a simple abrasive block of foam directly inside the helmet visor just so explorers could aggressively rub their faces.
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