Bathing/Grooming in the TOS-era

[Commishsleer]

Maybe he liked makeup. Heinlein was all over men using makeup. It is the 23rd century, after all. As Picard once said, “We have a more evolved sensibility.”

Seriously, though, you bring up some plausible explanations.

Not to mention Spock's eyeshadow.
The command team seem very cosmopolitan.

 

[ZapBrannigan]

Maybe he liked makeup. Heinlein was all over men using makeup. It is the 23rd century, after all. As Picard once said, “We have a more evolved sensibility.”

I'm pretty sure Evil Kirk was in Janice Rand's quarters uninvited when he put makeup over his scratches. Or at least they left it ambiguous.

 

[GNDN18]

I'm pretty sure Evil Kirk was in Janice Rand's quarters uninvited when he put makeup over his scratches. Or at least they left it ambiguous.

“South” was in the Captain’s quarters when “North” made the ship-wide announcement that the imposter could be identified by scratches on his face.

 

[aridas sofia]

So where does the water go? Some of it would rise back up to the top of the counter, creating a mess.

There is a drain along the edge. Put a hand drier in there and it will be dry as a bone by the time it rises back to the top.

 

[Tenacity]

Janice Lester, actually. Not Nancy Crater.

Yes. One was a horrible creature that caused Kirk to scream in intense pain, and the other one was Nancy.

As for Kirk's concealer

Given how often Kirk got banged up, I think the substance was probably more a medical cream he kept available on his dresser, than a cosmetic.

Maybe he liked makeup.

I have trouble seeing Kirk as a "metrosexual."

So to remain true to what was seen, you need a sinkless sink. Here you go

There was ordinary sink in Picard's bathroom in FC.

 

[Donny]

View attachment 4503

I love this bathroom design! I may borrow heavily from this (angles and layout, not wall paper )

 

[aridas sofia]

There was ordinary sink in Picard's bathroom in FC.

Of course. But the OP is modeling the TOS Enterprise. There was exactly one faucet shown on that ship, and it did not sit over a visible sink. So I have provided a design that could nevertheless accommodate a sink. I assumed there was some interest in staying true to what was shown onscreen, on that ship, on that show.

 

[Maurice]

To be fair you can't tell how sharp Tormolen's knife is supposed to be just because it doesn't look like a contemporary steak knife. That thing could be as sharp as an X-Acto.

 

[alchemist]

Given how often Kirk got banged up, I think the substance was probably more a medical cream he kept available on his dresser, than a cosmetic.

Yes. According to the script, the double finds medicated skin cream in Kirk's quarters.

 

[Tenacity]

If the butter knife's edge was a single atom in thickness, might do some damage.

 

[UssGlenn]

So to remain true to what was seen, you need a sinkless sink. Here you go:

http://www.contemporist.com/this-new-kitchen-design-has-a-disappearing-sink-you-need-to-see/

There is also a sink that has no bowl whatsoever. The countertop slopes back just slightly and the water drains down into a slit at the wall.

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[1001001]

There is also a sink that has no bowl whatsoever. The countertop slopes back just slightly and the water drains down into a slit at the wall.

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I can't remember where, but I've been to a hotel that had counter faucets like that. It was weird, but kinda like I was in the future!

 

[Tenacity]

Of course. But the OP is modeling the TOS Enterprise. There was exactly one faucet shown on that ship, and it did not sit over a visible sink.

There's no evidence of a retractable sink, could be that particular faucet wasn't meant to have a corresponding basin and drain.
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[aridas sofia]

^That’s true. I actually like the idea UssGlenn posted better.

 

[FormerLurker]

To be fair you can't tell how sharp Tormolen's knife is supposed to be just because it doesn't look like a contemporary steak knife. That thing could be as sharp as an X-Acto.

See post 34 on the previous page. Great minds think alike. Or at least similarly.

 

[ItIsGreen]

Wow, that's either the same prop or the prop makers have really good memories.

Same prop. I believe LeVar Burton directed the DS9 episode it was used in.

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

That thing could be as sharp as an X-Acto.

If you can sharpen a credit card with this:

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No reason an apparently ordinary butter knife can't be sharper than it looks.

 

[Noname Given]

Everyone Beams somewhere at least once a week. The Transporter was obviously designed to automatically eliminate dirt, harmful bacteria, etc. whenever you beamed somewhere.

 

[Lance Warren Baylis]

In terms of grooming, we do see some kind of built in vanity unit in Uhura's quarters, in I think "The Tholian Web"?

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I've never understood how a "sonic" anything would clean your skin.

Me neither.

We do see B'Elanna using a sonic shower in one VOY episode. When she activates it, all the dirt and stuff lifts off her body and is eliminated.

But what about the sweat and the smell? Simply removing the dirt isn't enough to clean someone (or some thing).