MW> What are those things in the botom of washbasins in the quarters of a 
MW> starship? They look like clear marbles...
Not far off the mark, it looks to me like a sort of rock filter system, 
probably to catch large particles before the reach the recycling facility.
Orrrr, just to make it look purrrty...
Pete
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