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There is a history of astronauts smuggling stuff on board.
Appollo 14[1] apparently had an unsanctioned golf club on board, and the astronauts on Gemini 6A[2] brought along a small harmonica and some bells, to play a christmas song.
1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_14#Lunar_surface_operations
2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_6A#A_Christmas_surprise
I mean the weight of a person can change, just because they drank a glass of water, so I assume that there is some safety margin.
Comment by [deleted] at 02/08/2014 at 07:43 UTC
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Don't forget the case of the contraband corned beef sandwich