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Generating electricity from poop

Posted 05.20.2004 by Dave
Chuck sent in this article. Its first paragraph sums it up best:

"On a two-year trip to Mars, according to one estimate, a crew of six humans will generate more than six tons of solid organic waste--much of it feces. So what do you do with all that?"

Why, you turn it into electricity, of course.

This article describes a very promising technology. Imagine if we implemented this on Earth, instead of just on space missions. The infrastructure to collate a city's poop into one location is already in place; instead of treating and releasing the poop, as we currently do, we could use it to power the city! Imagine all the resources that would be saved... imagine all the pollution that would be avoided... and imagine the solution to power shortages: "We need all Americans to go to Taco Bell tonight."
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Anonymous Coward -- 05.20.2004

You mean to tell me they ship astronaut poop back to Earth? That's just stupid.
I don't understand how the United States of American can be so cavalier about the pieces of the rocket that come off when it goes into space flying all over the place, but a poop meteor harmlessly putzing around is unthinkable.
We are smart but oh so stupid.

Anonymous Coward -- 05.20.2004

You mean to tell me they ship astronaut poop back to Earth? That's just stupid.
I don't understand how the United States of American can be so cavalier about the pieces of the rocket that come off when it goes into space flying all over the place, but a poop meteor harmlessly putzing around is unthinkable.
We are smart but oh so stupid.

Anonymous Coward -- 05.20.2004

no, they use the techology on mars to recycle their poop while on mars. I'm just suggesting they can adopt the technology here on earth as well.

Anonymous Coward -- 05.20.2004

no, they use the techology on mars to recycle their poop while on mars. I'm just suggesting they can adopt the technology here on earth as well.

Anonymous Coward -- 05.20.2004

this reminds me of a bumper sticker that said "Save gas. Fart in a jar." It also reminds re of this "Ass windmill" that is turned by farting. I saw that in the mall's gift shop.

Anonymous Coward -- 05.20.2004

this reminds me of a bumper sticker that said "Save gas. Fart in a jar." It also reminds re of this "Ass windmill" that is turned by farting. I saw that in the mall's gift shop.

Anonymous Coward -- 05.20.2004

Oh, I'm all for it.

I hope they can put Gator's poop in there as well.

Anonymous Coward -- 05.20.2004

Oh, I'm all for it.

I hope they can put Gator's poop in there as well.

Anonymous Coward -- 05.22.2004

Wow, now this is a brilliant age we live in.

This is powerful, why we could take the poop we flush into the toilet and use it to power the computer I am on right now! We could use this to power electric cars or pacemakers!

This is rather craptastic.

Anonymous Coward -- 05.22.2004

Wow, now this is a brilliant age we live in.

This is powerful, why we could take the poop we flush into the toilet and use it to power the computer I am on right now! We could use this to power electric cars or pacemakers!

This is rather craptastic.

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