Some Indian Prime Minister used to drink his pee. Can't remember which one... Salman Rushdie talked about him in Midnight's Children. So I guess recycling is unnecessary... just drink it.

Some Indian Prime Minister used to drink his pee. Can't remember which one... Salman Rushdie talked about him in Midnight's Children. So I guess recycling is unnecessary... just drink it.

Actually, urine is not even sickeningly toxic on the first cycle. (After drinking nothing but urine for a couple of days the toxicity gets a lot greater). In fact the Chinese have been drinking their own urine to improve their health.

http://skepdic.com/urine.html

An excerpt from Rotten.com:
http://www.rotten.com/library/medicine/bodily-functions/pissing/drinking-pee/

"Inhabitants of the Kamchitka Peninsula, in Northeastern Siberia, traditionally drank the urine of individuals who had ingested the psychedelic mushroom amanita muscaria. It is believed to be the only hallucinogenic substance that does not alter it's chemical structure upon being passed through the human body. Only well-to-do individuals could afford to purchase and consume the potent fungus. But they generously shared the prized intoxicant with poorer friends and relations by letting them drink bowls of their drug-laced urine. These individuals then shared their urine, and so on, and so on -- ensuring that everyone shared in the high. The intoxicant would also drink his own urine, thus keeping his high going for a few days at a time, without any additional expense. "

I have never drank my own pee and I would be leary to unless I was dehydrated and stranded on a desert island. My friend once peed in a beer bottle and handed it to another friend who sipped it and almost puked. He returned the prank the same way a few days later! Amazingly enough he fell for it and got a taste of his own medicine (no pun intended).

Actually, urine is not even sickeningly toxic on the first cycle. (After drinking nothing but urine for a couple of days the toxicity gets a lot greater). In fact the Chinese have been drinking their own urine to improve their health.

http://skepdic.com/urine.html

An excerpt from Rotten.com:
http://www.rotten.com/library/medicine/bodily-functions/pissing/drinking-pee/

"Inhabitants of the Kamchitka Peninsula, in Northeastern Siberia, traditionally drank the urine of individuals who had ingested the psychedelic mushroom amanita muscaria. It is believed to be the only hallucinogenic substance that does not alter it's chemical structure upon being passed through the human body. Only well-to-do individuals could afford to purchase and consume the potent fungus. But they generously shared the prized intoxicant with poorer friends and relations by letting them drink bowls of their drug-laced urine. These individuals then shared their urine, and so on, and so on -- ensuring that everyone shared in the high. The intoxicant would also drink his own urine, thus keeping his high going for a few days at a time, without any additional expense. "

I have never drank my own pee and I would be leary to unless I was dehydrated and stranded on a desert island. My friend once peed in a beer bottle and handed it to another friend who sipped it and almost puked. He returned the prank the same way a few days later! Amazingly enough he fell for it and got a taste of his own medicine (no pun intended).

Nevertheless, it sounds like the original poster has been reading too much Frank Herbert where the Fremen wore stillsuits that would recycle their urine and siphon it back into their mouths. Imagine having to pee your pants just to get a drink!

Nevertheless, it sounds like the original poster has been reading too much Frank Herbert where the Fremen wore stillsuits that would recycle their urine and siphon it back into their mouths. Imagine having to pee your pants just to get a drink!