Disposable Toilet To Change the World 413
captn ecks writes "A biodegradable and self-sterilizing bag for people of the toilet-disenfranchised world (40% of humankind) to dispose of their bodily waste and turn it into safe fertilizer has been created by a Swedish entrepreneur. It's a dead simple and brilliant solution to a vexing problem. From the article: 'Once used, the bag can be knotted and buried, and a layer of urea crystals breaks down the waste into fertilizer, killing off disease-producing pathogens found in feces. The bag, called the Peepoo, is the brainchild of Anders Wilhelmson, an architect and professor in Stockholm. “Not only is it sanitary,” said Mr. Wilhelmson, who has patented the bag, “they can reuse this to grow crops.”'"
When you see it (Score:5, Funny)
You'll sh*t bricks!
The guy creates a brilliant solution... (Score:5, Funny)
Youtube Demo (Score:1, Funny)
Great for 1st world situations too... (Score:5, Funny)
This is quite unfortunate... (Score:5, Funny)
Too bad for Nintendo as I hear Peepoo was supposed to be the name of their next gen console. It actually works with their current naming scheme too. Wii (We) Peepoo (People).
Perfect for those really long WoW raids. (Score:5, Funny)
Hmmm.... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Perfect for those really long WoW raids. (Score:4, Funny)
Finally get those kids off jenkem (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Great for 1st world situations too... (Score:5, Funny)
Um, in most places in America, the mere act of whipping out your wang to wizz in public can get you on a certain government list you can't ever get removed from...
You mean the infamous No Fly [wikipedia.org] List?
Re:Great for 1st world situations too... (Score:5, Funny)
Sounds to me like you're going down in either case...
From a practical standpoint, (Score:3, Funny)
is the bag flammable?
Re:When you see it (Score:3, Funny)
Re:The Humanure Handbook (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Perfect for those really long WoW raids. (Score:4, Funny)
Not to mention, how the heck do you poop in a bottle in the first place? Thread it up your ass and squeeze? Yowza...
(given that it would add pressure to the bottle, I can then imagine it all squeezing back out once you removed it from your nether regions too...)
Re:Hmmm.... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Not to be a naysayer, but can people afford thi (Score:2, Funny)
You just say "Peepoo" and the sheer awesomeness of it digs it for you.
Re:What does a toilet have to do with voting? (Score:4, Funny)
Wow, who woke up the Grammar Nazi?
Re:But does it run Linux? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Great for 1st world situations too... (Score:2, Funny)
You forgot to put on your sunglasses, but I can still take the cue:
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! [tr.im]
Re:What does a toilet have to do with voting? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Named and Marketed by the Same People... (Score:4, Funny)
Thought it would have been brought to you by the people who gave you Wii..