owlice
11-23-2010, 08:20 AM
People powered bike pumps out poo
Sucking up sewage through a tube may not sound like the perfect way to end a nice bike ride, but a pedal-powered poo-pump that does just that could offer a cheap way to prevent the spread of disease in the developing world.
More here: http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2010/11/people-powered-bike-pumps-out.html
(Sounds like a worthwhile endeavor.)
(Not that I want the job.)
(And saying "poo-pump" five times fast made me laugh. :D)
Sucking up sewage through a tube may not sound like the perfect way to end a nice bike ride, but a pedal-powered poo-pump that does just that could offer a cheap way to prevent the spread of disease in the developing world.
More here: http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2010/11/people-powered-bike-pumps-out.html
(Sounds like a worthwhile endeavor.)
(Not that I want the job.)
(And saying "poo-pump" five times fast made me laugh. :D)