David Jenkins
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 posted on 8/7/09 at 11:56 AM |
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That's just taking the pee!
Fuel from urine
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 8/7/09 at 12:00 PM |
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JoelP
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| posted on 8/7/09 at 12:11 PM |
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fantastic!
On a similar theme, i read a long time ago in New Scientist that if sewerage contained no urine they could burn the rest of the solids in power
stations; for some reason, urine made it a lot less prductive.
Sadly, this might involve replumbing the entire world!
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iscmatt
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| posted on 8/7/09 at 12:11 PM |
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sounds good in theory
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Steve G
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| posted on 8/7/09 at 12:18 PM |
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"The hydrogen atoms in urea – the main constituent of urine"
And here's me thinking the main constituent was water!!! Apperently the average person produces about 30g of Urea per day (which will produce
about 0.5g of pure Hydrogen) so not exactly what i'd call abundant.
They are quite frankly taking the wee there!!! 
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balidey
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| posted on 8/7/09 at 12:19 PM |
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loads of trucks and buses use adblue tanks, basically putting wee into the engines to help meet the euro emmissions
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GrumpyOne
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| posted on 8/7/09 at 01:04 PM |
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Great idea, take a leak and help the planet and keep your car going. Then the government will tax us on the fuel so sooner or later we will be taxed
for taking a leak 
My wife is very understanding, she understands that if I am in the garage I am not in the house annoying her.
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balidey
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| posted on 8/7/09 at 01:32 PM |
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Already been done.....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecunia_non_olet
just hope Gordon doesn't think of doing it again
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 8/7/09 at 04:10 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve G
"The hydrogen atoms in urea – the main constituent of urine"
And here's me thinking the main constituent was water!!! Apperently the average person produces about 30g of Urea per day (which will produce
about 0.5g of pure Hydrogen) so not exactly what i'd call abundant.
They are quite frankly taking the wee there!!!
Ah but if we all pee'd together we could fuel inter stellar flight.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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SteveWalker
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| posted on 8/7/09 at 08:28 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
fantastic!
On a similar theme, i read a long time ago in New Scientist that if sewerage contained no urine they could burn the rest of the solids in power
stations; for some reason, urine made it a lot less prductive.
Sadly, this might involve replumbing the entire world!
I thought that they *did* burm the solids to produce power. Didn't there used to be a pipeline from Manchester to Liverpool to take treated
solids for dumping at sea, that was discontinued and they built a powerstation halfway along the pipeline and it takes solids from Manchester and
Liverpool?
No need for major replumbing, if it only has to be piped from the sewage works anyway.
[Edited on 8/7/09 by SteveWalker]
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