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[Grace and Favour]

Bristol scientists use urine to charge mobile phone

Scientists have developed a way of charging mobile phones using urine.

Dr Ioannis Ieropoulos, from the Bristol Robotics Laboratory, claimed harnessing power from "the ultimate waste product" was "a world first".

"One product that we can be sure of an unending supply is our own urine," he said.

"By harnessing this power as urine passes through a cascade of microbial fuel cells (MFCs), we have managed to charge a Samsung mobile phone."

 

Full article:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-23333533

 

 

 

(Or - of course - one could cut out one process and simply use l*ger)

[alan_fincher]

Does that mean those people who have managed to drop a mobile down the pan were actually great innovators looking towards the future?

[NB Lola]

Taking the piss surely?

[keble]

A useful use for urine at last. There was an actress (Sarah miles I think) who used to drink hers. Don't know why, not sure she did either.

[rickngill]

i think it was Jane Fonda, but perhaps they both did!!!

[tree]

Some people will 'wee' on any bee or other nasty biting stingy nip on the skin and some people also use first morning no.1's as a face cleanser...

 

oh eck .. dotn all look at moi!!! cos i dont lol ..just saying... lol.. and didnt madonna also swear by drinking her first morning sample.

 

moi prefers a dilution of cider vinegar

[Bobbybass]

My family were Thames barge crew....for 200 years...until the 1920's.

 

I was told by GGfather, that with 'rope cuts', it was standard to wee on them to sterilise and cool the pain.

[Caprifool]

It's been used to dye fabric. They collected it from the men, preferably drunkards. And let it sit for months, untill it developed the same dyeing properties as Woad or Indigo.

[dor]

And for tanning leather it was mixed with dog shit. Could be a new canal-side industry there.

[luctor et emergo]

This forum should be able to power a small village...

[John C]

This forum should be able to power a small village...

Gas or fluid?

 

Rolf Harris drank his.

[BargeeSpud]

This has got to be the proverbial -

 

[sassan]

I could power my boat for a thousand year with the canal water!

[alan_fincher]

Is this how Nintendo Wii devices are already powered, then?