The new power source: pee

[Pope Joan]

Scientists have discovered that using the urea in urine is 40 times more efficient for releasing hydrogen for fuel cells than using water.

This means that the cells can be made much less expensively, and require much less heat and pressure.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31805166/ns ... nnovation/

They claim one cow can heat hot water for 19 homes.

NS, is this feasible? Is it desirable?

If we stop buying gas and start using pee, how will the government make up for lost revenues from fuel taxes?

[NERVUN]

Finally! A use for all those drunk salarymen coming home from the bar everynight!

[Phenia]

Unemployment problem solved!

[Saint Clair Island]

Urea as the new power source? Whoever put that out is clearly taking the piss.

[Brogavia]

Does this mean that some day, I could get paid to piss?

[Hamilay]

If you work in the oil industry urine trouble now.

Hey, SCI started it.

[Epicnopolis]

HOLY SHIT THIS PURE FUCKING GENIUS!!!!!!!!

[Epicnopolis]

They could probably make it so it doesn't smell.

[Saint Clair Island]

If you work in the oil industry urine trouble now.

That's brilliant.

Getting the government to support this new technology will be like passing kidney stones, I suspect.

[Phenia]

HOLY SHIT THIS PURE FUCKING GENIUS!!!!!!!!

No need to wet your pants.

[Greed and Death]

Well makes it easier for me to fill up the tank after a night of drinking.

[Tubbsalot]

I fucking love scientists.

[Pope Joan]

If you work in the oil industry urine trouble now.

Hey, SCI started it.

Can't deny I did anticipate some punning around with this theme.

[Bluth Corporation]

HOLY SHIT

No, it's the other one.

[Greed and Death]

Does this mean if i get pulled over for drunk driving i can plead environmentalism as a defense.

[Saint Clair Island]

This is bound to become the number one power source for American homes!

[Desperate Measures]

Does this mean that some day, I could get paid to piss?

If you have no dignity or self respect, you could get paid for it now. *points you in direction of the internet*

[Greed and Death]

Does this mean that some day, I could get paid to piss?

If you have no dignity or self respect, you could get paid for it now. *points you in direction of the internet*

Among other bodily functions.

[The Great Lord Tiger]

Cool sto-- nah, jk, jk.


This is very interesting. Like, really, what better way to use 'waste' than to help stop the energy crisis? It's almost poetic.

[Letat]

Just when you thought the New Jersey Turnpike couldn't smell any worse, there was the advent of the pee-powered cars. I can only hope our petrochem will turn over to pee-processing too.

Though in all seriousness, I think this could replace sliced bread as our benchmark innovation. "Oh sure it beats sliced bread, but he'd have you think it's better than pee!"

[Tubbsalot]

Come to think of it, what happens to the nitrogen? Does it just form N₂ or what? Oh well, I suppose that's not environmentally significant, considering what it's replacing.

[The Great Lord Tiger]

So...

10 years from now. Urine-Hydrogen Cell (whatever the terminology is) cars are prevalent.

"What's your car run on?"

"Oh, it's full of piss and vinegar."

[Maurepas]

Unemployment problem solved!

Seriously, this takes the piss outta traditional work,

[Megaloria]

Finally! I've been pissing in gas tanks for the better part of a decade and at last, they understand.

[Molested Sock]

Urea as the new power source? Whoever put that out is clearly taking the piss.

Ouh stouhp plwease!
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This is cool, soon feces will be compressed and converted into nuggets of pure energy which will power spaceships.