Researcher Invents a Toilet that Transformers Human Feces
How the “generator” that produces energy from human feces works
Well, first the feces is pumped from the toilet into an underground tank (using much less water than a traditional toilet). Arriving at the tank, a group of special microorganisms breaks down the feces and turns them into methane, a usable source of energy.
Dr. Cho Jae-Weon with one of the “digestors” developed for his invention.
Researcher Invent a Toilet
Toilet that Transformers Human Feces into Cryptocurrency In an interview with Reuters, inventor Cho Jae-weon said.
According to Cho, the toilet can process about a pound of human feces, the average amount of excrement produced in a day. in 50 liters of methane gas. In short, this means that this toilet can generate half a kilowatt-hour of electricity, enough to drive an electric car more than a kilometer (or power other devices, of course).
And since we’re in an era where nothing is protected against cryptocurrencies, Cho has invented another. A virtual currency he called Ggool (means “honey” in Korean, but I don’t think Brin and Page would take that well). Each use of this special bathroom earns you 10 Ggool a day, which you can use to buy things on the university campus.
From Dirty to Valuable: Embracing the Treasure of Ggool for Ebooks
“I always thought the stools were dirty,” says Heo Hui-Jin, a graduate student who is testing the use of Ggool. Yes, I also thought they were dirty. You look for someone who will think.
“But now they are a treasure of great value to me,” says the student. “I even talk about feces during meals to make friends in my bathroom so I can buy all the ebooks I want.”
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