Not ready for LBN: Urine Battery Turns Pee Into Power

[Radio_Lady]

Urine Battery Turns Pee Into Power

John Roach
for National Geographic News

August 18, 2005
Before you next flush the toilet, consider this: Scientists in Singapore have developed a battery powered by urine.

Researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology created the credit card-size battery as a disposable power source for medical test kits.

(snipped)

"Gotta go, gotta go, gotta go right now.... " Zoom - zoom!

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/08/0818_050818_urinebattery.html

[trof]

1. "Hey Ed, this flashlight don't work."

"P*ss on it."

[ismnotwasm]

2. Cool

Renewable resource.

[arcane1]

4. exactly

thus, we'll never see this kind of technology expanded in the US

it would be anti-freedom

or something

[jody]

3. Science finally developed a job Dubya can do very well! n/t

[ronnykmarshall]

5. MOMMY my talking Barbie isn't working!

Just piss on it sweetie.

[mom cat]

6. Power to the pissers!

[Radio_Lady]

7. You've got the perfect slogan, mom cat! POWER TO THE PISSERS!

I LOVE IT!

[sasquatch]

8. Does this mean Octoberfest's and the City of Boston will now be-

the world energy leaders?