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Title: Toilet Bike
Post by: DRxBMW on October 13, 2011, 09:00:42 AM: Japan's leading toilet maker, TOTO, has created Toilet Bike Neo, a talking hybrid toilet-motorcycle that runs entirely on — you guessed it — human waste.

http://news.discovery.com/tech/poo-fueled-motorcycle-passes-on-gas-111007.html (http://news.discovery.com/tech/poo-fueled-motorcycle-passes-on-gas-111007.html)

The turd trike is part of TOTO’s Green Challenge campaign to reduce half of all bathroom carbon dioxide emissions by the year 2017.

Starting this week from TOTO’s headquarters in Kitakyushu, the biogas fueled motorcycle embarked upon its multi-city tour of Japan where it hopes to not only stir dialogue about conservation, but likely a few bowels along the way.

The tour even includes a pit stop at a butt-shaped boulder in Nakatsu.
Title: Re: Toilet Bike
Post by: wmax351 on October 13, 2011, 04:46:26 PM: This gives a whole new meaning to the bumper sticker: "My other car runs on bullshit"
Title: Re: Toilet Bike
Post by: frankenduck on October 13, 2011, 04:48:25 PM: Probably be useful for Iron Butt rides. 8)
Title: Re: Toilet Bike
Post by: Photog on October 13, 2011, 06:10:54 PM: This song seems apt;
The Beatles- Why Don't We Do It In The Road (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM02WcvlKn0#)
Title: Re: Toilet Bike
Post by: DRxBMW on October 13, 2011, 07:46:00 PM: Quote from: DRxBMW on October 13, 2011, 09:00:42 AM
Japan's leading toilet maker, TOTO, has created Toilet Bike Neo, a talking hybrid toilet-motorcycle that runs entirely on — you guessed it — human waste.

hmmm, seems there is a Chinese copy of the genuine TOTO already on the market.
Title: Re: Toilet Bike
Post by: frankenduck on October 13, 2011, 11:31:22 PM: I don't know why the Chinese would bother with the extra weight of the water closet. We all know where it's going to end up...
Title: Re: Toilet Bike
Post by: Roy S. on October 14, 2011, 07:51:39 AM: 2 gallon top box SweeeeeeeeT :)
Title: Re: Toilet Bike
Post by: Ocelot on October 17, 2011, 07:47:50 AM: Them are two rat faced chicks. These Japs may understand turd power, but they sure don't get advertising.