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Offline DRxBMW

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Toilet Bike
« 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

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.
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Offline wmax351

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Re: Toilet Bike
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2011, 04:46:26 PM »
This gives a whole new meaning to the bumper sticker: "My other car runs on bullshit"
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Re: Toilet Bike
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2011, 04:48:25 PM »
Probably be useful for Iron Butt rides. 8)
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Offline Photog

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Re: Toilet Bike
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2011, 06:10:54 PM »
This song seems apt;

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Offline DRxBMW

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Re: Toilet Bike
« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2011, 07:46:00 PM »
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.
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Re: Toilet Bike
« Reply #5 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...
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Offline Roy S.

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Re: Toilet Bike
« Reply #6 on: October 14, 2011, 07:51:39 AM »
2 gallon top box SweeeeeeeeT :)
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Re: Toilet Bike
« Reply #7 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.
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