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Don't Eat The White Snow Either
loteck writes "An interesting article about an Australian ski resort that is converting human waste into freshly driven snow. The waste is converted "through a three-step purifying process of UV light filtration, ozonation and ultra-filtration", and they say it's "even cleaner than that made from nearby creek water." I think that says more about the creek than it does the waste."
I'll think you'll find that's due to the fact there IS NO WATER in the nearby creek. You can thank the Snowy Mountains Hydro project for that one.
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they got some REAL shitty skiing at that resort.
I think this completely validates the time I yell "oh shit!" when I fell skiing.
"Information wants to be expensive" - Stewart Brand, the same guy who said "Information wants to be free"
SHITBALL FIGHT!!!!!!! heh heh......doesn't have the same ring.....
Now to find the decent snow you REALLY have to go off-piste.
When I am king, you will be first against the wall.
I can't wait for this technology to become sufficiently miniaturized that you can have it fitted internally, and just excrete pure white snow directly. It would certainly make snowball fights more interesting.
-- Ed Avis ed@membled.com
The resort has an amazing 7500 beds, which all adds up to a lot of visitors making a lot of human waste. Converting this into snow seemed a logical step.
Maybe I'm not as logical as I once thought.
Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains.
If they are going to go through this (no doubt) expensive cleansing process to put this water on the mountain, it must cost them a SHITLOAD to use fresh water to make the snow.
Actually the term is now "SNOWLOAD".
Citizens figured the water's been through so many kidneys, it *has* to be pure....
"Everything is adjustable, provided you have the right tools"
This wouldn't be Shit Creek, would it?