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Manure-Powered Generators On The Rise
Sunkist writes "The San Francisco Chronicle has a report on Marin County rancher Albert Straus that, after 25 years of work, began using a generator powered by manure. While this type of 'power' has been in use for a while, recent legislation has made it more widespread. From the article, 'The Straus Farms' covered-lagoon methane generator, powered by methane billowing off a covered pool of decomposing bovine waste, is expected to save the operation between $5,000 and $6,000 per month in energy costs.' Let's hear it for poop!"
Shit.
I am one of many. My idea is not unique, nor do I expect my voice alone to sway you. I speak in a chorus of opinion.
...but i'll take a shitload of fuel to power a city.
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That's great and all but what does Tina Turner have to say about it?
What could possibly go wrong?
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..and it arrives at the perfect time, the production of bullshit is at an all-time high!
This little midget riding a huge musclebound retarded guy challenged me to Thunderdome!
I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!!!!
Oh wait... (or is it "moo wait..."?)
I guess I'll have to hurry to put those machine gun mount points in my car
please excuse my apathy
to the "shit's going to hit the fan"...
I don't know if I believe this article... something smells kind of funny about it.
buh-du-bum-ching
Biomass -> electricity -> EV power / hydrogen production. Nope, you're car will smell just fine.
Forget thrust, drag, lift and weight. Airplanes fly because of money.
... such as the output of Redmond?
I was just sniffing it to get high, I didn't realize that you could generate power too!
I wonder how much power we could generate off the BS coming out of Washington, DC... OPEC eat your heart out!
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Manure-Powered Generators On The Rise
Is "generator" really an accurate name for political campaigns?
It Is the Nature of Information to Transgress Artificial Boundaries
Now they can put all that bull shit which they pile on to their assignments to good use! Finally, a use for humanities majors other than staffing McDonalds!
...a beowulf cluster of these? Pew!
that's gotta be one of the worst ways to die.
Oh, there are quite a few that are far worse, but the FCC would fine me $495,000 for mentioning them.
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So, basically it runs on bullshit? Looks like SCO may have a business model after all...
If cows are that useful, just imagine if we could harness the output of our politicans!
Their (previously useless) B.S. could result in a nearly limitless supply of energy!
"Bob fell into the manure pond yesterday."
"Can he swim?"
"No, but he sure went through the 'movements'!"
*ducks*
Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges.
My ancestors didn't fight for millions of years to get to the top of the food chain for me to be a vegetarian.
Saying Java is nice because it works on all OS's is like saying that anal sex is nice because it works on all genders.
This is yet another reason why we have the "Sonoma Aroma" in Marin / Sonoma County.
You'd think the Sonoma Aroma would smell like wine and vineyards. Nope. It smells like shit.... especially in the summer. Nothing beats endless acres of giant turd piles baking, up wind, in 95 degree temperatures.
If you've ever wondered what it's like to live inside of a fart... move here.
"Things are more moderner than before- bigger, and yet smaller- it's computers-- San Dimas High School football RULES!"
To increase productivity and save power, management has upgraded all of our chairs to toilets. Each bowl says "Is this good for the company?"
Well, damn - I wish somebody had said something sooner... I just threw out a whole diaper genie worth of potential air conditioning...
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a use for my powered manure generator.
... once.
I don't know if you know this, but cows have baby cows. That's where cows come from. Strange but true.
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This is shitty energy, who's gonna use it?
When life gives you poop, make poop juice.
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