Ryn is in shock? She must have just left off the sarcasm font. :tongue2:
Contrary to popular belief. I do NOT shit out on the sagebrush!
Though, the dog and I will water the plants on occasion!
On The Prospect Of Deja Poo (and pee)
<!-- start main content --><!-- begin content -->Posted 05.26.2004 by
The Big Wiper (1393)
It has been said that today's science fiction is often tomorrow's reality. At least two well-known works in this thought-provoking genre take the idea of recycling human wastes to mind-boggling (if not off-putting) heights, causing this PoopReporter to go on record as devoutly wishing that these excremental visions of the future do not come to fruition during his lifespan.
First, let's consider the technology depicted by Frank Herbert in his epic work
Dune, twice made into a motion picture. Much of the action takes place on the desert planet Dune, where the army does battle outfitted in form-fitting, physique-hugging leather suits which, it turns out, double as ambulatory toilets. In an arrangement reminiscent of NASA's early astronaut gear, special tubing within each warrior's suit continually collects the individual's urine and feces, processing it internally and converting it into potable water that the person may then imbibe through a nozzle. Uh, the pause that refreshes? Yuck! <TABLE cellPadding=4 width=173 align=right><TBODY><TR><TD><TABLE cellPadding=8 width=165 align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>
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A "stillsuit" from Dune the movie. It captures and recycles all moisture leaving the body. Oh yes, ALL moisture. [/SIZE]</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Supposedly this self-contained toilet mechanism would allow the soldier to concentrate on fighting and other appropriate military subterfuge, instead of having to take time out to poop or pee before, during, or after a battle. No need to disrobe nor to squat anymore, anywhere, anytime. I will admit that I can appreciate the cold, calculating efficiency of the concept; but I think I will continue to take a pass on the potable water by-product idea. Eating and drinking what one has previously eaten and drunk -- possibly any number of times -- seems more than a little distasteful, no matter how environmentally friendly and non-polluting, nor how cleverly transformed.