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Bill Gate's Poop Water Machine Gets Test Run
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Posted on 08/13/2015 11:53:10 AM PDT by BenLurkin

Earlier this year, Bill Gates posted a video of himself drinking water that was made from human feces. (It went viral, unsurprisingly.)

The water was processed by a machine that collects human waste and converts it into safe, reusable byproducts -- water, electricity and ash. This week, Gates said in a blog post that the "Omni Processor" machine is getting its first test run in Dakar, Senegal, with the aim of reducing disease and saving lives in the city.

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The Omni Processor makes much of the current waste management process obsolete, potentially making sanitation much cheaper for Dakar. And the next version of the Omni Processor will make waste management even cheaper: Garbage will be removed by magnets instead of by hand, and wet waste will not need to be separated from dry waste.

The machine also saves the city money by powering the rest of the sanitation facility with electricity converted from the waste it processed. Treated water can be drunk or used for irrigation, and ash can be made into bricks.

Gates said the Omni Processor is succeeding in its test run, and the results have been promising. Gates and Janicki aim to bring more Omni Processors to other cities in need

(Excerpt) Read more at money.cnn.com ...


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1 posted on 08/13/2015 11:53:10 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Does it require a reboot when full of shiite?


2 posted on 08/13/2015 11:56:15 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: BenLurkin

Windows #2.


3 posted on 08/13/2015 11:56:58 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: BenLurkin

Tested right here in Western Washington. Personally, I hope this succeeds. If it does, it could be a game changer for the poorest countries.


4 posted on 08/13/2015 11:57:13 AM PDT by hoagy62 (Only one solution left.....)
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To: BenLurkin

He should demonstrate the device on a set of the network he created, MSNBC. Then it would be impossible to notice any odor in the water he will be drinking from his machine.


5 posted on 08/13/2015 11:57:17 AM PDT by allendale
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To: BenLurkin

It would seem a machine like this would need a working sewer system to support it. How much of the third world has that?

Or maybe they can cart their deposits in 5 gallon pails to the local facility...


6 posted on 08/13/2015 11:58:10 AM PDT by chrisser (This space for rent.)
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To: BenLurkin

Whew, I knew some critics of the Windows OS were tough but sheesh...


7 posted on 08/13/2015 11:58:51 AM PDT by FourtySeven (47)
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To: BenLurkin
"This coffee tastes like $#!^. I know it's Starbucks, but still..."


8 posted on 08/13/2015 12:01:18 PM PDT by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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To: BenLurkin

If he accidentally fell in the result would be a flood on Biblical size!


9 posted on 08/13/2015 12:02:11 PM PDT by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: LostInBayport

Does got a little wang in it...


10 posted on 08/13/2015 12:02:54 PM PDT by shotgun
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To: hoagy62

Agreed. This is much more exciting than Windows 10!


11 posted on 08/13/2015 12:05:12 PM PDT by knittnmom (Save the earth! It's the only planet with chocolate!)
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To: BenLurkin
Earlier this year, Bill Gates posted a video of himself drinking water that was made from human feces.

Always knew Bill Gates was full of sh*t.

12 posted on 08/13/2015 12:05:31 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: hoagy62

how? do you really think there is enough feces lying around to produce a game changing amount of water?

seems to me that by volume, the amount of water recovered is a small percentage of the original amount of feces. you’d need massive amounts to irrigate just an acre.


13 posted on 08/13/2015 12:08:33 PM PDT by TangibleDisgust ("To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize." - Voltaire)
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To: LostInBayport

Excellent.


14 posted on 08/13/2015 12:09:21 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin
Earlier this year, Bill Gates posted a video of himself drinking water that was made from human feces.

That is not true.

15 posted on 08/13/2015 12:10:07 PM PDT by WayneS (Yeah, it's probably sarcasm...)
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To: BenLurkin

What’s the cost?


16 posted on 08/13/2015 12:10:33 PM PDT by ThomasMore (Islam is the Whore of Babylon!)
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To: chrisser
"Or maybe they can cart their deposits in 5 gallon pails to the local facility..."

I know you think you're joking.
But check this out -

http://cdllife.com/2011/top-trucking-news/trucking-jobs-dubai-stink-literally/

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17 posted on 08/13/2015 12:12:17 PM PDT by shibumi ("Cover it with gas and set it on fire.")
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To: BenLurkin

Moonbat Gates got the idea for this machine from Windows 8.


18 posted on 08/13/2015 12:12:51 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Liberals are like the Taliban and ISIS....destroying cultural icons they don't like.)
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Garbage will be removed by magnets instead of by hand...

Yes. Because it has recently been discovered that all garbage is magnetic.

This article is complete crap.

19 posted on 08/13/2015 12:12:59 PM PDT by WayneS (Yeah, it's probably sarcasm...)
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To: BenLurkin

“ash can be made into bricks. “

To make a brick shit house with, of course.


20 posted on 08/13/2015 12:14:16 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (There's a right to gay marriage in the Constitution but there is no right of an unborn baby to life.)
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