Body Fluids
The Cow Toilet
Developed by the Dutch firm Hanskamp. How it works:(Today I learned that cow's have a urine reflex!) Once the urine has been collected, it can be processed to produce fertilizer, or even be used to generate electricity. Most importantly, it isn't polluting the ground.
The video below (which is in Dutch) shows the device in action. The demonstration begins at about 1:15. Warning: if you're really squeamish it might gross you out because it does show cows peeing.
Posted By: Alex - Sat Jan 19, 2019 -
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Category: Inventions, Cows, Body Fluids
Follies of the Madmen #398
Usage of this product enables user to read the mystical language of flowers.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 29, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Hygiene, Body Fluids, Languages, Nature, 1950s
Manpons
Strange ads created by the charity WaterAid in 2015 asking people to imagine what the world would be like if men had periods and had to use 'manpons'. This then served as a lead-in to the info that 1.25 billion women worldwide don't have access to a toilet during their period.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Oct 21, 2018 -
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Category: Hygiene, Body Fluids, Advertising
Glow Bowl Fresh
Posted By: Paul - Mon Sep 17, 2018 -
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Category: Bathrooms, Hygiene, Body Fluids, Excrement, Chindogu
The Statue of Liberty Urine Stain Controversy
During restoration of the Statue of Liberty in 1986, the restorers noticed an area low on the statue where the patina was worn away and speculated that the damage might have been caused by construction workers urinating from the top of the statue instead of coming down to use a toilet.Officials vehemently disagreed, insisting that the damage was actually caused by "a vinegar-like solution workers recently used in the process of stripping layers of paint inside the statue."
Perhaps the officials were right, but I prefer the urine stain explanation.
New York Daily News - May 8, 1986
Asbury Park Press - May 9, 1986
Posted By: Alex - Sat May 26, 2018 -
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Category: Statues and Monuments, Body Fluids, 1980s
Unko Button
New from Japan, the Unko Button. It's a gadget that lets you post on social media about your baby's bowel movements with just a push of a button. It's got two buttons. One for poo, the other for pee.More info: RocketNews24
Posted By: Alex - Sat Dec 30, 2017 -
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Category: Inventions, Body Fluids, Excrement
Yellow Snow Experiment
An experiment conducted by animal behavior expert Marc Bekoff of the University of Colorado, Boulder with his dog, Jethro:More info: Psychology Today - June 29, 2009
Posted By: Alex - Sat Aug 19, 2017 -
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Category: Animals, Experiments, Body Fluids
Humanure
Check out the Humanure Film in which "Humanure Girl" travels from the future to teach us about the benefits of making compost from human feces.And if you want to dive deeper into the subject of Humanure, the Humanure Handbook by Joseph Jenkins seems to be like the Bible of Humanure enthusiasts.
Posted By: Alex - Fri May 05, 2017 -
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Category: Body Fluids, Excrement
Polar Do’s and Don’t's
From the U.S. Navy's Polar Manual (4th ed., 1965):The whole list is pretty interesting and worth a read. You can download the entire manual from the Defense Technical Information Center (PDF - 33 MB).
Posted By: Alex - Wed Mar 15, 2017 -
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Category: Military, Body Fluids
Downunder Lipstick Glue
Glue for the lips "downunder."More info: NY Post, Forbes, Patent Office
Posted By: Alex - Thu Feb 23, 2017 -
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Category: Hygiene, Body Fluids, Patents, Blood, Genitals
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