Urine Powered Cars Soon™

[btarunr]

A scientist has developed a catalyst that can extract hydrogen from urine and says it could be used to power hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the near future. Garadine Botte hasn’t received much federal funding for her project, though she’s got some people in the Department of Defense interested. Now soldiers can work as a team to cool their overheated truck and then fuel it up.

One of hydrogen’s biggest stumbling blocks to use as an alternative fuel is the amount of energy needed to produce it. And then there’s the matter of distributing it. Botte says her gadget eliminates such problems because it’s small enough to integrate into an automobile. Urine is also readily available — your body produces two to three liters of it each day, and it is the most abundant form of waste on the planet. We could treat waste water while fueling our cars.

Source (http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/news.html?news=NDA4MDEsLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdCwsLDE=)

[FordGT90Concept]

I've never been thrilled about hydrogen (beyond hot fusion) but, I'll wait until I see it. It has to be revolutionary to be viable.

[From_Nowhere]

Bars, Pubs, Clubs, and Taverns could be a locations for booze, women, and fuel for our cars! :rolleyes: The future is [bright], but disgusting.

[erocker]

The future is greener and smells like piss.

[Wile E]

If I can't make as much power as my gasoline engine, I'm not even remotely interested.

[El Fiendo]

I dunno, I'd be half tempted by this simply because I'd be able to top up the tank in the morning by hanging my plinker into the tank and letting rip. But would the laws on public indecency loosen up? I mean people would constantly be topping up their cars. And would they have to develop a female friendly top up system? They might claim it sexist if males can top their car straight up without any problem but females have to use a bucket / funnel system. Mind you, maybe more women would like me to expose myself around them with this system.

"Excuse me sir but would you mind sticking your Penis in my car and topping up the fuel?"

Ugh, think of all the bums in the cities. Half would be cleaning your windshield while the other half would be pissing all over the rear of your car and then demanding payment for filling you up. Not to mention if you accidentally start driving away whilst one is still doing his duty. You though gas hoses trailing behind cars was bad...

Woe to the mechanic who has to fish a ripped off penis out of a gas tank. Poor bastard. Get the new guy to do it, that's what they're there for.

[FordGT90Concept]

They could just mandate an additive that causes fumes that irritate skin. That is, it would hurt...a lot...to stick any skin near the tank.

[Triprift]

So we are going to have piss stations in the future.

[Black Panther]

So we are going to have piss stations in the future.

Nah, I'm looking forward to pissing straight inside my tank... :)

[WhiteLotus]

Nah, I'm looking forward to pissing straight inside my tank... :)

There is a device that allows you do to this. Festival goers take them and use them in the male urinals. Damned if i can remember the name though. Sticking "female penis attachment" brings up all kinds of interesting things.

[Frick]

If I can't make as much power as my gasoline engine, I'm not even remotely interested.

It all comes down to how much alcohol you've got in your blood.

[El Fiendo]

It all comes down to how much alcohol you've got in your blood.

Would that work like NOS?

[Namslas90]

There is a device that allows you do to this. Festival goers take them and use them in the male urinals. Damned if i can remember the name though. Sticking "female penis attachment" brings up all kinds of interesting things.

It's called the SheWee.

http://www.shewee.com/how.html

Lots of vids on UT.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wnhTHgrHEE

[Frick]

Would that work like NOS?

My pee would have that function, yes. :cool:

[DrPepper]

If I can't make as much power as my gasoline engine, I'm not even remotely interested.

I can tell you now piss is piss poor at powering cars. We will be lucky to get 5mph out of it.