Analysts from Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University aren’t keen on being wasteful– that’s why they’ve established a commode that makes use of 90 % less water than other commodes and is capable of generating energy. Aptly named the No-Mix Vacuum cleaner Commode, the porcelain pedestal’s pot divides waste between 2 partitions– one side for fluids, the other for solids– and uses vacuum tech reminiscent of airline lavatories. Rinsing fluid and solid wastes with 1 and 0.2 liters of H2O, respectively, the can will have the ability to route refuse to external processing facilities. Fertilizer active ingredients such as nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous would certainly then be collected from liquids. Likewise, methane can be coaxed from solids for conversion to electricity or as a replacement for other natural gasses. Two of the university’s restrooms are slated to have the commodes set up in the near future, and the team expects the thrones to roll out worldwide within three years.

[Thanks, Yuka]

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It’s an unsettling thought, having to drink water from that bowl in your bathroom, but if the need ever arose, wouldn’t you be glad to know it was clean and safe? Dr. Sarah Haigh, a researcher into the properties of nanomaterials at Manchester University, is currently pursuing this goal with a $ 100,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. With the help of nanomaterials and bacteria, Haigh believes that hydrogen can be easily extracted from not only the water, but human waste itself, which could then be processed into clean water. Should the system work effectively, Haigh stands to receive an additional $ 1,000,000 grant to further her research and develop inexpensive purification systems for use in nations without modern infrastructure. And you thought nothing worthwhile would come from purchasing Microsoft Office.

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Inb4 don’t mind me, just dropping some tweets off at the bird-bath or whatever.

Because this is the world we live in (I want out, STAT), Shitter will print four rolls of TP with the Twitter feed of your choice for $ 35. That’s close to $ 9 a roll. You could almost wipe with dollar bills for cheaper. But boy will your friends get a laugh when the come over to stink up your bathroom! No, no they won’t. They’ll come out after not washing their hands and ask how much you paid for the novelty toilet paper. You’ll tell them $ 35 for 4 rolls and then they’ll call you F***ING DUMB and then go back to pee on the floor beside the toilet like you deserve to have happen. That said, I don’t wipe with Twitter feeds, I wipe with Facebook profiles. In your face, girl that called me four-eyes in middle school! You are looking DUMPY.

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Twitter Toilet Paper: Sh*tter Prints Your Twitter Feed On A Roll Of TP [huffingtonpost]

Thanks to Dave and marcus, who wipe the way t-rex’s do. “Rubbing their ass on a tree?” I said t-rex’s, not bears.

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Yeaaaaaaaaah, based on the discoloration around the seat hinges and the trashcan overflowing with toilet paper I’m gonna go out on a limb here and say somebody should probably be playing on novice. Amateur! *peeing on own feet*

The Expert Mode You Don’t Want To Mess With [neatorama]

Thanks to Jordan and cory, who can both pee with their eyes closed. Pfft, who can’t? SPOILER: Me — I’m always afraid somebody’s gonna run up and touch it.

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eBay seller the_heppcat is selling the six rolls of TP he used to painstakingly hand-typed the entirety of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. Huh? Yes for real, people are f***ing weird (links to the tampon Mona Lisa to prove my point).

My friend and I once joked that toilet paper should have instructions printed on them for certain people.

One day, the conversation grew from there and turned into a wager that i couldn’t (or wouldn’t) be able to type out a novel on toilet paper.

Yes, we did have some time on our hands but, as you can see from the photos, I won the bet.

I’ve kept this mod oddity in a box in a cool, dry place for the last 10 years
and have only broken it out to prove to doubters that I actually did it.

I’m not sure what’s up with the skinny roll but my guess is somebody edited a few chapters if you know what I mean. No? You don’t know what I mean? Jesus, I’m talking about wiping — you should really try it sometime.

Hit the jump for some closeups and a link to the eBay auction (bidding starts at $ 200 but there’s a reserve).

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