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In reply to the discussion: Oh, this? Just some teenage girls from Africa who invented a urine-powered generator. [View all]Blue Owl
(50,238 posts)14. That should piss off GE and Big Oil
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Oh, this? Just some teenage girls from Africa who invented a urine-powered generator. [View all]
trailmonkee
Nov 2012
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I'm guessing it doesn't produce much 'net' electricity... but, they are on the right track??
trailmonkee
Nov 2012
#8
You could say the 'invention' part, is doing it in africa, with a pile of junk??
trailmonkee
Nov 2012
#23
NICE THINKING!!! There's way more hydrogen in urine than in sea water. If the electrolosis can be...
uponit7771
Nov 2012
#3
i think it's gasoline... went to the weblink and there were a bunch of folks discussing
trailmonkee
Nov 2012
#13
In other words, Botte is pissy she had to become a chemical engineer to do what these kids did.
Indpndnt
Nov 2012
#29
without reading the article, I venture to guess these girls are Oprah's girls?
secondwind
Nov 2012
#42