{"id":11473,"date":"2012-05-29T12:15:54","date_gmt":"2012-05-29T17:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcitement.com\/?p=11473"},"modified":"2013-02-07T13:55:20","modified_gmt":"2013-02-07T19:55:20","slug":"from-gas-to-gas-your-waste-could-become-the-worlds-fuel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techcitement.com\/culture\/science-the-world\/from-gas-to-gas-your-waste-could-become-the-worlds-fuel\/","title":{"rendered":"From Gas To Gas, Your Waste Could Become The World’s Fuel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reuters provided this story late last week about one scientist in St. Louis who is coming up with a way to turn feces into fuel.<\/p>\n

This could be a huge breakthrough, both in finding a sustainable, renewable alternative fuel and in dealing with the problem of human waste as Earth’s population continues to spiral out of control. Yinjie Tang<\/a>, Washington University in St. Louis chemical engineer behind the idea, could very well be a pioneer whose name will become known by elementary school children in the coming decades, much like Eli Whitney<\/a>, the Wright brothers<\/a>, and Dr. Noonien Soong<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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But we’re going to be straight up with you, the main reason we’re running this story is because of all the jokes. For example:<\/p>\n

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  • Turning what comes out of your butt to but(t)anol.<\/li>\n
  • Having “the shits” will soon be slang for speeding.<\/li>\n
  • Conversely, Sunday Drivers will be known as “just farting around.”<\/li>\n
  • Last night’s Chipotle could power a nuclear reactor. Literally.<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Having the car all gassed up but being too pooped to go anywhere.<\/li>\n
  • Now we want<\/em> the shit to hit the fan (assuming you’re in one of those boats with a fan thing on the back, and this one is kind of a stretch but I don’t care).<\/li>\n
  • The three new Octane ratings: Horseshit, Bullshit, and King Shit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Well, you get the drift.<\/p>\n

    Professor Tang, don’t let us down! Future generations of fourth-graders are counting on you to make this a reality!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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