Japan toilet maker unveils 'poop-powered' motorbike
Billed as the world's first waste-powered vehicle, the three-wheeler has a toilet in place of a regular seat and huge paper roll at the back.
But as a young female model climbed aboard for a test drive Wednesday, toilet giant TOTO was quick to point out that she would not supply the "gas".
"The biogas it uses as fuel is not made from human waste. It's made from livestock waste and sewage," Kenji Fujita, a company spokesman, told reporters in a Tokyo suburb.
"We hope to raise awareness among customers about our green campaign through development of environmentally-friendly products such as water-saving showerheads and water-saving toilets," Fujita added.
The company - which makes toilets equipped with an array of features including heated seats, water jets with pressure and temperature controls, and ambient background music - has no plans to commercialise the motorcycle.
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Well thats something doable ... unlike water powered vehicle .... I am an engineer and i was just shocked when someone came up with a lame idea and our national media started giving unnecessary attention to it :(
Is waqar Agha in Japan these days ?? :) Free energy, free cologne.
We should get these for AQ Khan, Hamid Mir, talk show hosts and of course our cabinet plus that fellow who got the stupid idea for the water kit in the first place.
Wake up Agha Waqar, this is the real thing. Also, try to make a real crap-eater vehicle so that we can put our phony politicians to good use, if you know what I mean!
During seventies and eighties the bio gas plants were in use ,for the domestic purposes in the villages of Punjab,but were later discontinued because they were found to be inefficient and uneconomical.
This could be a big hit in Pakistan because we eat and crap a lot, with this bike our countrymen can put there crap for use.
We need a lot of those as gov is considering increasing gas prices
Nice!