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Urine Powered Batteries. Are You Serious?

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So, your little gadget just ran out of juice. You live in a wilderness and there is no shop around for 20 square miles. You don’t have to worry if you have this little “NO PO PO” (No Pollution Power) batteries. Just pee into your batteries. Absurd? This is what I thought about when I looked at this picture below in an article I found while stumbling. In fact Maria of ixibo.com sent it to me.

I was curious about this newly discovered source of energy. Also I was also very much concerned about the health of the person, whose urine is used in the photo below. It is pale to an alarming extent.. Aaargh..

So I did a little google search on NoPoPo Batteries. I found this and this and this

urine-powered-battaries
It doesn’t really sound practical for everyday use, does it? But as vile as the Nopopo (which stands for no pollution power) batteries sound, you don’t just point and shoot/aim and go all over the batteries to recharge them. Instead, there is a pipette. Though, how you pee into it without getting it all over your hands, shoes and the floor is a mystery.

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