Ater reading the story, I did not know if I had entered the twilight zone or if I had become a passenger with Captain Kirk on the Starship Enterprise.
The story told of a new project in England to develop a stand alone device within a house that will turn human waste into drinking water and hydrogen energy to generate electricity. If the development is successful, researchers believe the device could be useful in both developing and developed countries. Indeed, one researcher is quoted as saying: "In the future, we may see homes in the UK generating their own clean water, energy and fertilizer simply by doing what comes naturally to us all once or twice day."
One can speculate that there may be several issues to be resolved. For example, how will the system work in the event that occupants of a house suffer from constipation? Will the residents thirst for water or sit in the dark, much as when a windmill stops churning without wind? Will dog walkers eagerly scoop and run home to throw collections into the hopper? Will water, wastewater and electric utilities close their doors for want of users?
I am still trying to get used to the new types of toilets dictated by the federal government that flush like an erupting volcano. I wonder if the federal government also will exert jurisdiction over these new devices and their source material. Regardless, maybe those ancient alchemists had the right idea after all...only the wrong stuff.
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