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Environment & Energy

gejohnston

(17,502 posts) Mon May 20, 2013, 01:15 AM May 2013

this is totally cool

http://www.mindblowingfacts.org/2013/05/4-african-girls-have-created-generator.html
Now if I can only get the plans to convert mine.

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this is totally cool (Original Post) gejohnston May 2013 OP

From the Lagos, Nigeria Maker Faire! NYC_SKP May 2013 #1

I wish they'd have printed a little more info madokie May 2013 #2

If you series in a parallel diaphragm of lineal rare earth magnets you might tweak the performance kristopher May 2013 #3

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

1. From the Lagos, Nigeria Maker Faire!

Reply to gejohnston (Original post)

Mon May 20, 2013, 01:17 AM

May 2013

Wow, I was at the San Mateo (original) Maker Faire yesterday!

madokie

(51,076 posts)

2. I wish they'd have printed a little more info

Reply to gejohnston (Original post)

Mon May 20, 2013, 03:43 AM

May 2013

Not that I'm interested in doing it for myself but so I can understand whats doing all that pushing of the hydrogen throughout the system. Where does the energy for the Electrolysis come from? Is the generator doing all that work with only piss as a fuel? If it is then why are we pissing in jars and throwing it out windows
On second thought can I run my house on mine and my wifes urine?

kristopher

(29,798 posts)

3. If you series in a parallel diaphragm of lineal rare earth magnets you might tweak the performance

Reply to gejohnston (Original post)

Mon May 20, 2013, 07:11 AM

May 2013

...of the fund raising efforts.

Seriously though, as tempting as it is to link Nigerian scams to a pee powered generator a google search shows there is a basis for the concept as apparently it takes only about 30% of the energy required to break the hydrogen bond in urine as it does in water.

I wouldn't put any money in it though.

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