[News] The Awesome Hidden Power of Dog Poop Finally! A use for dog poop! A way-cool invention called the Park Spark was unveiled last week in a Cambridge, Mass., dog park. The methane digester converts dog poop into energy, and that energy is now powering a gas-burning lamp at the park. Because of this, people can see where their dogs poop at night, and feed the machine, for a sort of never-ending flame. It’s kind of like an Olympic torch, only with more humble, odiferous roots. Here’s how it works: Your dog poops. You scoop it with a specially made biodegradable bag, deposit it into a feeding tube, and turn a hand crank so methane rises to the top, and is available to be burned by whatever you connect to it. It’s that simple. You have made poop into light. How amazing is that? The Park Spark is able to convert something that was not worthy of the bottom of your shoe into energy that can light up your night. And it prevents the greenhouse gas, methane, from doing environmental damage. The infographic below shows the contrast between scooping the poop, and making it into energy: According to Fast Company, the Park Spark team can also envision dog poop being used to power portable tea stands, and popcorn (poopcorn?) stands. But it will never power large projects like lighting up an entire block. Poop is grand, but apparently it has its limitations. The Park Spark in Cambridge wasn’t an underground number, but a couple of large yellow tanks above ground. Check it out below. It’s brilliant to have a big, above-ground demo like this for people (like me) who would find it harder to imagine how dog doo can light up your life if the setup were below ground. I hope the idea catches on, and that within a few years, any dog-filled park that doesn’t have a Park Spark will look like it’s stuck in the Dark Ages. The Awesome Hidden Power of Dog Poop |
Wow, FE, who else but you would post such fantastic news. I have always believed in the power of poop or in this case poop power! |
That is way cool! I had a science teacher that used to say " you know when you go to the restroom to have a bowel movement that's called POTENTIAL ENERGY"! Emphasis on the potential energy! She was lots of fun! I think that's why I remember her most. |
That is awesome in a smelly way. :p How much light does the one lamp produce? (sorry, I only skimmed the article) |
They need one of those at all dog parks, or any park for that matter. We also need one here at my Apartment/townhomes so people will actually pic the poo up like there supposed to. |
This is absolutely amazing. We should do this more often! Come on, people, let's go green! ... Or should that be brown? |
Lol !!!!! :D LOL !!!!! Too funny !!!! And all this time , mommy have been throwing my good poop away:eek:, bad Mommy !!! Bad Mommy LOL !!!!!!! Bark@ulater !!!!!! manina,miley:aimeeyorkmax:aimeeyork,sasha:aimeeyor k |
How funny! My mom sent me this link awhile ago, and I actually posted a blog about it. I think it's a fantastic idea! |
Funny, I know exactly where this is located. Like 10 minutes from my house. Ive actually seen it before from afar but didnt know what it was. |
How cool is that! With my four dogs I could light my whole neighborhood and save the town some money on street lamps! Thanks for posting that FE |
Ya'll are halarious but it would be great if it did catch on! |
I think this is a great idea. |
Very cool idea, some might say it is a crappy idea, but not me, I like it! LOL! There is HUGE golden retriever that leaves a humongous pile of potential light in my front yard most mornings. I guess I could power my whole house with that bad boy! |
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LOL, so from now on lets call those piles "potential lights!":p |
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