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15:38 AEST Fri Jul 16 2004
Poo power could soon be used to light up one of Britain's most famous museums as bosses consider recycling the whiffy contents of its loos.
Staff at the Science Museum in London hope to harness their visitors' call of nature to generate thousands of watts and cut electricity bills.
And the excrement experiment is far from round the U-bend, because the waste from three million guests a year could produce a staggering 1,530 kilowatts - that's enough to run 15,000 light bulbs.
Bosses are now looking at the feasibility of such a scheme, saying it would be a great way for visitors to give something back to the free museum.
Head of the Museum Jon Tucker, 43, said: "We have almost three million visitors each year to the Science Museum and have huge electricity bills.
"Poo power is certainly something I would consider if it were practical. As with all energy sources, you have to make the most of what is available.
"We certainly have an abundance of visitors - and almost all of them use our toilets.
©AAP 2004
Poo power could soon be used to light up one of Britain's most famous museums as bosses consider recycling the whiffy contents of its loos.
Staff at the Science Museum in London hope to harness their visitors' call of nature to generate thousands of watts and cut electricity bills.
And the excrement experiment is far from round the U-bend, because the waste from three million guests a year could produce a staggering 1,530 kilowatts - that's enough to run 15,000 light bulbs.
Bosses are now looking at the feasibility of such a scheme, saying it would be a great way for visitors to give something back to the free museum.
Head of the Museum Jon Tucker, 43, said: "We have almost three million visitors each year to the Science Museum and have huge electricity bills.
"Poo power is certainly something I would consider if it were practical. As with all energy sources, you have to make the most of what is available.
"We certainly have an abundance of visitors - and almost all of them use our toilets.
©AAP 2004
This reminds me of a movie I saw where they rely on sex to generate electricity. (Sex Machine)