25 November 2006Wet ones of ass productionExpiring European patent: "A device for collecting flatus gas from a human or animal subject, the device comprising a gas-tight collecting tube ... for insertion into the rectum of the subject and retaining means comprising a pair of O rings ... locatable in the subject's inter-sphincter groove...." I don't know about the rest of you, but this is not this old fart's idea of "in the groove." Maybe you can sell it to Jumpin' Jack Flash. Posted at 12:40 PM to DyssynergyI think I'd rather contribute to the destruction of the ozone layer. Posted by: Jeffro at 7:49 PM on 25 November 2006How well does this gas burn as fuel? Posted by: McGehee at 9:46 AM on 26 November 2006Never actually, um, ignited any. Posted by: CGHill at 10:12 AM on 26 November 2006Methane is equivalent to 120 octane, but collected in this form the impurities (is it still a gas if there are lumps in it?) may be detrimental. It is common practice for municipal sewage treatment plants to run their pumps off sewer gas-fueled spark ignition converted diesels. I did some tooling development for Cat Lafayette for the spark-ignition cylinder heads for their really big diesel engines. Posted by: triticale at 8:44 PM on 26 November 2006 |