Poop... Where does it all go??

[herman maire]

I just finished looking through a Poop tread and it got me thinking.
Where do city's put it all??
How do they make it all dissapear.
Please oh please dont tell me farmers are using it.

[masraum]

You've seen the space shuttle, right??

[Puka Puncha]

The poop gets treated and pumped back out to sea once the bacteria is at acceptable levels. I saw this in a cartoon once.

[scottmandue]

Two words....

nitro humus

[sammyg2]

It goes to a sewage treatment plant where it enters a skimmer that seperates the floating stuff from the sinking stuff.
The solid parts are sent to a large digester tank where they are allowed to decompose. The digester tank gives off methane gas which is used to generate electricity in most cases.
The liquid is further strained, then it goes to large aeration tanks where bacteria eats most of the remaining organic substances.
Eventually it is cleaned enough so that they can add a bit of chemical and then it goes to the ocean or river or wherever.

After the solid parts are done in the digester they are pumped through a filter press that dries it out. What is left is used as fertilizer or dumped in special landfills (AKA Bakersfield).

I consulted on a design project for a couple of sewage treatment plans in the mid 90's.
So,.... from now on you can't say I don't know *****

[vash]

the sludge does go to farmers.

and the water, gets cleaned so we can drink it. yum

[herman maire]

Originally posted by Puka Puncha
The poop gets treated and pumped back out to sea once the bacteria is at acceptable levels. I saw this in a cartoon once.

Puka- You guy's in hawaii have all the good cartoons. Damn.

[Puka Puncha]

LOL!...too bad they all G rated.

[herman maire]

Originally posted by vash
the sludge does go to farmers.

and the water, gets cleaned so we can drink it. yum

Vash- Thats a convenient cycle and your right about the Yum part but I hope you are kidding. Seriously, I hope your kidding.

[Rich76_911s]

I've always been taught to flush twice so that my poo-poo can make it all the way to Texas.

[mudman]

Ever hear of Milorganite??

[M.D. Holloway]

Originally posted by Rich76_911s
I've always been taught to flush twice so that my poo-poo can make it all the way to Texas.

Now thats just plain ugly. I'll cut you some slack cuz you live in a territory that can barely claim itself to be a state!

As for the destiny of poo - some processing plants will take in and compress it into a solid cake about the size of a hockey puck. It them gets burned or land filled.

[targa911S]

I thought it went to Detroit...nobody lives there anymore.

[slakjaw]

You ever seen a tomato plant growing in the middle of a bean feild???

Do ya wonder where that tomato seed came from.......

not always, but its likely that it came out of someones butt.

[trekkor]

I just shot a tomato seed out my nose...


My question has always been: Why does poop have to smell so bad?


KT

[Moses]

Originally posted by herman maire
Poop... Where does it all go??

Just look around you son! It's everywhere! It's in the newspaper, on the TV...and it's piled really, really high right here in Pelican Parts off-topic lounge!

-Moses

(5ooo posts, most of them proudly piled on the OT dungheap)

[Jims5543]

Va-poo-rize!!!

[WOODPIE]

Originally posted by trekkor



My question has always been: Why does poop have to smell so bad?

So blind people can hate it too?

Ed

[bell]

if it smelled good we'd call it something else

who would've thought the poop thread would branch out

[ed martin]

Funny you should ask this question. Have you checked out " Libs and Honor, why Shauns $500 check bounced?" I think some of the poop is being diverted there.