Poop burgers, anyone?

Fascinating how reality is catching up with science fiction these days.  We probably don't have much of a choice as the world's population is getting larger, mortality rates going down, and food getting scarce... Space and resources becoming premium. Japanese scientists were tasked to research on how best to handle the tons of sewage their country produces.  They've come up with an answer in the form of meat made from human wastes.  Watch the video for their explanation.

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For now, I can imagine eating meat or burgers made from poop feeling weird and yucky, but I have no doubt it will become normal in the future.  Just like drinking water recycled from sewage will also be normal.  Can you picture all this? It's interesting, isn't it?   Trivia:  Did you know Frank Herbert has written about recycling sweat, dead bodies and human wastes in his Dune novels?  The movie Soylent Green also features such recycling technology.  And that Singapore recycles waste water for drinking? Sources:  Youtube, Gear Diary, Fox News

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