Thursday, October 31, 2013

Doglight

Pic source: http://www.aef.com/exhibits/awards/clio_awards/2005/11

America's 80 million dogs produce 11 million (US) tons of faeces every year, according to this article from NorthJersey.com, which is about DNA-testing the waste and prosecuting non-pooper-scooping owners.

What to do with it?

In these energy conservation conscious times, conceptual artist Matthew Mazzotta suggests using it as a power source for street lighting - see his Park Spark project here.

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1 comment:

  1. A K Haart31 October 2013 at 18:35

    Shine the torch from the other direction and the dog's eyes light up. Just the job for trick or treat.

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