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A Massachusetts artist, who doesn't own a dog, came up with a visionary art project that saw dog owners picking up their dog's do-do and turning it into an 'eternal' flame.
The temporary Park Spark Project was funded by MIT's Council for the Arts and the Cambridge Arts Council after artist Matthew Mazzotta came up with the idea, reported PhysOrg. The project, the very first Park Spark, was installed in a dog park in Cambridge, MA on a temporary basis. Dog owners were given special biodegradable bags to use, scooped after their dogs as they normally did, and popped the puppy poop into the methane digester. After cranking the wheel to stir things up, the pup and people-powered digester created and captured methane gas that powered a gas lamp in the dog park.
The Park Spark's Facebook page explains, saying
"Anywhere people are walking dogs can be a source of heat and light by introducing a Methane Digester into the equation. As long as people are walking dogs and throwing away dog waste, a flame can burn."
Read more:
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/298428
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I saw this and thought it was great.YEAH somewhere my doggie doo can go besides my lawn and on my shoes LMAO :thumbsup:
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That's a umm...good idea I guess, but ewww!...They better make sure those dogs don't have any worms or any other parasites...I can't imagine the stench of dog doo burning over a fire, cause it's not like cow crap. Cows mainly eat grass, so their manure isn't as stinky.
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A Massachusetts artist, who doesn't own a dog, came up with a visionary art project that saw dog owners picking up their dog's do-do and turning it into an 'eternal' flame.
The temporary Park Spark Project was funded by MIT's Council for the Arts and the Cambridge Arts Council after artist Matthew Mazzotta came up with the idea, reported PhysOrg. The project, the very first Park Spark, was installed in a dog park in Cambridge, MA on a temporary basis. Dog owners were given special biodegradable bags to use, scooped after their dogs as they normally did, and popped the puppy poop into the methane digester. After cranking the wheel to stir things up, the pup and people-powered digester created and captured methane gas that powered a gas lamp in the dog park.
The Park Spark's Facebook page explains, saying
"Anywhere people are walking dogs can be a source of heat and light by introducing a Methane Digester into the equation. As long as people are walking dogs and throwing away dog waste, a flame can burn."
Read more:
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/298428
:wave: :wave: Ahhhh, the creativity of the human spirit. The last thing I wanna do is pick up dog *bleep*, the first thing in the morning, before I have even had a cup of coffee. NO THANK YOU, I will just live in the dark!!!!
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Does it smell?