Urine Powered Batteries??! ¼Òº¯ Àü¿ø ¹èÅ͸®??!
Before you flush the toilet, you might want to check the power level in your batteries. ¼ö¼¼½Ä º¯±â Àü¿¡, ´ç½ÅÀº ¹èÅ͸®¿¡ Àü·Â ¼öÁØÀ» È®ÀÎÇÏ°í ½Í¾î ÇÒ ¼öµµÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. You could be flushing away a free source of energy. ¿¡³ÊÁöÀÇ ¹«·á ¼Ò½º ¸Ö¸® È«Á¶°¡ µÉ ¼öÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù.
In 2005, Scientists in Singapore developed a battery powered by urine. 2005 ³â, ½Ì°¡Æ÷¸£¿¡¼ °úÇÐÀÚµéÀº ¼Òº¯À¸·Î ±¸µ¿µÇ´Â ¹èÅ͸®¸¦ °³¹ßÇß´Ù. The Scientists were able to produce electric power using liquid as a catalyst thanks to a special mixture of magnesium and carbon inside the batteries. °úÇÐÀÚµéÀº Àü·Â ¹èÅ͸®´Â ³»ºÎ¿¡ ¸¶±×³×½·°ú ź¼ÒÀÇ È¥ÇÕ¹°¿¡ ´ëÇÑ Æ¯º° °¨»ç·Î ¾×ü¸¦ »ç¿ëÇÏ¿© Ã˸Ÿ¦ »ý»êÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ¾ú´Ù.

Now, a Japanese company has brought this urine powered battery technology to market with the NoPoPo (Non-Pollution Power) Aqua Batteries. ÀÌÁ¦ ÀϺ» ±â¾÷ÀÌ ¼Òº¯À» ½ÃÀå¿¡ NoPoPo (ºñ - ¿À¿° Àü¿ø) ¾ÆÄí¾Æ ¹èÅ͸® Àü¿ø ¹èÅ͸® ±â¼úÀ» °¡Á®¿Ô´Ù. Just use the included plastic pipette to inject urine into the battery chamber. ±×³É ¹èÅ͸®°¡ è¹ö¿¡ ¼Òº¯À» ÁÖÀÔÇÏ´Â µî ÇÃ¶ó½ºÆ½ ÇÇÆêÀ» »ç¿ëÇÕ´Ï´Ù. Grossed out by pee? ¼Òº¯À¸·Î ºÒÄèÇØ? You can also use other types of liquid including beer, apple juice, cola, and saliva and of course urine. ´ç½ÅÀÌ »ç¿ëÇÒ ¼öÀÖ´Â ¶Ç ´Ù¸¥ Á¾·ùÀÇ ¸ÆÁÖ, »ç°ú ÁÖ½º, Äݶó µî, ¾×ü¿Í Ÿ¾×°ú ¼Òº¯ÀÇ ÄÚ½º. When I first heard about the NoPoPo, I thought it might be a joke. ³»°¡ óÀ½ NoPoPo¿¡ ´ëÇØ µé¾úÀ» ¶§, ³ª´Â ±×°ÍÀÌ ³ó´ãÀÌÀÖÀ» °Å¶ó°í »ý°¢ÇÕ´Ï´Ù. Making silly inventions is a popular hobby in Japan called Chingdogu. ¹Ùº¸ °°Àº ¹ß¸íǰÀ» ¸¸µå´Â ÀϺ»¿¡¼ ÀαâÀÖ´Â Ãë¹Ì Chingdogu ºÒ¸°´Ù. But the NoPoPo is no joke. ±×·¯³ª NoPoPo ³ó´ãÀÔ´Ï´Ù.
A single urine powered AA battery can power a flashlight for about 20 hours (500 milliamp-hours). ´ÜÀÏ Àü¿ø´Â AA ¹èÅ͸®¸¦ ¾à 20 ½Ã°£ µ¿¾È ¼Òº¯ ¼ÕÀüµî Àü·Â ¼ö (500 ¹Ð¸® - ½Ã°£). Not exactly the most powerful battery on the shelf, but it¡¯sa great start for this environmentally friendly energy technology. ¾Æ´Ï Á¤È®È÷ ¼±¹Ý¿¡ °¡Àå °·ÂÇÑ ¹èÅ͸®,ÇÏÁö¸¸ ÁÁÀº Ãâ¹ßÀÌ È¯°æ Ä£È ÀûÀ̸鼵µ ¿¡³ÊÁö ±â¼úÀÌ´Ù. The NoPoPo aqua powered batteries are currently only available in both AA and AAA sizes, but the company has future plans to produce all common battery sizes. ¾ÆÄí¾Æ Àü¿øÀº NoPoPo AA¿Í AAA »çÀÌÁî ¹èÅ͸®´Â ÇöÀç ¸ðµÎ¿¡ ÀÖÁö¸¸ ȸ»çÀÇ ¹Ì·¡ °èȹÀ» ¸ðµÎ »ç¿ëÇÒ ¼öÀÖ´Â ÀϹÝÀûÀÎ Å©±âÀÇ ¹èÅ͸®¸¦ »ý»êÇϰíÀÖ´Ù.
Off the top of my head, here are just a few reasons why you should love the NoPoPo: ³» ¸Ó¸®ÀÇ »ó´Ü, ²¨Áü ¿©±â¼ ±×³É »ç¶ûÇØ¾ßÇÏ´Â ¸î °¡Áö ÀÌÀ¯·Î ´ç½ÅÀº NoPoPo :
- used batteries contain mercury and are bad for the environment »ç¿ëµÈ ¹èÅ͸®´Â ¼öÀºÀ» Æ÷ÇÔÇÏ°í ³ª»Û ȯ°æ¿¡ ´ëÇÑ
- using your own body fluids to power batteries will save you money Àü¿ø ¹èÅ͸®·Î µ·À» ÀÚ½ÅÀÇ Ã¼¾×À» »ç¿ëÇÏ¿© ÀúÀåµË´Ï´Ù
- it¡¯sa reliable source of power for life saving tools like flashlights and radios Àλý ¼ÕÀüµî°ú ¶óµð¿À¿Í °°Àº µµ±¸¸¦ Àý¾àÀ»À§ÇÑ Àü·ÂÀÇ ¾ÈÁ¤ ÀûÀ̸鼵µ ¼Ò½º
- people who live in remote areas and don¡¯t have access to fresh batteries can now use battery powered gadgets and technology ¿ø°Ý Áö¿ª¿¡ »ì°íÀÖ´Â »ç¶÷Àº Áö±Ý ½Å¼±ÇÑ ¹èÅ͸® ¹èÅ͸® Àü¿øÀ» »ç¿ëÇÒ ¼öÀÖ´Â ±â±â ¹× ±â¼ú¿¡ ¾×¼¼½ºÇÒ ¼ö¾ø´Â »ç¶÷
Unfortunately the NoPoPo can currently only be purchased in Japan. ºÒÇàÈ÷µµ ÇöÀç·Î¼´Â NoPoPo ÀϺ»¿¡¼ ±¸ÀÔÇÏ½Ç ¼öÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. Hopefully ¹Ù¶ó°Ç´ë one of my Japanese readers ÇÑ ÀúÀÇ ÀϺ»¾î µ¶ÀÚÀÇ will send me some. Á» º¸³»µå¸³´Ï´Ù.
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September 13th, 2007 03:15 2007³â 9¿ù 13ÀÏ 3½Ã 15ºÐ
How many ties can it be used? ¾ó¸¶³ª ¸¹Àº °ü°è¸¦ ±×°ÍÀ» »ç¿ëÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ½À´Ï±î?
September 13th, 2007 06:13 2007³â 9¿ù 13ÀÏ 6½Ã 13ºÐ
the batteries retain their charge for up to 10 years, but they can be recharged only a limited number of times. ¹èÅ͸®¸¦ ÃæÀüÇϱâ À§ÇØ 10 ³â µ¿¾È ±×µéÀ» À¯ÁöÇÏÁö¸¸, ±×µéÀº ¿ÀÁ÷ Á¦ÇÑµÈ ¼öÀÇ ½Ã´ëÀÇ ÀçÃæÀüÀÌ µÉ ¼öÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. far fewer times than a comparable lithium-ion battery. ¿¡ ºñÇØ ¸®Æ¬ - À̿ ¹èÅ͸®º¸´Ù ÈξÀ ÀûÀº ½Ã°£. not sure exactly how many times though. Á¤È®È÷ ¾ó¸¶³ª ¸¹Àº ½Ã°£ ¶§¹®ÀÎÁö´Â ¸ð¸£°Ú.
September 13th, 2007 07:33 2007³â 9¿ù 13ÀÏ 7½Ã 33ºÐ
nice invention.. ÁÁÀº ¹ß¸í .. way to go °¥ ±æÀ»
September 14th, 2007 00:35 9 ¿ù 14 ÀÏ 2007 0½Ã 35ºÐ
commendable venture, get it to a final conclusion n keep me posted ĪÂùÇÒ º¥Ã³, ÃÖÁ¾ °á·ÐÀ» n °è¼Ó º¸°íÇØ·Î °¡Á®°¥