16 November 2011

Riding a porcelain tiger to the green future

I bet that after reading this, the good old idiom "Riding the porcelain tiger" will never sound quite right to you anymore.

The three-wheeled vehicle, developed by Japanese toilet maker Toto, features a toilet for a seat and has a giant roll of toilet paper mounted on the back that flutters in the breeze as the bike cruises along.
But of course Mr Toto didn't have a single thought about using the contraption for publicity, because:
The biogas used as fuel for the Neo is produced from a combination of household sewage and livestock waste, broken down and fermented, company spokesman Kenji Fujita said.
I guess that the good old "cut the crap" has also acquired a new meaning now...

4 comments:

Dick Stanley said...

The seat of ease with its own carbon footprint.

SnoopyTheGoon said...

Nowadays a person can't take a good satisfying #2 without somebody counting his carbon emissions...

jams o donnell said...

Haha.just make sure you wear something with a decent back flap!

SnoopyTheGoon said...

Quick release one, you mean...