Bill Gates Will Make Us All Drink Poop Water for Science, Starting With Jimmy Fallon

Water doesn't just grow on trees, you know.

Dan Van Winkle

Published: Jan 22, 2015 10:52 am

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Clean water is a big problem in underdeveloped areas of the world, and Bill Gates has a solution: poop water.

But really, if we didn’t treat sewage to get clean water out of it, we already wouldn’t have anything to drink. The new method used by the Janicki Omniprocessor just simplifies the process to make it cheaper and more practical for use in developing nations. That means that a lot more people could have access to the water formerly known as poop just like the rest of us.

It’s not like the Earth has gotten new water since the beginning of life. I mean, we’re all basically drinking dinosaur pee anyway, right? Bottoms up, Fallon.

(via Daily Dot)

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Dan Van Winkle (he) is an editor and manager who has been working in digital media since 2013, first at now-defunct Geekosystem (RIP), and then at The Mary Sue starting in 2014, specializing in gaming, science, and technology. Outside of his professional experience, he has been active in video game modding and development as a hobby for many years. He lives in North Carolina with Lisa Brown (his wife) and Liz Lemon (their dog), both of whom are the best, and you will regret challenging him at Smash Bros.