There is probably a rule out there that states not to write about urine twice in a week on a blog. In fact I’m certain if there’s not a rule, it’s probably of poor-taste. But I had to. This is just wild.
A London designer, James Gilpin has upcycled human urine and distilled it into Whiskey. He uses diabetic urine to be exact, as it has very high concentrations of sugar. As Gilpin’s Family Whiskey’s site says:
“Large amounts of sugar are excreted on a daily basis by type-two diabetic patients especially amongst the upper end of our aging population. As a result of this diabetic patients toilets often have unusual scale build up in the basin due to rapid mould growths as the sugar put into the system acts as nutrients for mould and bacteria growth. Is it plausible to suggest that we start utilizing our water purification systems in order to harvest the biological resources that our elderly already process in abundance?”
This gives a whole new meaning to drinks tasting like piss- this one actually is! Ah, another *interesting* all-consuming idea.
(Spotted on PSFK)
Katherine Hui is currently the Social site editor at Green Thing, a web-based public service in London that inspires people to lead greener lives through creative content.
Before this, she worked as the Development Manager at Social Innovation Camp, an organization that encourages people to use web and mobile-based technology to mobilise social change. She oversaw 300 ideas submission and helped build 20 prototypes – five of which have gone on to get further funding or investment.
Katherine’s came over to the UK form Canada in 2007 for an MSc program at the London School of Economics. Before arriving in London, she managed a small environmental start-up in Vancouver called the Canadian Climate Change Alliance.
Katherine is football mad. She is a loyal supporter of Arsenal FC, plays for Islington Borough Ladies FC and coaches for Gunners in Islington in her spare time. Her second favourite hobby is kite surfing and she can sometimes be found chasing the wind.
