Going green, or is it going brown? The Japanese may buy it, but this will never fly in the U.S. The Hells Angels would rather shit in their pants than carry a shitter on their beloved bikes.
BRIGHT IDEAS
By Chuck Shepherd
Chuck Shepherd’s News of the Weird
November 17, 2011
Basically, "Toto" is to sophisticated toilets in Japan as "Apple" is to consumer electronics in America.
In September, Toto unveiled a prototype motorcycle with a toilet bowl to convert a driver's waste into fuel, not only making it self-gassed-up but contributing to the company's goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 50 percent within six years.
The company was launching a monthlong, cross-country publicity tour (presumably featuring a gastro-intestinally robust driver). [Huffington Post, 10-7-2011]
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