Submitted by Sariel007 t3_100lt82 in Futurology
blackwhattack t1_j2isw30 wrote
Reply to comment by philipwhiuk in Water pipe robots could stop billions of litres leaking by Sariel007
It goes into the ground that's where we get it from
AnimalShithouse t1_j2iugpx wrote
Well if clean water is leaking into the ground the problem is we're spending money to clean that water and effectively lighting that money on fire.
And if it's billions of poopwater litres going into the ground... That is really not so great.
WeinMe t1_j2jqho9 wrote
I think the transport is the problem.
They lose 3bn litres of water - that's 3 bn litres that shouldn't have a bunch of force applied to it to set in motion.
Another thing is the fluid dynamics. Leaks fuck with the flow and makes it much more demanding to transport the water.
chronicly_retarded t1_j2j0eqa wrote
Actually it IS great. Poop is a good fertilizer.
moosemasher t1_j2j1tlx wrote
You don't want to be spreading faeces around though, and even on fields you shouldn't spread too much else it gets into waterways, leading to algal blooms which then kill animal life.
ChimpBrisket t1_j2j1sq0 wrote
And the fact it tastes great is an added bonus
chronicly_retarded t1_j2j6jfp wrote
Are you eating unwashed vegetables straight after pulling them from the dirt?
kotarix t1_j2jfqop wrote
Eww no. Dip it in stagnate pond water first.
Sloppy_Ninths t1_j2jiz3o wrote
Ain't that some shit!
olderthanbefore t1_j2j9ckm wrote
Pathogens too. That's why you must treat the wastewater before releasing it into the environment. You also want to change the N and P in the wastewater into more bio-available forms before using it as fertilizer
domdomdeoh t1_j2jbc29 wrote
When you account for the amount of stimulants, medication, microplastics, antibiotics and hormone treatment (some fish population are turning female only due to contraceptive agents (from pill) present in urine found in waste water that ends up in waterways, fucking up the ecosystem...
No.
Human waste is definitely not what you want to use to fertilize the ground.
JustBuildAHouse t1_j2k82w6 wrote
Only from grazing animals like cows. Definitely not human waste
Just-Leadership6617 t1_j2lv1ar wrote
Dumb as fuck take
rdyoung t1_j2iultj wrote
You don't know anything about the water cycle, do you?
For the morons downvoting me. Yes, the idiot I responded to is technically correct but any water dumped into the ground isn't going to be used or accessible as drinking, bath, gardening, etc water for a very very long time. It takes eons for water to settle in the aquifers where we get our water.
Smartnership t1_j2j0y6u wrote
That’s like a Jetski, right?
rdyoung t1_j2jy10n wrote
Hrr drr. It's actually what it's called. Do a search for "water cycle".
Smartnership t1_j2kdd3c wrote
You’re fun.
And your mother dresses you appropriately
rdyoung t1_j2kfk2n wrote
Was that supposed to be an insult? Sounds more like projection.
By the way, my mother is dead.
Smartnership t1_j2l8r4y wrote
> It's actually what it's called. Do a search for "water cycle".
I confess, I was a bit nervous
It’s not every day one gets a lesson from the original Captain Obvious.
RollingWithMyDemons t1_j2kznj9 wrote
I also choose this guys dead mother.
ChimpBrisket t1_j2j1xtj wrote
A good way to get around town is what it is.
rdyoung t1_j2jy3cz wrote
Are you osmosis jones?
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