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Bill Gates says 'poop water' is safe
빌게이츠, '인분으로 만든 물’ 마셔
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, right, looks at a glass of water made from human waste. / YouTube screen capture
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, right, looks at a glass of water made from human waste. / YouTube screen capture

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said he is willing to drink "poop water."


The remark was in regards to Janicki Omniprocessor, a machine that supposedly converts human feces

into water in around five minutes. Named after Janicki Bioenergy CEO Peter Janicki, the project is part of the Gates Foundation's effort to improve sanitation in poor countries.

"The water tasted as good as any I've had out of a bottle," Gates said. "And having studied the engineering behind it, I would happily drink it every day. It's that safe," he said in a blog post after taking a sip of water distilled from feces.

In a video posted on the blog, he introduced a sewage treatment plant and explained how human faeces could turn into clean water.

Human waste goes into the Omniprocessor, where it is heated in large tubes. Water vapor is separated from the solids. The solids are burned to make steam that in turn creates electricity.

Later this year, the pilot plant will be built in Dakar, Senegal. Although it may take many years for the project to be widely used, Bill said its future remains bright.

"If we can develop safe, affordable ways to get rid of human waste, we can prevent many of those deaths and help more children grow up healthy," Gates said.

"It would turn waste into a commodity with real value in the marketplace. It's the ultimate example of that old expression: one man's trash is another man's treasure."


빌게이츠, '인분으로 만든 물’ 마셔

마이크로소프트 공동 창업자 빌 게이츠가 인분으로 만든 물을 먹는데 거리낌이 없다고 말해 화제다.

그는 인간의 배설물을 물로 5분 내에 변환시켜주는 재니키 옴니프로세서라는 장치를 소개하며 이 말을 했다.

재니키 바이오에너지 사의 CEO인 피터 재니키의 이름을 딴 이 장치는 빌앤멀린다게이츠 재단의 후원을 받아 가난한 국가들의 물 위생 상태를 향상 시켜주기 위한 노력의 일부분이다.

그는 직접 이 장치로 정화된 물을 마셔본 후 “이 물은 내가 보통 물잔에 따라 마시던 그 물과 비슷한 맛이다. 이 장치가 어떻게 깨끗한 물을 만들어 내는지 알게 되니 나는 이 물을 매일 아무 거리낌 없이 마실 수 있을 것 것 같다. 이 물은 안전하다” 라고 자신의 블로그에 소감을 밝혔다.

그의 블로그에 포스팅 된 비디오 속에서 그는 이 오물 처리 장치에 대해 소개했고 어떻게 인분이 깨끗한 물로 변하게 되는지 자세히 설명했다.

인분이 옴니프로세서에 들어가게 되면 큰 튜브 속에서 가열된다. 이 과정에서 수분이 모두 증발하게 된다. 물기가 빠진 딱딱한 인분이 증기가 되도록 가열이 되는 데 그 과정에서 전기가 생성된다.

올해 말에 세네갈에 있는 한 도시에 첫 번째 옴니프로세서가 설치될 예정이다. 물론 이 장치가 세계적으로 널리 사용되는 데에는 많은 시간이 걸리겠지만 빌게이츠는 이 장치의 미래가 밝다고 말한다.

그는 “안전하고 적당한 가격으로 인분을 제거할 수 있다면 우리는 많은 죽음들을 사전에 막을 수 있을 것이며 더 많은 아이들이 건강하게 자라는 데 도움을 줄 수 있을 것이다” 라고 말했다.

그는 또한 “이 장치는 버려지는 것을 실제 시장가치가 있는 상품으로 변환시킬 수 있을 것이다. 이는 오래된 한 속담인 ‘한 사람의 쓰레기가 다른 한 사람에게는 보물이다’ 의 좋은 본보기가 될 것이다” 라고 덧붙였다.
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