Powered By Poop: Toiletcycle Is Taking A Road Trip Across Japan Skidmarks And All

Toilet Bike Neo - TOTO Toilets JapanThis is one we didn’t want to get our hands dirty with but after a little pushing we’re relieved to give you the Toilet Bike Neo from TOTO, the leading shitter manufacturer in Japan. TOTO claims their Toilet Bike Neo is part of an effort to cut down on CO2 emissions and now it’s about to embark on a 500 mile journey across Japan powered by the chunky stuff. The system basically works by converting the brown into methane which then powers the PlopperChopper.

We’re still not sure why they built the CrapRocket but we do have a rider in mind and they don’t need to look far for him. [Gizmodo.com]

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Loaf Of Bread Picnic Basket

Bread Based Picnic Basket from Instructables.com
Instructables.com is the website a retired and gentler Macgyver would help manage. We posted an article about them last year and even drew the Macgyver analogy because it fits. Our latest entry from Instructables.com is the loaf of bread loaded with sandwiches picnic basket. Basically, you buy an uncut loaf of bread, take off the top, dig out the middle to make sandwiches and then put them back in to create a bread-contained picnic basket. The post even encourages readers to consume the remainder of the bread (the basket) with brought soup but in our case, we’d probably just use it as an edible napkin.

Not sure if I’m going to try this but it sure beats the 10 one-time use Ziploc bags.

Check out Instructables.com, especially their Halloween section, for other Jubblinged ideas that you may be able to implement in your life using products you already own and don’t use.

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Hug It Forward Builds Guatemala School Using Empties And Not Bricks

School in Guatemala Built from plastic bottles - Hug It Forward.Hug It Forward, a non-profit group based in Guatemala, has just built a new school for less than $10,000 by using empty plastic bottles as construction material. It’s one of 12 schools built by Hug it Forward using collected plastic bottles and some low-technology developed by PureVida. From Good:

The plastic bottles are stuffed with trash, tucked between supportive chicken wire, and coated in layers of concrete to form walls between the framing. The bottles make up the insulation, while more structurally sound materials like wood posts are used for the framing.

By collecting the empty plastic bottles that go into the building of their school, the kids will not only get an education but they’ll also get a lesson in Jubbling.
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Garage Converted Into 2nd Home In Bordeaux France

YouTube Preview ImageAnother smart use of a small space – in this case, a garage. Owner Jérémie Buchholtz now has one more guest sleeping area than I have. [FairCompanies.com]

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“And I Pronounce You Jubbling.”

Wedding Tables Built from Recycled Wood Pallets
Recycled Sails and Masts Used for WeddingA friend of mine sent over some Jubblinged pictures from a wedding he’s attending in Pennsylvania. The bride and groom were looking to create a memorable wedding ceremony that wouldn’t be a financial strain, so they built what they could and rented reused what they couldn’t. The tables in the picture are completely built from used pallets and the rented tent was constructed out of recycled sails and masts. Chairs and tableware used in the ceremony and reception are being donated for reuse too and everything will be sold after after the wedding.

It’s great to hear about examples where the primary goal is to save money and the byproduct is Jubbling.

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McMansion My Ass! Teenager Building His Own Transportable 130 Sq. Ft. Home

YouTube Preview ImageSixteen year old Austin Hay of Santa Rosa California is much smarter than the rest of us. While we slave away trying to make our mortgage payments and live to our means, he’s looking at his future and building a 130 sq ft transportable home that he hopes to take to college and beyond. Notice in the video where he takes pride is the amount of waste he is not creating and it’s even better to hear him explain why he doesn’t need a larger space – “I don’t think bigger is better…too many chores.”

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