Bicycle, Bicycle

Thank you all for answering my poopy question. I think that you have identified all of the conventional uses of manure. However, if given more time, I am sure that you could come up with more wacky ideas. In my opinion, the most interesting practical use for manure is fuel. Feces have a very high methane content. In Tibet, nomads cook food over burning yak excrement. On the farm, it is too humid to dry yak feces (someone has actually tried). Instead, we have a machine that extracts methane from manure (granted, it is currently broken). All of the methane created by livestock has begun to concern environmentalists. According to the UN, the cattle industry releases more greenhouse gases every year than all cars combined.

Antigone Wanders’s Second Trivia Tidbit

I think that I am going to continue with the manure theme. Feces are very nutrient rich. They are great fertilizer. Which farm animal excretes the best fertilizer? You get bonus points if you also know why.

And now the news from the farm:

I am a very independent person. When my ten housemates dragged their feet about going grocery shopping, I decided to take matters into my own hands. I could not spend another day without milk, fruit, or bread. After I Rand McNallied directions to the nearest supermarket, I hopped on my bike to find food.

Having lived in New Jersey, a state filled with hills, I expected an easy ride. It did not take long to remember that I had moved to a mountain range. I felt like Sisyphus. Every time I reached the crest of a hill, I discovered a new, steep incline.

After I overcame my assent-induced shock, I began to enjoy my ride. What goes up must come down. Every foot I pedaled up was another foot that I would get to whiz through at the end of my ride. I cheered myself up the mountain. At the top, I gave into gravity and sped downwards with the wind blowing in my hair.