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Poop-Stopping Design: The Disposable Nappy

Babies are incredible waste producing-machines, speeding through approximately 10 nappies every day. If you are in possession of a poop-maker, you’ve got options for dealing with their impressive output: disposables, cloth, something called FuzziBunz.


September 13, 2011
Geek Out

Your House Could Be Made Of Recycled Nappies Someday

Nappies and other absorbent hygiene products are a problem. In the UK alone, millions of tons are thrown away or incinerated each year. But Canadian company Knowaste has a solution that’ll take this waste and convert it to building materials.


August 16, 2011
Science

Making Plants Grow In Nappy Membranes Is Gross

As you can see above, scientists at Japanese firm Mebiol have managed to cultivate plants using only micron-thick hydro-membranes known as Imec. The technology has already been demonstrated by NASA to grow space plants. Only… why am I so grossed out?


December 1, 2010
Online

Some People Really Need To Stop Playing Games From Time To Time

We knew that Fleshlights and World of Warcraft go together like strippers and 20-dollar bills. That’s fine. What I can’t understand is this: According to Amazon, customers who buy Adult Reusable Cotton/Poly Snap Diapers are into Call of Duty 4.


November 3, 2010
Science

Why Do Astronauts Wear Space Nappies?

NASA says this is not a space nappy, but it is. They call it the Maximum Absorbency Garment. I call it the Space Pooper. But why do astronauts use them?


January 30, 2010

Careful, Old People In Japan May Pee On Your iPad

As if there weren’t enough iPad jokes already, it turns out that there’s a Japanese product – a high-tech adult nappy – called the Aipad. You can guess the pronunciation by the fact that I’m even writing about this.