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Originally Posted by Brother in Arms
It is really easy to compost human waste but it does take time before it can be used safely....as for pee...I think Id just not bother to use it for anything urine isnt a hazardous material.
All that being said there would probably be plenty of place to take a dump after the end of the world...I more concerned about the eventual loss of toilet paper. Its definitly one of the nicer things about civilization.
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I read a survivalist book once , it was full of pretty useful tips -and some weirdo faaaar out rightwing religious adolescent gun fantasy babble -but still the tips were good .
Aparently good old phonebooks had a nice quality paper for the job and it was conveniently alphabetically organized (only a miniscule bonus I admit).
Hoarding these were considered prudent .
Other than that I have used my google foo and came up with this accurate and useful info :
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/...r-was-invented
ok..
I think the norse used the combination of a twigless stick and a clutch of dried out grass.( Gotta be twig-less -trust me ) .
On the other hand -so to speak - in some countries using you left hand for greetings our eating etc is considered a major no no.
It is "the dirty hand" .
As for processing the feces - I see the Chinese farmers have methane producing tanks of concrete below their pigpens etc into which they funnel the waste .It generates methane for their stoves etc and fertilizer for the fields/paddies.
Low tech -comparatively - and efficient use of resources.
Other than that I would also cane anyone shitting in the street outside my house. ( I have noticed that people tend to try and find a favourite spot when out and about -and I wouldnt want any build up in that traffic outside my domicile)..
all imho of course