Japan says NoPoPo, please pee pee
This has to be one of the strangest pieces of technology to come out of Japan in a while, which is quite a statement given their predilection towards bizarre inventions. These new batteries, somewhat aptly named NoPoPo, look tame enough, until you peer just a little bit closer. When the charge runs out, owners are encouraged to urinate on the batteries to juice ‘em up. Seriously. We’re not kidding. Apparently the magnesium and carbon combine to create some sort of chemical reaction that, in turn, recharges the batteries to their fully usable state. Sure, but what kind of negligent nut job sticks urine soaked batteries into his/her precious electronic devices? Who knows, but you best believe we will not be trying to import these into the states. Next!
Sweet, you can just roll them around on the floor of the mens bathroom at Penn Station.
The package comes with a dropper so you can just use a couple drops of urine, not *actually* pee on the batteries.
The lit says something about 3-5 charge cycle, then dispose in trash. Fairly convenient.
*Shrugs shoulders* Meh…wth, it’d be worth a shot!
Try it out BGR!
I read about this technology a while back, actually. I thought it was hilarious. I didn’t think anyone would actually make any, however.
So now if you got to go you can recharge you battery too.
It says “for emergency use” on the package, which could be useful for earthquake prone regions such as Japan.
Lol yea I only could see these useful in an emergency! But hey that’s just for me, and maybe I’m just speaking for a chosen few!!
Actually, an emergency makes sense, since what usually happens in tense situations is that people lose control of their bladders…perfect for devices such as this.
I hear R. Kelly is51% shareholder in this company.
can someone verify?
LOL
lol, b.N. thats brilliant.
crazy idea but for emergencies could be very good. Now they just need to work on a larger application, power your home on pee.
Hmm, I email this link to my GF who is Japanese and this is what she wrote back to me today.
i looked at it but they do not say anything about pee. it says only “charge by water” so, if you put only water, it will be charged and can be used forver if you will continue to water them up. so, about water, of course, you can use pee too, but i dont think that is the main issue that this batteries talks about. pee is one of the method. but again, on the package, i didnt see any word of “pee”. maybe on the back but not front.
so please dont let a lot of people Japanese are crazy.
ha…
I can see it now…
someone forgets to remove batteries before urinating on them…
lawsuit involving a man…a battery company…and the smoking remnants of his er…member….
hahahahahahaha….
-db
Well if these just aren’t the damndest things to come out fo Japan in the last 24 hours…
…I could see Apple marketing these things in the States under the name…
iPoddy
I heard that Senator Larry Craig was one of the early testers for this product and that the whole airport bathroom incident was just a case of industrial espiionage. (hehehe)
Natural disaster preparation gadgets are pretty big in Japan.
This is one of those products.
The majority of Japanese households have a bag they refer as Bousai-bukuro or earthquake bag.
Earthquake can damage the house and they might have to evacuate the house urgently. When that happens, they don’t have to dig through their stuff to pack but they can just grab the bag and leave the house. Content of the bag is usually drinking water for a day or two, light shelter blanket, dried ration for a day or two, and so on. This battery will be a good addition to the bag.