Toilet to tap
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Would you like a glass of sewage? No? There’s no reason why not. You’re drinking it anyway. All water is recycled: Your ice cream…
Prison power
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What can you do with sewage? Take your pick. You can grow crops with its nutrients; you can cook rice with its gas; you can drink it,…
Ocean-going
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It’s raining. It’s not a storm: aboveground, people aren’t even opening umbrellas. But down below, there is trouble. Even a 20-minute…
Going underground
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Flush the toilet and forget about it. You are not expected to do any differently. Modern sanitary systems are designed to remove your…
Untouchable
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Varsha looks normal. She has hands, feet, flesh and blood. Her bright green sari is nice. But no matter how she looks, she is filthy,…
National Hero
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You have just left school. You need career advice. May we recommend you consider entering the shit business? It’s a career with a long…
53 Degrees
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You think you are clean. You shower, you deodorize, you are scrupulous. But half the world still thinks you are filthy. Why? Because, if…
Toilet graffiti
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During the war in Iraq and subsequent occupation, Kuwait’s Ali Al Salem Base was a transit point for thousands of US soldiers. On these…
