Great. A new source of charcoal that won't mean chopping down all the rain forests.
Guardian readers order 500 tons of microwaved African toilet-charcoal
GUARDIAN readers are looking forward to fuelling their ironic barbecues with the microwaved faeces of a Third World village.
As Microsoft tycoon Bill Gates unveiled a toilet that heats raw stools until they become charcoal briquettes, North Londoners of excellent character have ordered a boat load of African fecal blocks in time for next summer.
Helen Archer, a Camdenite, said: “I hope it comes with a photo of the ‘provider’ and a quarterly update of how they are doing at school.”
