Cal Poly's "Sewer Tour"

Today in the Tribune, photographer David Middlecamp posted a photo from the vault about a long gone Cal Poly tradition for new students called the "Sewer Tour!" It is gross and hilarious! Have a look:

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/photos-from-the-vault/article114325738.html

The Power Of Poo!!

Relatives were recently in Newcastle, England and posted a photo that they took at a science museum there. When I saw the phrase on a sign on the wall, "Power of Poo," I had to look this up! Here are some links to what I found on that topic:

http://fuelcellsworks.com/news/2013/09/13/newcastle-university-announces-first-trial-of-a-hydrogen-microbial-electrolysis-cell-mec/

http://inhabitat.com/scientists-use-microbes-to-turn-poo-into-hydrogen/

http://inhabitat.com/poop-fueled-batteries-may-be-available-for-home-use-in-5-years/

http://www.thejournal.co.uk/business/business-news/bright-sparks-northumbrian-water-using-4399410

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-07-15/poo-power-offers-museum-solid-return/2009774

Now, it probably isn't at all cost effective to rig something like this up for our up-and-coming sewage facility, and it would take an institution of higher learning to instigate this process as a project for students. I'm not sure Cal Poly would be interested, although with all the excrement created by the ag area's critters, it might make for a useful experiment! Los Osos has after all, been the subject of projects by students (and this is just a sampling):

http://www.planning.calpoly.edu/sites/planning.wcms.calpoly.edu/files/images/Los%20Osos%20Strategic%20Design%20Plan%202012.pdf

http://mustangnews.net/studentsdiscoverartifactsinarcheologicaldiginlososos/

Read this one for sure, third paragraph down:
http://www.calstate.edu/cce/annualreport/2012/san-luis-obispo.shtml