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-JWT Brazil is helping out the band AfroReggae while trying to curb the public urination problem during Rio’s annual Carnival with the “Electric Pee” project, which is essentially a special urinal that turns urine into electric energy to keep the AfroReggae’s music and party going. Check out more images and a little description from the effort after the jump.
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“Electric Pee” project
AfroReggae
DATE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11
GATHERING: 9:00 AM – IN FRONT OF POSTO 9 – VIEIRA SOUTO AVE. – IPANEMA – RIO DE JANEIRO – RJ
PARADE: FROM 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM FROM POSTO 9 TO POSTO 8
“This is how the mechanism works: the flow of urine is used as a source of energy to move the dynamo – a process similar to that of a hydroelectric power plant -, which uses liquid to generate energy. It is then stored in a battery that is connected to AfroReggae’s electric trio after it is charged. If people pee in the correct place, the music of the party is guaranteed for a longer time.