'Liquid gold': students make world's first brick out of human urine

Re:'Liquid gold': students make world's first brick out of h... by xspade on Thursday October 25, 2018 @10:23AM (#18301110)

Now instead of just shitting bricks, you can piss bricks.

Seriously though, I wish the article had more information about material strength, time and cost. Eco-centric tech like this is great in my opinion, but is it something that's actually practical?

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Re:'Liquid gold': students make world's first brick out of h... by 14 on Thursday October 25, 2018 @10:35AM (#18301188)

In the article they referenced if you want a brick stronger then a 40% limestone brick you just have to let these bricks grow a little longer. So they can be at least as strong as a limestone brick if that is any sort of reference.

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Re:'Liquid gold': students make world's first brick out of h... by viggity on Thursday October 25, 2018 @01:01PM (#18302407)

Limestone is a 3 on the Mohs scale (1 = talc, 10 = diamond).

A kiln fired brick is a 5 to 7 depending on its constituent parts.

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Re:'Liquid gold': students make world's first brick out of h... by wulfmann on Friday October 26, 2018 @10:27AM (#18309485)

What is a beet's strength on the mose scale?

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