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Kaleva

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12. According to this article, the average person produces 320 lbs. per year

Reply to dewsgirl (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 23, 2019, 03:35 AM

Oct 2019

"The amount of poo produced by a single person starts to add up when you calculate poop production over years and decades.

Starting with an average daily amount of about 14 ounces (400 grams), the total poop production in a week's time would be about 6 lbs. (2.8 kilograms). In a year, a single person would yield about 320 lbs. (145 kg) of poop — just a little more than an adult panda weighs."

https://www.livescience.com/61966-how-much-you-poop-in-lifetime.html

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North Koreans straining to meet 220 lbs of poop per able bodied citzen per year mandate [View all] Kaleva Oct 2019 OP

Straining being the operative term. n/t Adsos Letter Oct 2019 #1

They are pushing to rectify the situation. (nt) klook Oct 2019 #3

nearly killed 'em! nt Javaman Oct 2019 #14

this could end up being the #2 big story on DU! NRaleighLiberal Oct 2019 #2

I thought human poop was no good for fertilizer-- dawg day Oct 2019 #6

that was my impression as well...here's a link with everything we would want to know about it! NRaleighLiberal Oct 2019 #7

I'd wager most NK eat only rice and veg intrepidity Oct 2019 #8

Any manure makes good fertilizer NickB79 Nov 2019 #15

Super weird. I am no math scholar, but 8 tons per household dewsgirl Oct 2019 #4

According to this article, the average person produces 320 lbs. per year Kaleva Oct 2019 #12

That's assuming a healthy human with adequate food NickB79 Nov 2019 #16

That is North Korea 's GNP: Grossest National Product. Marcuse Oct 2019 #5

No sh_t!?! Sorry. Couldn't resist. keithbvadu2 Oct 2019 #9

Thats a bunch of crap.... Historic NY Oct 2019 #10

We have plenty of human feces, it spews out of Donald Trump's mouth. CaptainTruth Oct 2019 #11

Who weighs it? Soxfan58 Oct 2019 #13