Friday, September 21, 2007

How to make money by selling shit


Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Base, in Sichuan province, China offers for sale souvenirs made from panda poo. Previously they were spending 6000 yuan a month to get rid of nearly a ton of the excrements produced by 40 giant pandas. Now the droppings, sterilized at 300 degrees Celsius are used to manufacture a variety of souvenirs including Olympic-themed sculptures, with 'athletic pandas performing various Olympic sports' and even picture frames. As pandas are fed on a diet of bamboo the souvenirs reportedly don't smell that bad as almost 70% of the dung is undigested bamboo pulp.

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