Citizen Evolution concepts tickle our green fancy, freak us out

We've nothing against sustainable living -- in fact, we wholeheartedly support it -- but Wollersberger & Charlesworth's first project is certainly out there. Showcased at the opening of the 'Project Vienna – How to react to a city?' exhibition at MAK Vienna, Citizen Evolution demonstrates four specific service models for humans of the future. From a sophisticated funneling system that gathers pigeon waste and converts it into power for the home to a downright creepy energy gathering apparatus that taps into old coffins, there's a whole lot of far-fetched ideas here that may just morph into reality before we know it. Hit the source link if you're looking to expand your mind on a day when most shut it down.

[PandaLand Posted Jul 11th 2010 12:06AM]

Lazy dead. Get to work!!!

[wemustcontrolpeople Posted Jul 11th 2010 12:18AM]

@PandaLand Agreed, if we can get some use out of a dead body, then why not?

[Otto MCR Posted Jul 11th 2010 12:28AM]

@wemustcontrolpeople

Because most people would find it disrespectful.

[wemustcontrolpeople Posted Jul 11th 2010 12:30AM]

@Otto MCR So, are there any good reasons?

[FallenArms3 Posted Jul 11th 2010 12:46AM]

@Otto MCR It could be an opt-in for those who support the project. Enough publicity and they'd probably still get a significant turnout.

[JonObea Posted Jul 11th 2010 12:50AM]

@wemustcontrolpeople

Here are some options:
desecrate every tomb on earth to harvest X amount of energy for the years and years it would take to set up a system. not to mention the incredible overhead of doing it.

build 1 nuclear power plant to harvest X amount of energy in 1 day.

or if you were just concerned about "clean" energy, just take 1 car off the road for a day and it would be the equivalent CO2 savings of ruining a grave.

[BrianH Posted Jul 11th 2010 1:01AM]

@PandaLand

seriously, leave the dead alone.

If something like this were to ever become normal, or "law" ( i know, far out and not likely), i would get cremated, just to spite you bastards.


that's right, i won't give you shit, but ill make sure to take a lot on ym way out.

[juanvaldez Posted Jul 11th 2010 1:18AM]

@Otto MCR There are those who donate their bodies or organs to science, there can be those who donate their bodies to greener life. Perhaps, there'd even be the possibility of doing both.

[McKirf Posted Jul 11th 2010 3:04AM]

@PandaLand

Cremation is the only way to go!

[samisax Posted Jul 11th 2010 4:39AM]

@PandaLand

Cremation should be illegal, since it's a waste.

Decomposing organic material has historically caused more rise in greenhouse gases than industry.

I would give my corpse for this.

Let's just hope no Stalin-like leader takes over the US. Wait a sec, W already had his terms.

[roho1 Posted Jul 11th 2010 1:33PM]

@wemustcontrolpeople agreed, coffins and such take up lots of space

[manofchao5 Posted Jul 11th 2010 11:16PM]

@PandaLand
i can die happy knowing my body is being used to make power my grandkids will use
can you imagine if they used bodies instead of coal, people who get cremated get their family some cash from the electric company

[JonnyB Posted Jul 11th 2010 12:45AM]

What did they just say?

[neurolite Posted Jul 11th 2010 12:51AM]

Great idea, we should be scraping every last bit of energy we can out of sources that aren't damaging to the earth. I'm just hoping they get the power from the gas released by the corpse and not some kind of corpse eating robot, since I imagine people might be a little more offended by that.

[dardub Posted Jul 11th 2010 1:27AM]

Hey Darren I just wanted to say, that even though some people have complained about technical inaccuracies in your articles, at least you pick some interesting stories to write about. Everything else is about cell phones and crap. The variety is a breath of fresh air.

[Trickymaster Posted Jul 11th 2010 3:02AM]

We need blood!

[TehSilentWolf Posted Jul 11th 2010 3:07AM]

Last time i checked we have energy pissing down from the sky... the solution isnt that hard.

[tjrchka Posted Jul 11th 2010 3:19AM]

@TehSilentWolf

Golden sun showers!!! So refreshing!

[tpbftw Posted Jul 11th 2010 3:21AM]

Is solar not enough? Do we have to use the dead? Who would agree to such crap?

[Oflife Posted Jul 11th 2010 4:17AM]

Soylent Green. :P

[Professor Hubert J Farnsworth Posted Jul 11th 2010 5:59AM]

It looks like the concept for an upcoming Valve game; me likey.

[gigarath Posted Jul 11th 2010 6:57AM]

If the non-religious want to do this then more power to them.(You know the whole 1st amendment right?) But personally you can kiss the plump right side of my fourth point of contact if you think you are going to desecrate a dead body of one of my ancestors, or recently deceased loved ones.

[DarthMaul Posted Jul 11th 2010 10:18AM]

I have examined this closely... this is actually an apparatus to raise the dead... zombies can only come from this.

[SuperModified Posted Jul 11th 2010 1:05PM]

This is an awesome use for all democrats and liberals out there.

[Psyclotr0n Posted Jul 12th 2010 3:41AM]

@SuperModified
i get it, it's political humor! have you considered a career in standup, sir?

[mikeburroughs Posted Jul 15th 2010 8:33PM]

Am I the only one that realizes that they're basically generating power from Zydrate? (See Repo: Genetic Opera)