Scientists Are Making Concrete with Human Poop – and It Gets 42% Stronger

ghost-pooper 12 points 5 comments October 24, 2026
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squidproquo

And 100% smellier.

darkstorm2150

I wonder if this was the secret ingredient of the Roman concrete that people keep talking about, the lost recipe.

lubujackson

"New Concrete: strong as shit."

NetMageSCW

Does it have to be human poop?

MollyRealized

Year 3026: "Ewwwwwwwww!"

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