Re: GCH-official policy for human excrement
I almost hate to admit this, but I have often wondered how much of the weight of the food we eat gets transformed into CO2 and thus lost through breathing. ...
Bob Bordasch 2010-09-30 06:56:19 #62497
Belated Thanks and Boucher / Hermit Trip Report with Photos
Dear Grand Canyon Group,
Thank you so much for all the advice when we were planning our early
April trip into the Grand Canyon. We're sorry not to have...
jellen1517 2010-09-30 04:24:48 #62496
Re: GCH-official policy for human excrement
I agree with John and Joe (on the dehydrated food). It makes sense that if
we carry in our food in a dehydrated state, and then carry the waste out in
a "wet"...
Peter Borremans 2010-09-30 04:01:25 #62495
Re: GCH-official policy for human excrement
than the mass of the meal that entered your body.
I think you're right. BUT, I also think its mass WILL be greater than the mass of
the meal that was in...
John 2010-09-29 23:50:13 #62494
Re: GCH-official policy for human excrement
Hi John,
I understand your point and disagree that the mass of the poo--water and all--will be equal to or greater than the mass of the meal that entered...
Bill Ferris 2010-09-29 21:07:40 #62493
Re: GCH-official policy for human excrement
It might just be heavier. Most of the volume of poop is deceased bacteria that we use for digestion and other things in the body. It is not simply leftover...
alvord_joe 2010-09-29 20:58:47 #62492
Re: GCH-official policy for human excrement
Bill, I was referring the water in the poo, adding to the usually-dehydrated
nature of the food in our packs; THAT's why the poo might be heavier.
I certainly...
John 2010-09-29 17:40:04 #62491
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