Would you drink cow urine?
By TheCatLady
@TheCatLady (4691)
Israel
February 13, 2009 4:38pm CST
This is not a weird made up question. A company in India is planing on making a drink from cow urine. Ewww. I wouldn't drink such a thing even if it is sterile.
What about you? Would you drink it?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090212/od_nm/us_urine_drink_odd;_ylt=AvvAUBo0lzdKA75l_QA3SuJeW7oF
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15 responses
@catdla1 (6005)
• United States
14 Feb 09
I guess that is the ultimate in recycling...but I don't think it would appeal to me. I suppose if it's purified and flavored there's nothing wrong with it. The article references a number of health benefits, although I haven't seen research on that. If it was proven to cure cancer and I had cancer, I'd try it...what would I have to lose? You have to wonder what it'll be called...Moollow Yellow?
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@TheCatLady (4691)
• Israel
14 Feb 09
If it was proven to cure something like cancer, that would be one thing, but there is no proof.
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@TheCatLady (4691)
• Israel
15 Feb 09
LOL. Yum yewwww Not anything I'd want to drink.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
14 Feb 09
Ewwww! Most definitely not. What are these people thinking anyway? Why on earth would they get such an idea??
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@TheCatLady (4691)
• Israel
14 Feb 09
They get the idea because the cow is sacred in India. Even if it's sacred, why would their urine be also?
@phoenixveracity (68)
• India
13 Feb 09
Euwwww. Cows Urine Sounds Horrible i would not even walk near that store which sells that . and nice discussion started buddy . i really dident knew this thanks for informing because i am an Indian.But for what purpose . Drinking that will make our Body fit(i don think so).Lets see fr What purpose.
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@TheCatLady (4691)
• Israel
14 Feb 09
If people respond it's a good discussion. I have a lot of Indian friends in real life, so it's nothing about being Indian. I usually post about stupid things Americans do. I don't think it will make us fit. It won't hurt us, but I don't like the idea of drinking a waste product.
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@thezone (9394)
• Ireland
13 Feb 09
I would never touch such a drink, it might even taste nice but just the thought of it would make me want to gag. I have heard that is supposed to be healthy for you though. I'm sure some of the members here from India can enlighten us on this strange drink.
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@TheCatLady (4691)
• Israel
14 Feb 09
They say it's healthy, but I wouldn't belive it without scientific proof. Even so I won't drink it just because of the yuck factor
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@summergirl0325 (63)
• United States
13 Feb 09
not dont not even sound good i would never drink it it dont even sould save to drink
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@TheCatLady (4691)
• Israel
14 Feb 09
It doesn't sound good. It smells horrid. It's safe to drink, but still I wouldn't drink anything like that. Yuck.
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@TheCatLady (4691)
• Israel
14 Feb 09
I wouldn't want to drink it either. We won't run out of water. The ocean has enough to desalinize for drinking. We just need to build more desalinization plants. My country has two already and we are building two more.
@lovesummer (1162)
• Malaysia
14 Feb 09
Maybe i will drink that if it doesn't taste or smell bad lolz......... just for a try hehehe
@TheCatLady (4691)
• Israel
14 Feb 09
You are brave. I wouldn't want to even try it on a dare. The ugh factor is just to great.
@totallyundecided (3190)
• Philippines
14 Feb 09
before anything else, happy valentines Miss Catlady. =)
well, i have no idea what have gotten to the people of India but are they out of tehir minds to come up such idea by letting their people drink a cow's urine???
that's very dirty. and i am sure it's dangerous to everyone's health. even to the animals.
@TheCatLady (4691)
• Israel
14 Feb 09
It's yucky, but it can't harm you. Urine is sterile. I don't think the cows would like it collected from them. I know cats hate it when you have to help them pee.
@BarBaraPrz (45556)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
13 Feb 09
I don't think so...
Is it supposed to have some sort of special properties?
@TheCatLady (4691)
• Israel
14 Feb 09
The article claims it makes you healthy. They base their claim on religious belief and not hard quantifiable science. I guess if you believe it, it might help keep you healthy. I stick to science when it come to putting things into my body, and leave religion to those who believe.
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@AnnieOakley1 (5596)
• Canada
14 Feb 09
Did you know that the birth control pill is made from female pregnant horse urine?
No, I would NEVER drink cow urine. Unless it was in a pill form and didn't know it.
@AnnieOakley1 (5596)
• Canada
15 Feb 09
Really? So that's why they shut down all the PMU (Pregnant Mare Urine) farms out west then, eh. Interesting.
@TheCatLady (4691)
• Israel
14 Feb 09
That was in the old days. It's all synthetic chemicals now. It's cheaper and easier than the original way.
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@megaalgos (192)
• United States
14 Feb 09
Well I skimmed over the page and saw that it cures 70 to 80 incurable diseases, one being diabetes. So I would if I had one of those incurable diseases, but I don't so no I wouldn't drink cow urine.
@TheCatLady (4691)
• Israel
14 Feb 09
I don't believe it can cure all those thing. There is no proof. If it could, then a synthetic version would do the same. There would be no need to drink pee.
