Happened To Bill Gates’ Feces Water Machine

Bill Gates during an interview in New York City on Jan. 21, 2015.

Here's an update to the machine that turns feces into water.

Remember that time Bill Gates took a swig from a seemingly normal glass of water, but it turned out to be made from feces? Well, that’s a thing that happened a few months ago. Now, the machine, dubbed the Janicki Omni Processor, is in Dakar.

And Gates wants us to know what happened to the machine, which has the potential to provide clean water to areas of the world struggling with having enough clean drinking water.

“Earlier this year, I shared a video where I drank water made from feces. (My review: It was delicious.) Today the machine that produced the water, the Janicki Omni Processor—or JOP—is in Dakar, Senegal, as part of a pilot project that could ultimately save lives and reduce disease in poor countries. Here’s an update on where things stand,” he wrote in a blog post.

“You may recall that the JOP takes human waste and turns it into drinking water, electricity, and ash. (It is actually one of several Omni Processors being developed that treat human waste and produce something of value.) It’s tempting to focus on the drinking water, for obvious reasons. But the goal is not to provide water. The goal is to dramatically improve sanitation for all the cities in poor countries,” he explained.

Gates took to Twitter to remind his followers of the machine.