A German architect has filed an application for a new type of cement made of dog poo.

Friedrich Lentze, 57, from Berlin, applied for a patent for his " odourless heating and building material" made from the dog poo cleaned from the streets of the German capital every day.

He said: " They thought I was joking at first, but it makes economic sense as the stuff has to be collected anyway, so why not use it for something useful.

" The loads of dog poo that are gathered every day actually make a great mortar with fantastic insulating properties."

He added that dung had for centuries been used as building material and he had combined it with modern materials to come up with a new type of insulating cement.

The German patent office confirmed it had received the application but declined to comment on whether it had been approved.

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Interesting. The problem with dog-poo cement, or anything else associated with said excrement, is that there is a stigma attached to it (probably, rightly so). If you' re checking out two contractors to build your house (or business), and one says the mortar (or any other part of the building for that matter) is going to be made of sh*t, I think most people would go with the non-sh*t contractor, barring some rediculous price difference. But, maybe it' s just me!

It' s just crazy that somebody actually thought of that. I mean, you wanna find a use for something, find a use for Carson Daly. OUTSIDE of entertainment, that is!

ya know i was going to post up this artcile as well but i just couldnt bring myself to do so...well yer the braver one.

Its stuff like this that make me feel lazy and useless. Here these ppl out going beyond things and inventing and discvoery stuff and no matter how insane it is its sure to make a good amount of cash...