Sometimes you need a break from the non-stop bad news from the regular economy. That's the time for some light-hearted economic nonsense.
That's also the time you have trouble believing the news but rest assured, it's real.
From Reuters, we have China seeks profit from panda poo
A Chinese wildlife research centre has come up with a novel idea to profit from panda poo -- make Olympic souvenirs out of it.
Researchers at the centre in Chengdu, capital of mountainous Sichuan province, had sculpted photo frames, bookmarks, fans and panda statues out of the 300 metric tons of the stuff produced by 60 giant pandas each year, state media said on Tuesday.
Jing Shimin, assistant to the director of the base, proudly declared that the souvenirs would be relatively odor-free.
"They don't smell too bad because 70 percent of the dung is just remains of the bamboo that the pandas are unable to digest," he told Xinhua news agency.
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