A woman has revealed an enterprising, if smelly, way to make up to $280,000 a year — but it’s not for the faint of heart.
The clip, which details her rather crude life hack, shows her starting to earn extra income after discovering that it’s possible to sell faeces for science, and the video has already garnered almost 170,000 views on TikTok.
“Want to make $$$ by donating yours [poop]?” a US woman who uses the handle @Isafidelino wrote in a message to her nearly 30,000 followers.
According to the clip, potential stool donors simply go to HumanMicrobes.org where they can earn a staggering $500 (AU$780) for “donating a stool”. New York Post reports.
If you poop every day, that’s $180,000 (A$280,000) a year just sitting on the toilet, according to the Poop Donor Network of the US and Canada.
Similar donor scheme launched in Australia in 2018but this is far from a financial reward, as donors receive up to $250 per week.
So why abroad offer such a huge amount for excrement?
The website explains that most people suffer from a “major problem” caused by modern life, which creates “poor health and damage to the gut microbiome”.
To help support people’s fecal librium, Human Microbes is trying to find “people who are healthy enough to be quality stool donors and connect them with doctors, researchers, clinical trial participants and individuals who need to rebalance the gut microbiome.”
They then collect their pus – the easiest way to collect gut microbes – and use it for research or procedures to fight deadly gut infections.
To find out if their faeces are suitable for work, participants must complete a series of requirements, including completing a “screening questionnaire”.
They must also pass a test to test their “chair type and physical fitness” and undergo a video interview.
If approved, the chair donor is finally willing to poop for payment.
The actual collection process involves storing the manure in a plastic bag and then sending it to Human Microbes or the recipient on dry ice – the cost of this is prepaid depending on the location.
Best of all, dung dealers are kept “completely anonymous” so people will never know what your business is literally doing your business.
Needless to say, the idea of going from feces to riches sent TikTok into a frenzy.
“Finally getting something out of my IBS,” said one intrigued viewer, while another wrote: “I’m going to be the first puller.”
“For $180,000 a year? Sign me up,” exclaimed another, potentially heeding nature’s plea for cash.
But don’t fall for the idea of a gastrointestinal gold rush just yet: Being a manure donor takes more than the ability to be #2.
According to Human Microbes, potential stool donors must be in the “tiny 0.1 percent of people who are still healthy enough to qualify as quality stool donors,” on the site.
This means being in “exceptional physical and mental health” – top athletes – and under 30, although there is no minimum age requirement.
The minimum use of antibiotics is also necessary so as not to disturb the balance of the fecal system.
The selection criteria certainly means that most applications will go down the toilet.
In fact, despite screening 26,000 potential donors, Human Microbes still hasn’t found the high-quality donors they’re looking for — so the $500 (AU$780)
for the feed of material incentive.
The requirements may seem harsh, but Human Microbes says selectivity is essential given the decline in health across the country.
“Chronic disease and general ill health have increased dramatically in recent decades to the point that the vast majority of the population is now extremely unhealthy,” they write.
“It goes far beyond one generation that is slightly overweight because of too much food.”
They add: “This is an exponentially worsening crisis with each generation, in large part due to the loss of our indigenous microbes that are passed down from generation to generation.”
In 2018, the Australian Digestive Diseases Center put out a call for faecal donors, offering $50 for each delivery — meaning you could earn up to $250 a week — which equates to an impressive $13,000 a year.
Like the US system, Australia has a shortage of donors and participants must go through the same rigorous qualification process.
This article originally appeared on The New York Post and was reproduced with permission
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