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   MINNEAPOLIS -- It's a farty party. And you're invited! 
   
   Experimental buses that operate on nothing but human gas are up and
   running in the Twin Cities, as well as in New York, Los Angeles and
   Washington, D.C.
   
   Energy and transportation officials are closely observing the buses,
   and say they could make flatulence the fuel of the future.
   
   "This is perhaps the most revolutionary advancement in energy
   technology since the cold-fusion nuclear reactor," said Dr. Ivana
   Grieggs, director of scientific studies at the Council on Energy
   Research in Seattle. "It could enable us to finally overcome our
   dependence on fossil fuels, and to break OPEC's stranglehold on the
   world's energy supply.
   
   "In short," she declared, "I believe this bus will save the planet!"
   
   The superbus engine was designed by Kurt Kustelson, an
   alternative-fuels expert based in Minneapolis. He created special
   seats connected to a network of pipes, to carry riders' emissions back
   to the bus engine.
   
   "Human gas makes great fuel," Kustelson said. "It burns cleanly,
   efficiently. Ever since talk of global warming began, cows have been
   getting all the attention for methane generation. But humans are gassy
   too -- and there are more of us."
   
   Passengers are being fed refried beans, hot wings, Vienna sausages and
   salami sticks to help generate fuel.
   
   At first, some people were reluctant to ride the bus, said Kustelson.
   "But I told them, it's one small way to help our country by helping to
   solve the energy crisis."
   
   "It feels good to know I'm giving something back," said an
   unidentified passenger.
   
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