Gallery: Watch: 5 Surreal Gadgets for Surviving a Horrifying Apocalypse
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The Shenu: Hydrolemic System is a set of conceptual organs that minimize loss of hydration, allowing humans to consume less water altogether. *Image: Naohiro Tsukada*
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Designed by Japanese firm Takram, the organs are part of an exhibition (News From Nowhere) that looks to a post-apocalyptic world where water is scarce. *Image: Naohiro Tsukada*
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The sinus inserts prevent moisture from escaping through exhalation. A human's breath will be captured and returned to the lungs upon inhalation. *Image: Naohiro Tsukada*
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The neck collar converts electricity back into heat and radiates it through titanium grills. *Image: Naohiro Tsukada*
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The arterial-jugular heat exchangers work with the neck collar to prevent perspiration and regulate body temperature. *Image: Naohiro Tsukada*
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Rubedo is a hard-shelled candy with a liquid center. Five of these contain enough nutrients and water to meet the daily required intake of most humans. *Image: Naohiro Tsukada*
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You should probably just ignore the fact that they look like alien fetuses. *Image: Naohiro Tsukada*
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The designers considered making shot glasses of water, but the Rubedos were a more durable choice to house integral water and nutrients. *Image: Naohiro Tsukada*
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Humans lose most of their fluids through urination. The hydrolemic bladder acts as a water filtration and uric concentration plant. *Image: Naohiro Tsukada*
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It ain't pretty, but the renal fecular dehydrator, placed in the rectal ampulla, works to elongate fecal duration in the large intestine and squeeze out any remaining water. *Image: Naohiro Tsukada*
