The Magic Flute Effect Upon Poop

There are an awful lot of claims that the so-called "Mozart Effect" makes you smarter (therefore of course all we professional classical musicians are astoundingly brilliant by virtue of untold hours associating with Amadeus).  Ahem.  But far more plausible to me is the the "Magic Flute Effect Upon Poop".  It is a PROVEN and economically valuable fact that Mozart inspires sewage microbes to new heights of Mixed Liquor Volatile Suspended Solids Production.  This intriguing insight is just begging to become someone's DMA dissertation.  Check it out!

"In 2010, a sewage treatment plant near Berlin, Germany, trialed a Mozart sound system made by German company Mundus. Music from “The Enchanted Flute” was played to biomass-eating microbes. Initially, the plant almost canceled the experiment after a few months. But after a year, when it was time to clean the sludge, the plant found that it only had to transport 6,000 cubic meters (about 212 cubic ft.) away, instead of the usual 7,000 cubic meters. Detlef Dalichow, a specialist in wastewater management, told the newspaper Märkische Allgemeine, “We have significantly less sludge to transport away.” The company saved an estimated 10,000 euros on the cost of transporting sludge. Mundus says its speakers strive to accurately replicate the sound of a concert hall".