Editing Cow dung (section)

=== Other uses ===

In central Africa, [[Maasai people|Maasai]] villages have burned cow dung inside to repel [[mosquito]]s. In cold places, cow dung is used to line the walls of rustic houses as a cheap [[thermal insulation|thermal insulator]]. Villagers in India spray fresh cow dung mixed with water in front of the houses to repel insects.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why Gobar (Cow Dung) Is Applied On Walls And Floors Of India|url=https://www.speakingtree.in/allslides/why-gobar-cow-dung-is-applied-on-walls-and-floors-of-india |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=www.speakingtree.in}}</ref>

In Rwanda, it is used in an art form called [[imigongo]].

Cow dung is also an optional ingredient in the manufacture of adobe [[mud brick]] housing depending on the availability of materials at hand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/yourhome/technical/fs34d.htm|title=Your Home Technical Manual - 3.4d Construction Systems - Mud Brick (Adobe)<!-- Bot generated title -->|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070706132354/http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/yourhome/technical/fs34d.htm|archive-date=2007-07-06}}</ref>

A deposit of cow dung is referred to in American English as a "cow pie" or less commonly "cow chip" (usually when dried) and in British English as a "cowpat".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cowpat|title=Cowpat - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary|work=merriam-webster.com|access-date=14 February 2015}}</ref> When dry, it is used in the practice of "cow chip throwing" popularized in [[Beaver, Oklahoma]] in 1970.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2188|title=Cow Chip Throwing Capital of the World|work=RoadsideAmerica.com|access-date=14 February 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://www.beaveroklahoma.net/CowChip.html Town of Beaver, Oklahoma] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101228165853/http://www.beaveroklahoma.net/CowChip.html |date=2010-12-28 }}</ref> On April 21, 2001 Robert Deevers of [[Elgin, Oklahoma]], set the record for cow chip throwing with a distance of {{convert|185|ft|5|in}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://amarillo.com/stories/042201/usn_oldchip.shtml|title=Old chip-throw record is tossed |website=Amarillo Globe-News|first=Jessica|last=Raynor}}</ref>