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Inventor turns dead cats into diesel
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| 9/13/05
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Posted on 09/13/2005 6:29:09 AM PDT by pissant
A German inventor says he's found a way to make cheap diesel fuel out of dead cats.
Dr Christian Koch, 55, from Kleinhartmannsdorf, said his method uses old tyres, weeds and animal cadavers.
They are heated up to 300 Celsius to filter out hydrocarbon which is then turned into diesel by a catalytic converter.
He said the resulting "high quality bio-diesel" costs just 15 pence per litre.
Koch said the cadaver of a fully grown cat can produce 2.5 litres of fuel - meaning around 20 cats are needed for a full tank.
He said: "I tank my car with my own diesel mixture and have driven it for 105,000 miles without any problems."
Annelise Krauss of the Dresden Animal Protection Association blasted Koch's new diesel though, saying: "This is as bad as experimenting on animals."
TOPICS: Agriculture
KEYWORDS: 102usesforadeadcat; tasteslikechicken
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To: newgeezer
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posted on
09/13/2005 6:44:52 AM PDT
by
biblewonk
(Jeremiah 13:23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard its spots?)
To: spycatcher
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posted on
09/13/2005 6:46:14 AM PDT
by
pissant
To: pissant
WOW! Yet another use for a dead cat!
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posted on
09/13/2005 6:46:30 AM PDT
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
To: linkinpunk
LOL. I had forgotten about that book!
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posted on
09/13/2005 6:47:01 AM PDT
by
pissant
To: R. Scott
As if slipper liners isn't enough!
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posted on
09/13/2005 6:48:12 AM PDT
by
pissant
To: pissant
Good point. We can turn them into aviation fuel.
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posted on
09/13/2005 6:54:41 AM PDT
by
F.J. Mitchell
(Must applicants for positions of authority in LA , possess IQs in single digits as do actors ?)
To: pissant
LOL!, that flavor shake might cat...ch on.
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posted on
09/13/2005 6:56:49 AM PDT
by
F.J. Mitchell
(Must applicants for positions of authority in LA , possess IQs in single digits as do actors ?)
To: F.J. Mitchell
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posted on
09/13/2005 6:57:50 AM PDT
by
pissant
To: R. Scott
Cats have another name you know, the "P" word......but I won't go there....I won't.....I don't wanna go there....I'm sorry moderator...I...I...tried to stop myself...
I can just see the adds: "Get a little for your car's satisfaction."
Okay, go ahead and zap it.
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:04:23 AM PDT
by
F.J. Mitchell
(Must applicants for positions of authority in LA , possess IQs in single digits as do actors ?)
To: pissant
To: NRA1995
Your inspiration?
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:15:56 AM PDT
by
sticker
To: spycatcher
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:20:45 AM PDT
by
pissant
To: pissant; Slings and Arrows; PetroniDE; Lady Jag
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:22:07 AM PDT
by
martin_fierro
(_____oooo_( ° ¿ ° )_oooo_____)
To: pissant
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:22:33 AM PDT
by
martin_fierro
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To: martin_fierro
From Die Another Day??
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:25:03 AM PDT
by
pissant
To: pissant; All
Caption, please.
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:28:30 AM PDT
by
martin_fierro
(_____oooo_( ° ¿ ° )_oooo_____)
To: pissant
Koch said the cadaver of a fully grown cat can produce 2.5 litres of fuel Most cats have a body volume less than 2 liters...BS alert!
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:30:40 AM PDT
by
6ppc
To: pissant
Dr Christian Koch, 55, from Kleinhartmannsdorf, said his method uses old tyres, weeds and animal cadavers. They are heated up to 300 Celsius to filter out hydrocarbon which is then turned into diesel by a catalytic converter.
I've always wondered if that would work....
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:37:27 AM PDT
by
Millee
(Earth First! We'll log the other planets later!)
To: pissant
flippin sweet.... I get 4 cats per mile in my truck!!
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:37:28 AM PDT
by
Dick Vomer
(liberals suck......... but it depends on what your definition of the word "suck" is.)
To: sticker
Or this:
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:37:34 AM PDT
by
Tatze
(I voted for John Kerry before I voted against him!)
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