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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: ClearCase_guy
The author did not say what KIND of cat. Perhaps they were talking about a Bengal Tiger. Or a Lion. Or even a Liger.
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:43:11 AM PDT
by
Andyman
(The world should not be ruled by those who are most easily offended.)
To: biblewonk
Finally, some possible justification for the continued existence of cats.
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posted on
09/13/2005 8:10:12 AM PDT
by
newgeezer
(A conservative who conserves -- a REAL capitalist!)
To: sticker
More like...
43
posted on
09/13/2005 8:46:22 AM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(Go Sharon! And take Peres with you!)
To: newgeezer
Biking the Cedar River trail shows me that the cost would be much lower per gallon if we used rabbits.
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posted on
09/13/2005 8:58:21 AM PDT
by
biblewonk
(Jeremiah 13:23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard its spots?)
To: pissant; teenyelliott
Bah!
Pissy, your headline is simply an attempt to bait the cat lovers on FR.
We are legion.
Why can't he use human cadavers as well? Save real estate.
Could one donate one's body to fuel?
Soylent fuel?
shiver
45
posted on
09/13/2005 9:44:28 AM PDT
by
Finger Monkey
(H.R. 25, Fair Tax Act - A consumption tax which replaces the income tax, SS tax, death tax, etc.)
To: pissant
Can't wait for a new EPA ruling that measures miles per kitty.
46
posted on
09/13/2005 9:46:22 AM PDT
by
Rebelbase
("Run Hillary Run" bumper stickers. Liberals place on rear bumper, conservatives put on front bumper)
To: 6ppc
You're forgetting to add in the weeds and old tires.
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posted on
09/13/2005 9:47:46 AM PDT
by
Rebelbase
("Run Hillary Run" bumper stickers. Liberals place on rear bumper, conservatives put on front bumper)
To: Andyman; BerthaDee
Or even a Liger
48
posted on
09/13/2005 10:07:42 AM PDT
by
teenyelliott
(Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
To: Rebelbase
PETA is on the way to see Dr Christian Koch, from Kleinhartmannsdorf, and they ain’t amused.
And they have plans for the good doctor !
To: martin_fierro
Dr. Christian Koch
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posted on
09/13/2005 10:33:56 AM PDT
by
Lady Jag
(Honor - Dignity - Courage - Troll Consumption)
To: pissant
Koch said the cadaver of a fully grown cat can produce 2.5 litres of fuel Think about how much fuel a Koch cadaver would produce.
To: Dark Skies
thats what PETA wants to know ?
To: Rebelbase
To: pissant
Only you could find a way to post a cheesecake shot of Halle Barry on a thread concerning dead cats and diesel fuel.
Not that I am complaining.
To: pissant
Free crude oil?
55
posted on
09/13/2005 10:57:44 AM PDT
by
ctlpdad
(What IS our exit policy in the War on Poverty?)
To: Constitution Day
I know you will like this one!
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posted on
09/13/2005 10:58:24 AM PDT
by
ctlpdad
(What IS our exit policy in the War on Poverty?)
To: F.J. Mitchell
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posted on
09/13/2005 10:59:13 AM PDT
by
MortMan
(Mostly Harmless)
To: ctlpdad
I heartily endorse such a visionary leap in technology.
Who knows, perhaps a few thousand crazy cat ladies could free us from foreign oil!
*smirk*
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posted on
09/13/2005 11:04:40 AM PDT
by
Constitution Day
(I really should start a Cat Haters' Ping List...)
To: F.J. Mitchell
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posted on
09/13/2005 12:20:26 PM PDT
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
To: pissant
see...what'd I tell you.....LOL
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posted on
09/13/2005 12:59:22 PM PDT
by
marmar
(435 CASF..Ramstien Germany.....Bringing the Wounded Warriors Home....)
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