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asshat makes fuel owt of cats
2005-09-14
A German inventor says he's found a way to make cheap diesel fuel out of dead cats.
Well, out of a lot of stuff. Dead cats just makes for a better headline.
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.
"Bio-diesel" being easier to market than "Road-Kill" diesel
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."
"Except for being chased by all those dogs"
Annelise Krauss of the Dresden Animal Protection Association blasted Koch's new diesel though, saying, "This is as bad as experimenting on animals."
Posted by:muck4doo

#19  Well, China could make it out of dead political prisoners.
Posted by: Jackal   2005-09-14 23:17  

#18  So My Caterpillar joke won't fly?
Posted by: john   2005-09-14 20:51  

#17  Interesting. Do the catalysts work on cellulose? It seems a more energy efficient conversion than thermal depolymerization.
Posted by: ed   2005-09-14 20:19  

#16  NO BLOOD FOR ROTTEN DINOSAURS!
THE UN ROTTEN DINOSAURS FOR FOOD PROGRAM
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE ROTTEN DINOSAURS!

It's just not the same
Posted by: True German Ally   2005-09-14 19:47  

#15  How many KIA's have the boys scored in Iraq? They would make a shitload of fuel.
Posted by: Angomock Flinesh4536   2005-09-14 19:35  

#14  #8: What he basically does is speeding up the natural process that led to the product OIL.

A weird thought, are we drilling into Dinosaurs refuse dumps?
Nah.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2005-09-14 19:15  

#13  It's of course not new, but improved. And it means that when things change, we adapt.

That's why we're still around
Posted by: True German Ally   2005-09-14 19:01  

#12  Making fuel this way isn't all that new. It's just now people are interested in it, yes you can make fuel out of plastic, plastic bags and garbage as well.

People have been making stuff out of dead critters for ever and ever. People are doing this fuels production now. It's a good thing tossing petro chemicals away is wasteful.
Posted by: Sock Puppet O´ Doom   2005-09-14 18:08  

#11  This is nothing new - US pilot facility is operational -

http://www.acfnewsource.org/science/turkey_trash.html
Posted by: buwaya   2005-09-14 17:40  

#10  Can't believe that CNN is picking up that BS as well. Reuters of course.
Posted by: True German Ally   2005-09-14 17:35  

#9  pore dinosores. :(
Posted by: muck4doo   2005-09-14 17:21  

#8  What he basically does is speeding up the natural process that led to the product OIL.

And yes Mucky, OIL is dead rotten dinosaurs and dead rotten dino food.
Posted by: True German Ally   2005-09-14 17:17  

#7  Jeez, and here I thought we had a new Herr Dunderbeck...
Posted by: DanNY   2005-09-14 17:11  

#6  Sorry, but the cat thing is complete BS. Somebody in the German yellow press just found it funny to moon around with the name of this company.

This is what this guy really does. And yes, it is interesting.

No puppies, kittens and baby ducks harmed. Relax Mucky.
Posted by: True German Ally   2005-09-14 16:44  

#5  But can we make fuel out of PETA members?
Posted by: mmurray821   2005-09-14 16:04  

#4  Exxon has dropped their tiger mascot for the housecat.
Posted by: ed   2005-09-14 15:48  

#3  PeTA is going to absolutely love this guy!

I say go for it!
Posted by: CrazyFool   2005-09-14 15:47  

#2  Soylent High Test is made out PEOPLE!!!!
Posted by: Charlton Heston   2005-09-14 15:40  

#1  LOL Mucky! the Kleinhartmannsdorf catalytic asshat.
Posted by: Red Dog   2005-09-14 15:21  

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