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Human fat for fuel

Started by PPI Tim, December 23, 2008, 07:12:10 PM

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PPI Tim

Hey Guys,
I came across this article and thought it was strangely interesting.
What do you guys think?
http://www.walletpop.com/article/_a/bbdp/liposuction-doc-uses-human-fat-for-fuel/285917
Sounds interesting...Go on.

PPI Jason

SOYLENT GREASLE IS PEOPLE!!! IT"S PEOPLE I TELL YOU!!! ARGGGHHH IT'S PEOPLE!!!!

Sorry, that was a classic movie. I think this would be pretty nasty. I drove behind a car that had been converted to using grease for fuel and it smelled like french fries. I felt greasy just driving behind it. What would one of these cars smell like? Plus, I got over my problem with acne just after high school. I don't want to have to revist that part of my life following around all these deep fat fryers on wheels  :P

Now nuclear fusion powered Deloreans that use trash as fuel for the flux capacitor allowing us to travel through time? Now that would be cool. But that's another movie.

Jason
Probably the earliest flyswatters were nothing more than some sort of striking surface attached to the end of a long stick.
-Jack Handey

PPI Tim

LOL! ;D ;D ;D
Very good Jason.
Gives a whole new meaning on running on Ethel
The person not the gas.
How do they rate the mileage?
23lbs in the city/27lbs on the highway.
Sounds interesting...Go on.

PPI Tracy


PPI Brian

"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."--Carl Sagan

Brigham

Quote from: TAPS Tracy on December 24, 2008, 12:39:58 PM
Anybody got any ketchup?  :P

Is that in response to the french fries car? Or the sizzling ass fat car?
Anybody wanna peanut?

PPI Tim

I wonder how this person now looks at people?
i.e.
Wow, that person could run my car for five days.
Sounds interesting...Go on.

PPI Brian

Yeah, his car probably smells like bacon. I'll bet every dog in the neighborhood follows him home.  ;D
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."--Carl Sagan

PPI Tracy

Quote from: PPI Brigham on December 25, 2008, 10:53:35 PM
Quote from: TAPS Tracy on December 24, 2008, 12:39:58 PM
Anybody got any ketchup?  :P

Is that in response to the french fries car? Or the sizzling ass fat car?

Hmmm...oh, what the hell - I'll take the french fries AND the Sizzling Ass Fat Car for $5000, Bob!

johnny

This is probably off topic, but fat as fuel reminds me of tales of spontaneous combustion. No not the kind that fat can fuel in an engine. If I recall many cases of spontaneous combustion involves a human fat as fuel. I think they also mentioned blood alcohol content could have been a factor in some cases... it seems feasible to use animal fat for fuels. The exhaust from that truck next to you driving may smell like bacon!

Interesting article Tim, this part sort of made me smile and made me cringe at the same time. LOL

"Using fat to fuel cars might be environmentally friendly, but it's definitely illegal in California to use human medical waste to power vehicles, and Bittner is being investigated by the state's public health department."
Heaven won't take me and hell's afraid I'll take over.