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san antonio man
20-09-2005, 13:56
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."
Mick
20-09-2005, 13:59
That is bloody disgusting and dam right sick. :sick:
Nugget
20-09-2005, 14:00
What a load of old toot! Ignoring the fact that's it's just rubbish, how would he guarantee a constant supply of dead animals? I bet his neighbours don't let the dog wander far from the front door!
Martin
20-09-2005, 14:00
Urgh just when i was about to tuck into my Ham butty!
gazzae
20-09-2005, 14:05
Inventor: Dead cat fuel story is dead wrong

A German inventor said he has developed a method to produce crude oil products from waste that he believes can be an answer to the soaring costs of fuel, but denied a German newspaper story implying he also used dead cats.

Christian Koch, an inventor and patent holder of the KDV 500 technology that he said produces high-quality fuel, said he can transform waste products such as paper, rubbish and plastic materials into fuel.

But Koch, 55, said there was no truth to stories published in the Bild newspaper on Tuesday and Wednesday that suggested he used dead cats as part of the mix for his organic diesel fuel.

http://news.com.com/Inventor+Dead+cat+fuel+story+is+dead+wrong/2100-11389_3-5867247.html
marky
20-09-2005, 14:07
could go one step further and run his car of real horse power :disturbd:
etccarmageddon
20-09-2005, 14:10
this is old hat - I've had a cat converter on my car for 10+ years!
san antonio man
20-09-2005, 14:11
gazzae quoting my post are you with a link to the article how thoutful of you backing up my story to make sure i was telling the truth!.
gazzae
20-09-2005, 14:13
gazzae quoting my post are you with a link to the article how thoutful of you backing up my story to make sure i was telling the truth!.

Er what? :confused:
orangebird
20-09-2005, 14:14
gazzae quoting my post are you with a link to the article how thoutful of you backing up my story to make sure i was telling the truth!.
how about some punctuation it comes in handy when trying to decipher someones posts it's very difficult to understand otherwise thanks
Nugget
20-09-2005, 14:15
gazzae quoting my post are you with a link to the article how thoutful of you backing up my story to make sure i was telling the truth!.

Now I may be wrong here, but doesn't gazzaes post rather debunk yours :confused:
Maggy
20-09-2005, 15:17
Incog gets her deckchair out... :)

And wonders how many will bother to read the second link??
Halcyon
20-09-2005, 15:29
That is some bizzarre experimentation going on there !!!
I'm not liking the idea of killing 20 cats each time I want to full up.
Angua
20-09-2005, 15:37
Er what? :confused: <snip>But Koch, 55, said there was no truth to stories published in the Bild newspaper on Tuesday and Wednesday that suggested he used dead cats as part of the mix for his organic diesel fuel.<snip>
Please would folk read what Gazzae actually posted :shrug:

I think the connection to cats was based on Mr Koch's company name "Alphakat"!
Nugget
20-09-2005, 15:43
Please would folk read what Gazzae actually posted :shrug:

I thisnk the connection to cats was based on Mr Koch's company name "Alphakat"!

But where's the fun in actually reading what's there? Much more fun just to blindly witter on ;) :D
Maggy
20-09-2005, 15:50
Yeah of course Chinese whispers is so much better than the real thing. ;)
Jon M
20-09-2005, 15:59
http://s1lv3r.com/gfx/donorcat.jpg :disturbd: ;)
atlantis
20-09-2005, 16:02
Anyone with no sense of humore avoid this link:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0413760405/qid=1127228475/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_10_1/202-9845781-0639007
Martin
20-09-2005, 16:04
I'd sooner just have an ordinary car without the need for a cat dead or alive!!
Angua
20-09-2005, 16:13
Anyone with no sense of humore avoid this link:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0413760405/qid=1127228475/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_10_1/202-9845781-0639007

Superb book :D

We are plagued by kittens at the mo. One is always in the garden and the other saunters into the house without a by your leave.

I recon you could fill a couple of Jaguar fuel tanks from my dead body! :disturbd:
Halcyon
20-09-2005, 16:22
Reminds me of that prank someone did inventing Bonzai kittens a few years back.
Shaun
20-09-2005, 16:45
I know it's hypothetical but what's with the revulsion at using dead animals as fuel?

We eat them, we wear them why not go to work on a cat?
Nugget
20-09-2005, 16:48
<snip>We eat them, we wear them why not go to work on a cat?

Probably 'cos Id never fit one onto my (admittedly massive) feet ;) :D
Angua
20-09-2005, 16:56
Probably 'cos Id never fit one onto my (admittedly massive) feet ;) :D

There is always a Lynx Download Failed (1)
Nugget
20-09-2005, 16:59
There is always a Lynx http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:BJj4Ux3galwJ:gladstone.uoregon.edu/%7Ejcooper3/canada/canada%2520lynx.jpg

You know, I've never worked out how they stuff them into the deodorant can ;)
Kliro
20-09-2005, 17:02
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah???

Does nobody know what diesel actually is?
Shaun
20-09-2005, 17:02
Oh, so many puns, so little time, eh Nug :p:

*groan*
marky
20-09-2005, 17:05
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah???

Does nobody know what diesel actually is?
Yeh smelly stuff that makes your hands stink :p:
Kliro
20-09-2005, 17:06
lol, its just the 'i dont wanna run my car of dead stuff' attitude, wonder how they power their cars....
Shaun
20-09-2005, 17:08
I think the issue must be that the animal was recently fluffy and cute. :erm:
Angua
20-09-2005, 17:28
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah???

Does nobody know what diesel actually is?

Some answers at howstuff works (http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question105.htm)
Martin
20-09-2005, 17:38
I know it's hypothetical but what's with the revulsion at using dead animals as fuel?

We eat them, we wear them why not go to work on a cat?

I'm not that keen on cats but i don't like the idea of using someones dead pet for fuel!
atlantis
20-09-2005, 18:59
:eh: Is it OK to mention Kitkats
zoombini
20-09-2005, 19:09
PUSSY POWER!

Purrrrfect.

Hmm, I wonder how far I'd get on my scratty old moggy? proberably down to the corner then the car would conk out.

:)
Kliro
20-09-2005, 19:27
Some answers at howstuff works (http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question105.htm)

I meant that it is made primarily of the remains of animals etc that have decayed any been under immense pressure for a long time.
That link just explains about how the different fractions are obtained from oil.
Nugget
21-09-2005, 10:58
I meant that it is made primarily of the remains of animals etc that have decayed any been under immense pressure for a long time.
That link just explains about how the different fractions are obtained from oil.

But, to be honest, I don't think anyone on here has a pet Tricaeratops rolling around in front of the fire ;)