102nd use for a dead cat

**pete376403** · 14th September 2005, 17:31

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm...=news.quirkies

Inventor turns dead cats into diesel

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."

Adds a new meaning to "catalytic converter".

Time for a diesel bike perhaps - there are plenty of cats around my area...

**Sniper** · 14th September 2005, 17:35

Hmmmm, that gives me so many reasons...........

**Ixion** · 14th September 2005, 17:36

Do NOT let Mr Motu hear of this. Just don't.

**Biff** · 14th September 2005, 17:38

Originally Posted by Sniper

Hmmmm, that gives me so many reasons...........

I'm with you dude.

"Honestly officer, we were only doing our bit for the environment"

**R1** · 14th September 2005, 17:43

Originally Posted by Biff

I'm with you dude.

"Honestly officer, we were only doing our bit for the environment"

wonder if we can do the same with expired people

then i dont like cats much anyway...the chinese can eat em
and we can carge $1.00per Litre for em.

**Sniper** · 14th September 2005, 17:45

Originally Posted by R1Aaron

wonder if we can do the same with expired people

then i dont like cats much anyway...the chinese can eat em
and we can carge $1.00per Litre for em.

Shouldn't we charge less considering normal diesel prices

**eliot-ness** · 14th September 2005, 18:21

the motor should really purr on that stuff

**Karma** · 14th September 2005, 18:30

Just install a scoop on the front of the bike, a little cat-burning stove on the back and you've got your own eco-friendly bike!

**strayjuliet** · 14th September 2005, 18:31

*Hides her cats.

**Timber020** · 14th September 2005, 19:20

Right I just went around the neighbourhood, now what do i do with the 102 dead cats????

**vfrboy** · 14th September 2005, 19:23

$1.00 per litre??, hang on .22 rounds are about 10c, plenty of cats around here. Think the .30 is a bit big for them though

**inlinefour** · 14th September 2005, 19:28

However looking for live cats for fuel. I think they'd fight back...

**Oakie** · 14th September 2005, 19:34

I wonder how fur you can get on a full tank?

Mechanics will not have to clean up carbon deposits from cylinders ... just furr-balls...

Can you imagine the sound it makes hurtling thru the corners ....
meeeeeeeowwwwwwww....

'cat-alytic converter' - ha ha ha ha ha - brilliant. I'm always going to think of this whenever I hear the term. At some time in the future some poor vehicle salesman is going to say 'catalytic converter' to me and I'm going to go into paroxisms of laughter on the ground at his feet. Yes I'll be catatonic.

Wonderful.