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Inventor fuels car with..... dead cats

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ironcrotch

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http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/14/germany.catfuel.reut/index.html

BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) -- A German inventor has angered animal rights activists with his answer to fighting the soaring cost of fuel -- dead cats.

Christian Koch, 55, from the eastern county of Saxony, told Bild newspaper that his organic diesel fuel -- a homemade blend of garbage, run-over cats and other ingredients -- is a proven alternative to normal consumer diesel.

"I drive my normal diesel-powered car with this mixture," Koch said. "I have gone 170,000 km (106,000 miles) without a problem."

The Web site of Koch's firm, "Alphakat GmbH", says his patented "KDV 500" machine can produce what he calls the "bio-diesel" fuel at about 23 euro cents (30 cents) a liter, which is about one-fifth the price at petrol stations now.

Koch said around 20 dead cats added into the mix could help produce enough fuel to fill up a 50-liter (11 gallon) tank.

But the president of the German Society for the Protection of Animals, Wolfgang Apel, said using dead cats for fuel was illegal.

"There's no danger for cats and dogs in Germany because this practice is outlawed in Germany," Apel told Bild on Wednesday in a story entitled "Can you really make fuel out of cats?"

"We're going to keep an eye on this case," Apel said.
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That Wolfgang Apel guy needs to find an actual job I say. 😀
 
Originally posted by: ironcrotch
That Wolfgang Apel guy needs to find an actual job I say. 😀
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He has one, it seems. Competition for Big Oil. Look for him to end up at the bottom of a river wearing concrete shoes.
 
This is a hoax. Bild is the worst boulevard journal in Germany and they spiced up a reportage of this guy who was kind or naive enough to show them his invention. He has not mentioned cats once and already consulted a lawyer.

I can't believe this story made it to Reuters. Shame on them. :|
 
Originally posted by: Medicine Bear
Finally a useful outlet for my hobby.
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It is not clear if your hobby is killing cats or inventing alternative fuels.
One is laudable, the other heinous and illegal in all 50 states aqnd many countries.
and not very funny.


 
Originally posted by: AlienCraft
Originally posted by: Medicine Bear
Finally a useful outlet for my hobby.
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It is not clear if your hobby is killing cats or inventing alternative fuels.
One is laudable, the other heinous and illegal in all 50 states aqnd many countries.
and not very funny.
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Whenever you <blank>, God kills a kitten. Fill in the blank 😀
 
Bahahaha. I wouldn't mind as long as they use cats that are already dead, and they don't go around killing cats just for fuel.
 
Originally posted by: Atomicus
Originally posted by: AlienCraft
Originally posted by: Medicine Bear
Finally a useful outlet for my hobby.
Click to expand...
It is not clear if your hobby is killing cats or inventing alternative fuels.
One is laudable, the other heinous and illegal in all 50 states aqnd many countries.
and not very funny.
Click to expand...

Whenever you <blank>, God kills a kitten. Fill in the blank 😀
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So all we have to do is get off, and we bring down OPEC?
GENTLEMEN, ACCESS YOUR PR0N!!!
 
Oil is just dead plants and animals anyway...just from a long time ago.

Either way, I do believe this is fake...though I don't believe CNN period to begin with.
 
Originally posted by: chcarnage
This is a hoax. Bild is the worst boulevard journal in Germany and they spiced up a reportage of this guy who was kind or naive enough to show them his invention. He has not mentioned cats once and already consulted a lawyer.

I can't believe this story made it to Reuters. Shame on them. :|
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But it does bring up the valid ethical question of whether dead animals have rights...

😕
 
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