Running a car on human fat!

Tousi said:
How many miles are we talking about? :lol:
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shel90 said:
It depends on how many MPG one pound can run on. :lol:
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A gallon of grease will get you about a gallon of fuel, and drivers can get about the same amount of mileage from fat fuel as they do from regular diesel, according to Jenna Higgins of the National Biodiesel Board.
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Around the World in a Boat Fueled by Human Fat
Pete Bethune, a former oil exploration engineer, is so committed to proving biodiesel is a viable alternative to fossil fuel that he and two other Earthrace crew members underwent liposuction. Together they stripped more than 2.5 gallons of fat from their bodies, which produced almost two gallons of fuel - enough to go 9 miles under optimum conditions.
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hope that answers your question!
 
shel90 said:
I guess 5 miles then? I am terrible with math.
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based on that article...

x = gallons of fat sucked out of you
y = x * 0.8 <-- gallons of fuel

then just multiply y by mpg (any vehicle's mpg) to get the number of miles you can get from your fat

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Hmm...

Imagine this...

You get in your car and you stick a needle in your arm. Now, you drive.

By the time you get to Walmart, you've lost 10 lbs.

What a good weight-loss plan! ;)
 
VamPyroX said:
Hmm...

Imagine this...

You get in your car and you stick a needle in your arm. Now, you drive.

By the time you get to Walmart, you've lost 10 lbs.

What a good weight-loss plan! ;)
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that's actually a good equivalency example! :thumb:
 
Jiro said:
that's actually a good equivalency example! :thumb:
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Even better...

Go into business. You have a bus custom made for this project.

You advertise a way to lose 10 lbs by taking everyone out to get some ice cream.

Everyone shows up and pays their fee. They all get on the bus and stick a needle in their arms. When they get to Dairy Queen that's 10 miles away, they can proudly have a huge ice cream sundae knowing that they've earned it after losing 10 lbs. ;)
 
VamPyroX said:
Even better...

Go into business. You have a bus custom made for this project.

You advertise a way to lose 10 lbs by taking everyone out to get some ice cream.

Everyone shows up and pays their fee. They all get on the bus and stick a needle in their arms. When they get to Dairy Queen that's 10 miles away, they can proudly have a huge ice cream sundae knowing that they've earned it after losing 10 lbs. ;)
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that's rather sad but profitable.... :cool2: we're slowly getting to the point where we can repeatedly indulge on our bad habits (the 7 sins) while the medical procedure can fix us up again.
 
Jiro said:
based on that article...

x = gallons of fat sucked out of you
y = x * 0.8 <-- gallons of fuel

then just multiply y by mpg (any vehicle's mpg) to get the number of miles you can get from your fat

:cool2:
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The problem is I dont know how many gallons of fat I have in me.
 
VamPyroX said:
Hmm...

Imagine this...

You get in your car and you stick a needle in your arm. Now, you drive.

By the time you get to Walmart, you've lost 10 lbs.

What a good weight-loss plan! ;)
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I am all for it as long as it is safe!
 
shel90 said:
The problem is I dont know how many gallons of fat I have in me.
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the article said that they extracted about 2.5 gallons from each teammate (assuming they're average build) so I suppose you probably have about 3-4 gallons? unless you lose quite a bit of weight from your old picture.
 
that's funny, I can't even begin to imagine the way that mechanism works. Its actually the definition of cyborg to be able to use yourself for transportable means isn't it?
Cyborgism is closer than you think!
 
naisho said:
that's funny, I can't even begin to imagine the way that mechanism works. Its actually the definition of cyborg to be able to use yourself for transportable means isn't it?
Cyborgism is closer than you think!
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it's already here..... pacemaker, cochlear implant, prosthetic parts, etc....
 
Jiro said:
the article said that they extracted about 2.5 gallons from each teammate (assuming they're average build) so I suppose you probably have about 3-4 gallons? unless you lose quite a bit of weight from your old picture.
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It depends on which old pic u are talking about. I guess about 3 gallons. I cant believe I am discussing this! This is what happens when I am on vacation with little to do!!! :lol:
 
shel90 said:
It depends on which old pic u are talking about. I guess about 3 gallons. I cant believe I am discussing this! This is what happens when I am on vacation with little to do!!! :lol:
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:laugh2: nothing to be ashamed/embarrassed about. my 9-days vacation starts tomorrow.... will be hibernating in my cave :zzz:
 
This would be a good idea to get rid of our obesity problem and stop buying oil if lisuction wasn't so prohibitively expensive and complicated. You'd need to be incredibly obese to even get one barrel of oil now (some $40 now?), but liposuction costs in the thousands, leaves scars, and can require blood transfusions (require ~$200 a pint for processing and a donor) and can result in injury or death. Anyone who does this as a mean of getting free oil is robbing himself/insurance companies blind.

Besides, we already have fuel. Go on a bike ride and save yourself the surgery.
 
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