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New alternative energy source?
Saw this on the news.
Replies: 14Last Post Sep. 7 10:15am by prisoner of hss
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With obesity at record highs, and with lyposuction surgery also popular, a new idea has been formed. It combines the idea of biomass energy production with the burning idea of whale oil to form a machine that can run on excess fat from the vast majority of American citizens. Tests are expected later in 2008 with a prototype model expected as early as July 2009.

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cool

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we live in a fucked up world.

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that's pretty cool, kinda gross, but cool.

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Quote: from football at 12:14 am on Sep. 6, 2008

that's pretty cool, kinda gross, but cool.
Yeah, that's pretty much exactly what I was thinking. I guess if people get really fat, they could cut down on their heating bills too, right?

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Will there be a DIY kit?

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Quote: from drifting at 12:21 am on Sep. 6, 2008

Will there be a DIY kit?
garden hose plus industrial strength vacuum

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Probably a joke.  Or an experiment just for fun.  The problem with any energy source is that there has to be enough of it and it has to be produced easily enough to actually be economical as compared with fossil fuels, solar, wind, nuclear, etc.  Body fat is not.  Requires food to be grown, then harvested, then processed, then eaten, most if which is shit out, then turns into fat, then removed, then reprocessed, then burned.  In all there is significantly less energy in body fat than went into the process of producing it.  Hence, not economical and a waste of time as far as a legitimate alternative energy source is concerned.

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Quote: from Bobman21 at 12:54 pm on Sep. 6, 2008

Probably a joke.  Or an experiment just for fun.  The problem with any energy source is that there has to be enough of it and it has to be produced easily enough to actually be economical as compared with fossil fuels, solar, wind, nuclear, etc.  Body fat is not.  Requires food to be grown, then harvested, then processed, then eaten, most if which is shit out, then turns into fat, then removed, then reprocessed, then burned.  In all there is significantly less energy in body fat than went into the process of producing it.  Hence, not economical and a waste of time as far as a legitimate alternative energy source is concerned.
well the power bracket was like 500 MW

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using the fat of how many people?  again, if it's the fat of a tri-state area, then it's still next to worthless.  and even if it is a small enough area, how long does the energy source last?  to build an infrastructure of millions of dollars and then have your fuel run out in a matter of six months is, again, a silly investment.

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Its "liposuction". Seriously, that's kind of indecorous. We still have more decent alternate ways which no one cares about.

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Quote: from Joeeey at 4:29 am on Sep. 7, 2008

Its "liposuction". Seriously, that's kind of indecorous. We still have more decent alternate ways which no one cares about.
who cares how its spelled

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Quote: from prisoner of hss at 4:55 pm on Sep. 6, 2008

Quote: from Bobman21 at 12:54 pm on Sep. 6, 2008

Probably a joke. Or an experiment just for fun. The problem with any energy source is that there has to be enough of it and it has to be produced easily enough to actually be economical as compared with fossil fuels, solar, wind, nuclear, etc. Body fat is not. Requires food to be grown, then harvested, then processed, then eaten, most if which is shit out, then turns into fat, then removed, then reprocessed, then burned. In all there is significantly less energy in body fat than went into the process of producing it. Hence, not economical and a waste of time as far as a legitimate alternative energy source is concerned.
well the power bracket was like 500 MW

Interesting enough, but the point was at every step, large amounts of energy must be expended, and the gain in energy is highly unlikely to outweigh the loss in energy used in production of 'body fat'


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LOL that cant be real

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you guys are seriously stupid for believing this

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