German Inventor Gets About 10 Miles To the Cat

[Ron G.]

Maybe we've found a use for the 1000 lb liger....see my post "Fat Cat"

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/14092005/80/germa...mal-lovers.html

German inventor's "cat fuel" angers animal lovers

Reuters Wednesday September 14, 02:43 PM

BERLIN (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 home-made 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 website 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 litre, 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-litre (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.

[Ham]

quote:

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

I wonder if Wolfgang has a better use in mind for dead cats..

[Ham]

Maybe Wolfgang also owns stock in one of the larger european petrol producers. :D-->

[GarthP2000]

Ham,

I can give him my book "1001 Uses for a Dead Cat" for some ideas.

Idea# 356: Use it as a footstool.

:D-->

[Ham]

The rest of the story

In about a year and a half, I may be able to explain this :)-->

Garth, I wonder if he considered using dead skunks. Sure lots around here in the spring..

Could even be an anti theft device, or something like it..

cops could easily follow the exhaust.

[Ham]

Cats on their way to the local petrol company

[Ham]

Well, getting 10 miles to the cat.. better than the opposite I guess.

Driving down the road, and getting 10 cats to the mile...

[GeorgeStGeorge]

Reminds me of a recent "Dilbert" cartoon. The boss wants to by a sensible, envronmentally beneficial car. The salesman convinces him to buy an "Envirocrusher 400": 40 feet high (there's a ladder to the door), weighs ten tons, and runs on owls. The boss asks about obtaining the owls, adn the salsesman says that the noise the "car" makes stuns them so they're easy to pick up and toss into the engine. :D-->

George

[TheEvan]

Should make your engine really purr!