Inventor fuels car with dead cats

[3dGameMan]

Inventor fuels car with dead cats: ~source (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...

[Baker_God]

awesome, finally a use for those buggers.

[cegli]

Wow, who would ever take the time to make something that runs on dead domestic animals. Thats pretty disgusting, and pretty much a waste of time. Maybe he can figure out how to change it to other organic matter like plants.

[egarrard]

I can see an increase in roadkill if this catches on. Alf would be pleased. :rofl2

[Newbie2]

I won't use dead cat diesel fuel for a diesel car. I have seen buses in Nova Scotia have a sticker on the side that says "Powered By Bio-Diesel" but I don't think it is the dead cat diesel fuel that is powering Nova Scotia's buses. That German man who made dead cat diesel fuel is crazy! :Holy Crap :shocking :taunt

[hoanmac]

I can see organ donor cards having the option to be used for fuel. So the question is whether or not the industry will accept such a process...

[Newbie2]

Hey, I checked the link to the article 3dGameMan (Rod) put in but there is a different article about the dead cat fuel thing.

Inventor denies dead cat fuel story: ~source (http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/14/germany.catfuel.reut/index.html)

BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) -- A German inventor said he has developed a method to produce crude oil products from waste that he believes can be an answer to the soaring costs of fuel, but denied a German newspaper story implying he also used dead cats.

Christian Koch, an inventor and patent holder of the "KDV 500" that he said produces high quality fuel, said he can transform waste products such as paper, rubbish and plastic materials into fuel.

But Koch, 55, said there was no truth to stories published in Bild newspaper on Tuesday and Wednesday that suggested he used dead cats as part of the mix for his organic diesel fuel.

"I use paper, plastics, textiles and rubbish," Koch told Reuters.

"It's an alternative fuel that is friendly for the environment. But it's complete nonsense to suggest dead cats. I've never used cats and would never think of that. At most the odd toad may have jumped in."

Bild on Tuesday wrote a headline: "German inventor can turn cats into fuel -- for a tank he needs 20 cats." The paper on Wednesday followed up with a story entitled: "Can you really make fuel out of cats?"

A spokesman for Bild told Reuters the story was meant to show that cat remains could "in theory" be used to make fuel with Koch's patented method.

The author of the story said Koch had never told him directly that he had used dead cats as the story implied.

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.

"I drive my normal diesel-powered car with this mixture," Koch is quoted saying in Bild, next to a large picture of a kitten. "I have gone 170,000 km (106,000 miles) without a problem."

[maud'ib]

Hey, I checked the link to the article 3dGameMan (Rod) put in but there is a different article about the dead cat fuel thing.

Inventor denies dead cat fuel story: ~source (http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/14/germany.catfuel.reut/index.html)

OK, he isn't using dead cats. Must be using live ones then. Just doesn't want to say so.

If this guy Bild were in North America he would have lawyers all over him. It's a good thing they are in Germany where silliness like this is easily forgiven.

[Kindom934]

Hmm...

Wonder how the "fuel" is like? I hope it's not "lumpy".

Either way, it's an alternative. (without the dead cat part, lol...which was never true to begin with)