Liposuction
Don't worry, I'm not thinking of getting any. It's just that I have a liposuction-related addendum to my last post. If you are of the faint-hearted variety, or are easily grossed out, you probably shouldn't read any further.Apparently, a company in Norway has struck a deal with a Miami hospital so that in can receive 3000 gallons of liposuction fat. And you'll never guess what they're trying to do with said fat. That's right, they're gonna try and convert it to biodiesel. Mmmm, tasty.
According to the article, 3000 gallons of human fat can be converted to 2,600 gallons of biodiesel. With the average diesel engine running at 27 mpg of biodiesel, and 3,000 gallons of liposuction fat = 2,600 gallons of biodiesel = 70,200 miles driven, that creates a grand total of 23.4 miles per gallon of liposuction fat. Again, the VP of my company wanted to take it one step further and calculate miles per pound of fat. So here goes:
"Body fat has a density of 0.918 grams per cubic centimeter. There are 453.59 grams in a pound and there are 3,785.41 cubic centimeters in a gallon. Thus, a gallon of liposuction fat would weigh 7.66 pounds. And 23.4 miles per gallon would translate into 3.05 miles per pound."
So there we have it. One chicken's fat provides enough fuel to propel a diesel engine car 1 mile, but a pound of human fat will get it 3 miles. And with Americans becoming more and more obese, I'd say we have a renewable energy source on our hands!
2 Comments:
gross, yet intriguing...gives a new spin to fast food nation!
that should have been in Fight Club
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