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Using Liposuction Fat for Biodiesel?
Seeking your expert comments to a story we posted "Cars powered by human fat?" Do you think fat harvested from patients should be used in biodiesel? Is this ethical or safe?
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Liposuction - uses for fat
We measure and then dispose of the fat collected from our liposuction procedures. It is medical waste, and the State of Washington demands is proper disposal. The fried chicken places in town generate far more grease per day than we do. As our nation searches for alternatives to foreign oil, perhaps BP should talk with Ezzel's Chicken here in town.
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Ethics of using Human Liposuctioned fat to power Cars - You MUST be joking
REGARDING "Do you think fat harvested from patients should be used in bio diesel? Is this ethical or safe?"
The original story was the strange brainchild of an overly self-promoted 90210 cosmetic surgeon who subsequently lost his medical license. Does not say much about any one of us if we have to stoop this low to promote our practices.
It is NOT ethical to use human fat or remains to derive energy for every day activities. Animal fat has been used as lamp oil for...
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Fred Flintstone Had The Right Idea
Probably the only ethical (and only slightly less-practical) way to power a car using human fat would be to develop a car that runs strictly on human power. Although this would only indirectly transfer the stored fat energy into MPG, it would most likely be a safer and healthier alternative fuel than aspirated human fat.
Come to think of it, I don't believe I've seen many obese pedi-cab (cycle rickshaw) drivers...
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