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Cow Brains Into Biofuel

Posted by timothy on from the that's-2.25-in-seattle-thanks dept.

beatleadam writes "If the reality of $2.00 per gallon of gas does not scare you enough, then perhaps this will. '...Cattle brains, skull, eyes, spinal column, small intestine and other parts suspected of harboring mad cow disease were banned from human consumption in December as a safety precaution, shortly after the discovery of the first case of mad cow disease in the United States...' The FDA is now funding research aimed at producing biofuels from cattle brains. What about the exhaust given off from cars that are burning Mad Cow Fuels?" It's the grand circle of life.

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  1. Woot! Once They Figure It Out... by MBCook · · Score: 2, Funny
    ...I won't have to stop and pay for gas when driving through cattle country! Everytime I run low and gas I can just take a trip through a field with cows and see how many "gallons" I can hit! All I need is a little mini-processing station in my car when they get it right. And I bet I could cook burgers and steaks on my engine block so I use all parts of the cow! I'm "eco-friendly"!

    Now all I need to do is figure out what kind of cows make the highest octane gas. Longhornds, or maybe Angus. I wonder if milk vs. beef cows makes a difference.

    If the cow is "corn-fed beef", does that mean the fuel I'd make has ethonol? If the cows are fed beans, would my car have to be able to run on Methane to use the fuel made from the cows?

    Oh, there are just too many jokes. :)

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  2. The Mootrix by AtariAmarok · · Score: 2, Funny

    This sounds like a set-up for some sort of bovine Matrix, only this time the computers are powered by cow-brains.

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  3. Re:-1, FUD by Directrix1 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Mad cow disease is bad enough, but MAD CAR disease? Its a plot by Al Qaeda I tells ya!

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  4. Get America Mooooooooooving! by tzanger · · Score: 2, Funny

    We should really be able to milk this for all it's worth; there's a lot at steak [sic]. Let's just hope it's not udderly ridiculous, as it behooves us to grab the bull by the horns and find alternative fuels. Hopefully this steers the industry into greener pastures.

    ok. I think that's out of my system now... Sorry.