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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. Repulsive by DrSkwid · · Score: 2, Interesting


    why not burn our dead people not spawn the bovine damned

    ?

    the horror

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  2. Efficiency by me98411 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Just out of curiosity... It is said that when you move form one level in food chain to next, only 10% of energy is tranferred. (For e.g. if a cow eats 100 Joules worth of grass, then human who eat cow get 10 Joules from those 100 J ). Taking this 10% efficiency rule in to account, would it not be better if we invested in obtaining power from plants rather than from animal's flesh? Am I missing something here?

    1. Re:Efficiency by rigau · · Score: 2, Interesting

      I think this is implying that there will be mad cow epidemics on a regular basis and that we need to learn how to use the cows that have to be killed so that they are not totally wasted. it is really about efficiency. twisted but 'efficient'.

  3. The Meatrix by antizeus · · Score: 2, Interesting
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  4. Re:Demeaning to life by TykeClone · · Score: 3, Interesting
    I hear that - and try not to think about hot dogs.

    More intriguing is the use of manure. Cattle are not raised in confinement so much yet, but hogs are. Some of the confinement sites in Iowa make as much waste as small cities - and the biggest problem with it is that you need to plan to get rid of it. They make so much waste in such a small place that it becomes a problem (both ecologically and "smellologicallY").

    If that manure can easily be converted into oil - that solves 3 problems very easily (excess manure running off into streams and creeks, smell, fuel).

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  5. Re:Huh? by br0ck · · Score: 3, Interesting

    COMBUSTED

    The prions that cause BSE are incredibly hardy and are extremely heat resistant! They can easily withstand 1 hour at 360 C.

    IDIOT

    Why not just state your case without the flame? Take a deep breath, relax, think happy thoughts.. then post.