you've heard of chip fat as diesel fuel...now you can use fat from people!

[googe]

this story is so hollywood its hilarious...

http://consumerist.com/5120330/bever...s-fuel-for-car

And here's number 16 on our grossest stories of 2008 list: an LA plastic surgeon is in trouble for powering his car with "lipodiesel" from his patients' fat. Ewwww.

According to the article, Dr. Craig Bittner powered his and his girlfriends SUVs with his patients' discarded fat, and was proud of it, even running the now-defunct lipodiesel.com to increase awareness of disgusting ways to power your car. Unfortunately for Dr. Bittner, "state law forbids the use of human medical waste to power vehicles." This is an oddly prescient law.

Dr. Bittner is being sued by several former patients, who say they didn't consent to Dr. Bittner driving around on their spare tires.

[msommers]

Well America was looking for alternative fuel sources....and God knows they'll have PLENTY to go around.

[Zero102]

Of course you can. Lots of companies produce biodiesel from animal fat. Why wouldn't human fat work?

I guess its a bit of an "american" story, but it shouldn't really come as a surprise to anybody that _SOMEBODY_ out there would try it.

[zipdoa]

I don't see what the big deal is... at least he didn't make soap!

[nusneak]

So no one asks again. Highlighted from above.
"state law forbids the use of human medical waste to power vehicles."
is the reason why he is not allowed to use the fat sucked out of humans to power his vehicle. lol

[adam c]

Originally posted by nusneak
So no one asks again. Highlighted from above.
"state law forbids the use of human medical waste to power vehicles."
is the reason why he is not allowed to use the fat sucked out of humans to power his vehicle. lol

i would assume some of it would be a biohazard from all the different diseases people have nowadays