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Fuel and Cheese from Humans

Fuel: Apparently, any kind of fat can be turned into diesel. This includes animal fat. So it's one small step from that realization to using human liposuction blubber to power a car. Forbes is reporting that a Beverly Hills doctor, Craig Alan Bittner, actually took this step. There have been rumors before about liposuction biodiesel, all of which turned out to be nothing more than rumors. But this case seems kinda believable, because Bittner really is in trouble with authorities and has fled the country.

Cheese: In theory, you can make cheese out of the milk of any animal, including human breast milk. So it was only a matter of time before someone tried. A woman on indrani.net reports on the results of her effort to do this. She says it didn't work and that it's because "breast milk can not curdle, because the protein content is lower, and because the protein in breast milk is more easily digested compared to cow's milk." I'll take her word for it.
Posted By: Alex | Date: Wed Dec 24, 2008 | Comments (10)
Category: Body, Food
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