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From: Charlotte-Fairbanks-Bflo
Now I've a question. Are linears still illegal? Back in my CB days I was of course just as crazy with them as I am everything I get involved with. I had this huge tube style linear that would dim the headlights and luminate any floresent bulbs held near the antenna when I would key the mike. I was working on it once, and it gave me such a shock it knocked me off of the seat of my truck...LOL.. Me and my pals used to go out to the dump near Alviso, CA. and cause those remote controlled airplanes to crash simply by keying our mikes and going through the channels until we could interfere with a remote control. Were we sick?
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wow!
I dont know how I come across this stuff, but just ran across this one:
German scientist extracts diesel fuel from dead cats
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<!-- http://geekweb1.buydomains.com/news/...0316003496.htm --><!-- reimported -->A German inventor named Dr. Christian Koch has invented a process whereby old tires, weeds, and animal cadavers (in this case, dead cats) are used to create high-quality bio-diesel. The process produces roughly 2.5 liters (under two-thirds of a gallon) of diesel per cat. Dr. Koch has driven 105,000 miles so far in his own vehicle on the fuel without any problems.
The process involves heating the mixture to 300 degrees Celsius, which filters out hydrocarbons. The mix is then converted to diesel fuel by use of a catalytic converter. (Semi-scientific details are listed on the Solutions page of Dr. Koch's website.)
See the synopsis at Ananova and read more at Dr. Koch's Alphakat website
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RICKGEEK'S OPINION
The whole things sounds eerie to me, but I wanted to post this article to see what other people thought. Animal rights organizations have quickly attacked Dr. Koch's idea, saying “[It's] as bad as experimenting on animals,” and I tend to agree.
Now if we could just develop a similar process that worked on snakes, rats, and bats, then I'd be all for it. But please, not for poor little Fluffy.
Here is the original URL: German scientist extracts diesel fuel from dead cats | Geek.com
German scientist extracts diesel fuel from dead cats
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<!-- http://geekweb1.buydomains.com/news/...0316003496.htm --><!-- reimported -->A German inventor named Dr. Christian Koch has invented a process whereby old tires, weeds, and animal cadavers (in this case, dead cats) are used to create high-quality bio-diesel. The process produces roughly 2.5 liters (under two-thirds of a gallon) of diesel per cat. Dr. Koch has driven 105,000 miles so far in his own vehicle on the fuel without any problems.
The process involves heating the mixture to 300 degrees Celsius, which filters out hydrocarbons. The mix is then converted to diesel fuel by use of a catalytic converter. (Semi-scientific details are listed on the Solutions page of Dr. Koch's website.)
See the synopsis at Ananova and read more at Dr. Koch's Alphakat website
<! -- opinion item -->
RICKGEEK'S OPINION
The whole things sounds eerie to me, but I wanted to post this article to see what other people thought. Animal rights organizations have quickly attacked Dr. Koch's idea, saying “[It's] as bad as experimenting on animals,” and I tend to agree.
Now if we could just develop a similar process that worked on snakes, rats, and bats, then I'd be all for it. But please, not for poor little Fluffy.
Here is the original URL: German scientist extracts diesel fuel from dead cats | Geek.com
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From: Charlotte-Fairbanks-Bflo
Lisa, that's great. All of my life I've been shouting from the rooftops. THE ONLY GOOD CAT IS A DEAD CAT. I was predicting the future, not even aware of it. I think my sons first full sentence in his life was. "Kill the cat".
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I love cats, especially wild ones, gives me a chance to practice with my bow.....
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From: Charlotte-Fairbanks-Bflo
What do you like best about them Lisa? The hairballs they puke up all over the house. The smelly litter box that they dig in and then get on your kitchen counters where you prepare your food, or the gobs of hair they leave on absolutely everything. It has always amazed me how cat lovers tell the world how clean they are. Why? Cuz they lay around and when they are not sleeping or eating they are licking their anus. That makes them clean?
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Hook it, I'll pull it.
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Hold on here Rick!! I learned in my 5 years in Louisiana that a coonass will eat just about anything. I used to go to a church in Baton Rouge (believe it or not) where the pastor was constantly warning us about gumbo and other cooking there. I've heard of roadkill Armadillo in some recipes. True story. On a farm in Western New York I had a pal that had a farm with at least 30 barn cats that were driving him nuts. I solved the problem for him. I called several Chinese restaurants in the area until I finally found one that would give me 20 bucks for as many as they could catch. They got most of them. Cost them a total of 20 bucks, but I never ate there............LOL
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Hold on here Rick!! I learned in my 5 years in Louisiana that a coonass will eat just about anything. I used to go to a church in Baton Rouge (believe it or not) where the pastor was constantly warning us about gumbo and other cooking there. I've heard of roadkill Armadillo in some recipes. True story. On a farm in Western New York I had a pal that had a farm with at least 30 barn cats that were driving him nuts. I solved the problem for him. I called several Chinese restaurants in the area until I finally found one that would give me 20 bucks for as many as they could catch. They got most of them. Cost them a total of 20 bucks, but I never ate there............LOL
You are right. lol We do have a limit.