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Posted by peterh (Member # 5208) on :

Using dead cats for fuel

Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :

It is preferable to live ones, I suppose. But ick.

Posted by Brinestone (Member # 5755) on :

Um, why cats specifically? Can any kind of animal corpse work? 'Cause there's no shortage of death in the world, and if it works, it works.

Also, garbage is an intriguing alternate fuel source. I can't imagine this working. Is he burning it all down? Putting it in a blender? So weird.

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

I would think that a dead deer, being bigger, would be a better source of fuel than a dead cat.

Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :

An expired elephant or beached whale would be even better than that, then.

But what are the chances of being able to refuel with one at the side of the road?

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

Well, I wonder if you could use 'possums, then. Or squirrels. Or whatever other roadkill you find on the road.

Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :

Well, I do believe that cats, by their nature, have a higher energy potential than all other animals. That's why you get a static electricity shock from rubbing them backwards. The reversal of polarity in their electrochemical systems causes a discharge of the excess energy.

If you have cats, you will notice that at times, they will go from standing stock still to running around like maniacs. This is due to the high potential energy that must find an outlet to discharge.

(I minored in Pseudoscience in college.)

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

Squirrels are pretty hyper.

Posted by Miro (Member # 1178) on :

Tante, your post comes very close to causing me physical pain.

Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :

I knew cats were good for something.... [Wink]

Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :

Sorry, Miro. It was meant in jest. I don't want to hurt you.

Posted by Stan the man (Member # 6249) on :

[ROFL]

(To Kwea's comment)

Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :

Please don't tell my father this, I'm afraid he'd go kill the neighbor's barncats to make one of his 4 cars run.