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Leanan on March 21, 2006 - 1:47am Permalink | Subthread | Comments top
Here's the last Discover article about that turkey parts plant:

Anything Into Oil, Part 3

Kind of interesting to read it, then go back and read the earlier articles, and see how reality compared to theory.

Anything Into Oil, Part 1

Anything Into Oil, Part 2

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eric blair on March 21, 2006 - 2:41am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
The thermal conversion process is probably the only practical large-scale method of dismantling prions, the proteins that cause mad cow disease.

A net gain, as far as I can tell.

solution to one of America's most vexing solid waste problems: the unholy mix of plastics and other leftovers from automobile metals recycling

As I understand the process, if you have some catlysts like platuinum in the waste stream, the catlyist under pressure/temp will cause an explosion.   But perhaps my source material was wrong.

Kind of interesting to read it, then go back and read the earlier articles, and see how reality compared to theory.

The Stirling engine of Kamen and Energy Innovations would fare better in such a 'lets go back and see if the claims are being delivered' than Mr. Mills blacklight power battery....
http://www.evworld.com/archives/interviews2/mallove1.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20020214113534/blacklightpower.com/battery.shtml

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josephdietrich on March 21, 2006 - 7:14am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

From the article:

So why has success been so long coming? Basically, Appel says, everything has been more complex and expensive than anyone guessed.

This, in one sentence, shows us why we should take statements like "Don't worry, technology will allow us to avoid the bad effects of peak oil!" with a pound of salt.

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LJR on March 21, 2006 - 2:06pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Anything into oil - Part 4

Soylent Green.

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LJR on March 21, 2006 - 2:09pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Cremation is so yesterday.
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LJR on March 21, 2006 - 2:11pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
I'll bet the Mafia is interested in this process too.  What a fine way to get rid of a body - none of that nasty DNA left around.
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LJR on March 21, 2006 - 2:22pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Or is it Oilent Brown?
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LJR on March 21, 2006 - 2:26pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Maybe the Coen brothers can use this to do a sequel to Fargo!!
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LJR on March 21, 2006 - 2:44pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Even better!  A sequel to Fantastic Voyage.  Start inside a turkey and end up inside a Hummer!
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Oil CEO on March 22, 2006 - 3:51am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
5 times. that's a record, I think.
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