Comments on: Biodiesel Powered Boat Makes World Record Attempt Using Human Fat As Fuel

By: michael

michael — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:47:04 +0000

there is a boat for everyone. this guy could have done much better than this to save the planet. He did this to gain attention and popularity.
i do not believe he is in this for a purpose greater than himself. i could be wrong, but i doubt it.

By: bruce bell

bruce bell — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:28:23 +0000

how fast can it go

By: peter green

peter green — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:17:56 +0000

I operate an 1883 built steam passenger vessel on the Thames. We don’t burn coal anymore but use compressed recycled wood shavings from a wood machining plant. All of the wood comes from sustainable forestry and is FSC approved. Beats burning human fat and palm oil and certainly smells better. By the way, has anyone calculated the consumption of this round the world boat in terms of kg per passenger mile – I wouldn’t mind betting that it would be greener and more economical to strap a diesel fiesta onto a few old pallets. I think that Bethune would have been better burning all that biodiesl to run his car and central heating for the rest of his life.

By: fernicus

fernicus — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 19:55:25 +0000

Excellent idea for liposuction promo. All you can eat fuel cell technolgy. Phat pharm cruise lines. You cruise-you lose. Brings a whole new insight on the food for fuel debate. Why go low carb when you can eat, drink,cuise on a ferry and have a carbon neutral footprint. All you can eat food for fuel buffet cruise lines-Skinny people need not apply. Have fat will travel. Free food for fuel cruise lines. Have your cake and eat it for fuel. Intensive factory phat pharm american style. Supersize this.

By: Steve Watkins

Steve Watkins — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:24:16 +0000

biodiesel, 100 percent biodiesel, only has carbon that was pulled from the air by whatever the bio source is…plant, animal, rich kid eating the preceeding and having it vacuumed out of them…

therefore it does not introduce any new carbon into the enviroment like fuels that are pulled from the ground.

That said, these people mortgaged and sold everything they have to build this boat so I I’m not sure it’s accurate to label them as “rich kids with a new toy” (although obviously they are doing better than I am)

Some people ARE trying to show off or justify their existance. Some people are just trying to make a statement and are willing to sacrifice for it. Sometimes it’s a little of both. I know I personally am in no place to judge someone else.

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 03:45:38 +0000

I find it hard to reconcile that this will be ‘carbon neutral’. Something like 185,000 litres of biodiesel will be consumed by this effort – how is the unnecessary expense of 185,000 litres of biodiesel in any way ‘carbon neutral’ ?

More like a rich kid with a new toy trying to justify their existence…