Alan Bittner, who founded a high-profile clinic on Rodeo Drive, the Bond Street of Los Angeles, claims to be able to power both his Ford Explorer and his girlfriend's Lincoln Navigator on biofuel converted from excess flesh from human tums, bums and thighs. "The vast majority of my patients request that I use their fat for fuel – and I have more fat than I can use," he says. "Not only do they get to lose their love handles or chubby belly, but they get to take part in saving the Earth."
Dr Bittner made his claim in a posting on the internet site lipodiesel.com, adding that he has performed roughly 7,000 liposuction operations, and that a gallon of human fat will produce roughly the same quantity of biofuel.
Scientists say there is no reason why human fat cannot be turned into biofuel, since it contains triglycerides which are no different from those found in waste animal fats that are already being used for the same purpose. However the discovery left medical regulators unimpressed. Using human medical waste to power vehicles (or indeed for any other commercial purpose) is largely illegal, and Dr Bittner's clinic has been raided by California Health Department officials. The magazine Forbes says that Dr Bittner's ability to create what he calls "lipodiesel" first came to light in lawsuits filed by several former patients, who recently accused him of allowing his girlfriend and assistant, who were both unlicensed, to carry out intricate operations.
******************************
Ethical or unethical?
-
- groups:
- News, Green, News and Politics, Health, 1 more
-
-
-
-
- dmambo5
- added this
-
Wow this is slightly twisted. It is kinda unethical especially since he was letting people help with the nips and tucks.
-
-
-
-
- thesodacankid
- 11 months ago
-
-
Hahaha, wonder what that smells like coming out of the exhaust. *gag*
-
Ethical. Someone's trash is another person's treasure......even if it's just fat.
-
Ethical: losing fat but helping research.
-
That's a tough question. They're basically throwing away their trash so I don't see why he can't find use for it?
-
-
-
-
- janellelynne
- 11 months ago
-
-
Bio diesel in France is pigs fat
same difference ethically or otherwise-
-
-
-
- ras_menelik
- 11 months ago
-
-
Soylent green is people....
-
America's obsession with oil feeds America's obsession with lypo.
Weird.
-
-
-
-
- middle_east
- 11 months ago
-
-
SOO FUNNY COS A GIRL I KNOW GOT LIPOSUCTION FROM THIS GOON!
I HEARD THIS STORY LIKE 15 MINUTES AGO AT THE DINNER TABLE HAHAHA
-
(Re: the use of fat as fuel) Ethical, but unnecessary. Just because one can, doesn't mean one should.
(Re: assistants performing procedures) Absolutely unethical.
-
-
-
-
- Bill_Robison
- 11 months ago
-
-
Let's just put yokes on the fatties and have them pull our beloved SUVs instead.
-
Reminds me a little bit of fight club...
Ethical, I'd say, but a bit weird. Kind of useful and pretty creepy.
-
I wonder how many miles per pound he gets?
-
-
-
-
- EclecticBadger
- 11 months ago
-
-
DUDE! #1 rule of fight club is that you DO NOT TALK ABOUT FIGHT CLUB!
