Extra fat doesn't go to waste...

I just have to share this recent article that Grist released, about a cosmetic surgeon in Beverly Hills (a Dr. Bittner) who has supposedly been getting a little creative with conserving fuel. Sources report that he has been using fat from his liposuction procedures to....

...[wait for it]...

...provide his SUV with biodiesel fuel. Yikes. I'd hate to be driving behind him on the interstate with the windows rolled down.

Apparently, although creative, using human medical waste to power vehicles is illegal in California (gee, I wonder why?) So I guess his fat-fueling days are numbered. However, some folks are wary of this doctor's claims and consider it a "flabrication."

Either way, I'm both intrigued and disgusted by the idea. I do love this quote, though; he just makes it all sound so normal:

"The vast majority of my patients request that I use their fat for fuel--and I have more fat than I can use," Bittner wrote on lipodiesel.com. "Not only do they get to lose their love handles or chubby belly but they get to take part in saving the Earth."