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Andy Hunt · Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 11:41 am Post subject: Human Biomass

A slightly morbid idea perhaps . . .

How many people die every day? How many are cremated using energy?

How much energy would we be able to produce from a power station using dead people as fuel? There is a fairly unlimited supply at the moment . . .

OK, so it's "Soylent Green" for energy. But we are all 'biomass' at the end of the day! Shocked

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Joe · Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 597 Location: Leeds

Woodland burials seem like the obvious way forward to me.

Andy Hunt · Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 12:01 pm Post subject:

Good one . . . probably a more tasteful idea!
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PowerSwitchJames · Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 926 Location: London

That is how I want to be buried.
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aliwood · Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 3:38 pm Post subject:

When I was at school - some 20 years ago now, I remember reading about a then new build hospital in Germany somewhere that used power created by the crematorium next door. Seemed obvious to me then that it was a good idea.

I think I would go for a woodland as well, sounds nice.
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