Man seeks fat people to fuel his boat

fatchickAn Auckland adventurer wants overweight people to have liposuction so he can turn their fat into biofuel to power his boat around the globe.
Peter Bethune’s biofuel-powered attempt at the round-the-world powerboat speed record will run on his own fat, and he hopes, many more well-endowed contributors.

The Dominion Post reports the lean Auckland adventurer has had about four syringes of fat removed by liposuction from his own “love handles”, but needs others to donate their fat for his cause.

If Mr Bethune, 39, gets enough fat he will have it refined and converted to fuel for his 24m trimaran.

The Dominion Post reports that as part of a publicity gimmick to promote his adventure, he asked a couple of fat friends whether they would be willing to donate their spare kilos, and they told him he must do it first.

But the surgeon who donated his services could only extract 100 millilitres of fat from Mr Bethune’s 70kg-frame, compared to an average haul of 3kg, which would produce three litres of refined biofuel.

10 Responses to “Man seeks fat people to fuel his boat”

  1.   Jesse
    November 10th, 2005 | 2:31 pm

    that is so gross

  2.   Jesse
    November 10th, 2005 | 2:32 pm

    the picture that is

  3. November 21st, 2005 | 5:40 am

    [...] via Simply Dumb [...]

  4.   Cathy
    December 1st, 2005 | 2:18 pm

    How can I contact him??? Im interested in donating some fat!!!!

  5. December 19th, 2005 | 11:33 am

    [...] via Simply Dumb [...]

  6. May 15th, 2006 | 9:10 am
  7.   hefalump gang!!!!!!!!!
    May 26th, 2006 | 1:25 am

    tel us where and wel donate enough to send you round twice haha, i got sum big moma friends who would be pleased to help!!!!!!!!

  8.   Matthew
    June 28th, 2007 | 11:16 am

    Oh My GOD YOU ARE FAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lose some Pounds GODZILLA I heard on the News people saw you in China and they were all Like “Oh my God it GODZILLA RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  9.   jade
    September 1st, 2007 | 5:42 pm

    is it possible to gt that fat?

  10.   felicia
    October 2nd, 2007 | 11:58 am

    this is the nasted thing i have ever seen you really do need to take this off the site PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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