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Good Bunny - Bad Bunny?

Glen Aspen_2
Glen Aspen_2 Member Posts: 53
in THE MAIN WALL
All morning I have been contemplating the Swedish article re the BTU value of their surplus bunnies; and putting aside the numerous social/moral issues I have come up with the following notion:assuming an average mass of 1 kg and and an average carbon content of 18% this would "save" the equivalent of 1600 USG of heating fuel. Give or take a bunny or two. So on one hand I secretly admire the euro model that <em>everything</em> should be recycled - on the other - I question the optics.

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  • Unknown
    Unknown
    All morning??

    Glen,,, can you not find better things to do with your time???  :-)
  • Glen Aspen_2
    Glen Aspen_2 Member Posts: 53
    Well OK -

    but the question was inferred - "how many btu's per bunny?". It was just one of those mornings ...
  • Rhomar Mike
    Rhomar Mike Member Posts: 11
    roger rabbit?

    Glen ,  Is the bunny to be Braised or Pan Fried? 
  • Paul Fredricks_3
    Paul Fredricks_3 Member Posts: 1,557
    Or...

    What about Playboy Bunnies. I would assume the BTU content would be higher, though I'm sure they would give me the cold shoulder.
  • Gordan
    Gordan Member Posts: 891
    Not safe for use as fuel

    You want your heat exchanger to be gunked up with silicone?
  • Gordan
    Gordan Member Posts: 891
    Only if freeze-dried...

    Otherwise, you have to thaw their water content (say, about 60% of body mass), then vaporize it. Heating a pound of water from below 32 to 212 degrees F, plus two phase changes... Unless the combustion byproducts themselves pass through a turbine, you may be looking at an endothermic reaction. But this is not a rigorous analysis.
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,380
    LOL!!!

    almost sprayed my computer screen from laughing so hard- you guys are too much!
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  • Rhomar Mike
    Rhomar Mike Member Posts: 11
    $$$$$

    Hey, silicone is expensive and it takes some very skilled hands to apply it and make it  look great. 
  • Glen Aspen_2
    Glen Aspen_2 Member Posts: 53
    You do raise an interested point -

    as do the other replies. But the question does not go far enough - what about deep fried? And could the cooking oil then be absorbed by said bunny and actually increase the btu value per lb or kg? Value added as it were! And I failed to consider the 10 % hydrogen content of the average mammal - hmmmmm? The water content? This would change the btus required to warm poor bunny to combustible temperatures - and at the end of the day would equate to a lessor btu value available would it not? As to the other value added products mentioned - I am really not sure if this particular product could be included in this demographic cohort - so for now - I will let the Wall continue on this hare brained discussion.
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