“It’s one of the last untapped energy sources, and one in which the United States leads the world. It’s not just renewable, but almost impossible to get rid of. We’re talking about fat. At about 3,500 calories to the pound, a 300-pound American contains the energy equivalent in fat of roughly 15 gallons of gasoline. How long will we let this resource go unused? OK, no one is proposing drilling fat people for fuel. But when most of us are looking over our shoulders at our carbon footprints, the obese seem a, well, fat target.” Read more, a wonderful insight from Newsweek.
Fat People Beware
July 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: Economy
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John Nousis // Jul 3, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Actually I was reading an article about fat people being “labeled” at work in Japan. Don’t know if it’s true.
I would rephrase the article from “The Obese Should Have to Pay More For Airline Tickets” to “Fit people should get a discount on Airline Tickets”.
Same thing but it gives a motivation to become fit, not a fine for not being one.
Also I wish I could convert those 8 extra kilos I have to a gallon of gas:):)))))
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