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[Kramodlog]

Reading the article, that's the whole point of this process. With these microbes, the edible parts of food crops can be harvested as food, while the inedible parts (corn husks, grain chaff, etc.) can be converted into biofuel. So rather than competing with food crops as conventional biofuel projects do, this one would synergise with them - a neat solution.

Quote my entire post. Like I said, we still need to collect that trash.

There are cost to that, infrastructures need to be put in place, etc. It might still be more simple and more cost effective to just transform eatable crops with the microbes (because they are more efficient), or not take the time to separate them from their cellulose/lignin parts which would mean even more biofuel thanks to the microbes.

In other words, a tech develop to deal with a problem, would just accentuate it.

 

[PigKnight]

Or, stay with me now: we directly hook up the panda to the car and build the car around the panda; we can do the same with other bears for different models.

 

[MarkB]

Quote my entire post. Like I said, we still need to collect that trash.

There are cost to that, infrastructures need to be put in place, etc.

But not immediately, in order to make the technology viable. It could be used primarily agriculturally for years while those infrastructure changes are being implemented.

It might still be more simple and more cost effective to just transform eatable crops with the microbes (because they are more efficient), or not take the time to separate them from their cellulose/lignin parts which would mean even more biofuel thanks to the microbes.

In other words, a tech develop to deal with a problem, would just accentuate it.

It's a potential issue, certainly - but hardly an insoluble one. A good start would be to legislate on biofuel development to ensure that only waste products can be used in its manufacture, and set targets of food production requirements for any farms that contribute to the process.

 

[Kramodlog]

Or, stay with me now: we directly hook up the panda to the car and build the car around the panda; we can do the same with other bears for different models.

Could be interesting if we had the right to arm bears.

 

[PigKnight]

Could be interesting if we had the right to arm bears.

Why would we give them guns? It'll let them rebel.

 

[Kramodlog]

A good start would be to legislate on biofuel development to ensure that only waste products can be used in its manufacture, and set targets of food production requirements for any farms that contribute to the process.

You are my new best friend. /wipes tear

 

[Kramodlog]

Why would we give them guns? It'll let them rebel.

I want to drive a bear powered car that also shoots salmon. I like salmon. Num num...