Could cow hearts power the world?

[brian334]

No noise, no pollution, runs on hay, probably the most efficient way on earth to convert one form of energy to another - sounds good to me.

[brian334]

And it works all the time, unlike solar or wind power.

[tak22]

  The senseless wonders run rampant again and again and again from topic to topic and back again.

When will they stop? Nobody knows

[ScaryTruth]

At first, I thought this was a tongue-in-cheek sort of posting.
But then, amazingly, I realized that it wasn't.
Which logically brings me to two broad concepts.
1) Are you freaking kidding?
And
2) Where is the punchline?
Generators run the world, by and large, right now - and do an acceptable job. Especially in lieu of an alternative.
But they need something to power them.
And they get their power - where?
Fossil fuels, dams and nuclear.
Token solar, wind, and geothermal.
Cow hearts power the world? Again, are you freaking kidding?
So, bovine hearts in appliances, all around your house?
Or hooked up, en masse, to generators?
Cow hearts in cars, trucks, semis, ships and aircraft?
Running industry, commerce, communications and machines of all sorts?
Did I ask if you were freaking kidding?
And for the last time, where the hell is the punch line?

[brian334]

A heart is probably the most efficient way on earth to turn one from of energy into another.
So why not take all the hearts from all the dead cows in America and use them to pump a liquid to power a generator?
I admit there is a certain yuk factor, but after you get past the yuk factor it might not be a bad idea.

The solution to our energy problem will come from lots of different things.
How much energy will your rodent use to move its own weight?
A cow heart powered generator would not make any noise or pollution
No noise, no pollution, runs on hay, probably the most efficient way on earth to convert one form of energy to another - sounds good to me.

And it works all the time, unlike solar or wind power.