AUSTIN, Minn. - In addition to factory air and leather bucket seats,your new GM automobile will also likely include pork
shoulders. This is the result of a recent partnership
between General Motors Corp. and Hormel, the company
that makes Spam. The glue that holds this partnership
together is a miracle binding agent made from pork and
turkey byproducts. The animal protein collagen
extracted from these byproducts is ideal for creating
the sand molds used to caste metal parts. In the past,
said Hormel president Joel Johnson, toxic chemicals
have been used to bind sand to create molds. The sand
they bind is not recyclable, and this presents
a severe pollution problem. The new GMBond is an
alternative to those chemicals.
"Wake up to find out
that you are the eyes of the world"
-Robert Hunter
