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MicroFueler Home Ethanol Pump Unveiled, Ready For Pre-Orders

E-Fuel's MicroFueler, the home-based ethanol production system that makes gas from sugar or stale beer, was unveiled for the first time today in New York. E-Fuel says it will now take preorders for the $10,000 system, and will ship it by the end of the year. As you can see, it's not the smallest thing—no wonder the original image of it only showed a corner. Given its bulk and its price, what makes investing in this particular ethanol machine really worth it?
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2:10 PM on Thu May 8 2008
By Benny Goldman
26,836 views, 75 comments

Latest by n/a: Get behind Cellulosic Ethanol production. Current corn-based ethanol requires 1.2 gallons of Fossil fuels to produce 1 gallon of Cornohol. Yet 5 gallons of cellulosic ethanol derived from prairie grass can be produced with just more »

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1930s Steam Cooker Uses Car Exhaust To Cook For, Poison Your Family

Before the advent of the drive-through, families on road trips were stumped by the dilemma of how to have a hot meal ready at any time during their travels. But never fear, 1930s road warrior — hook up this automatic food cooking contraption to your exhaust pipe and your car will prepare your dinners for you! More »

11:30 AM on Sat Apr 19 2008
By Elaine Chow
7,221 views, 25 comments

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Gasoline-Powered 25-inch Desk Cannon Shows Your Cube Mates Who's Boss

USB Missiles are fun (I shot Dvorak in the chest with one once, it did not induce a heart attack as I had hoped), but actual cannons are even more fun. This 25-inch field cannon is the closest you'll get to having a Civil War cannon in your office—unless you're the undersecretary of Civil War reenactments for the State of Virginia. More »

7:20 PM on Thu Feb 21 2008
By Jason Chen
8,896 views, 21 comments

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Roller Blades of Death have Petrol Motor, No Brakes

Customs officers in Britain have seized 150 pairs of motorized roller blades, amid safety fears. The skates, known as Gasoline Skating Shoes, are fitted with a 25cc motor and have a top speed of 20mph. Since the skates are classed as a motorized vehicle, users would need a driving license, insurance and L-plates, were they legal. Check the video with its incongruous Prozac Muzak and discover their deadly secret below. More »

7:40 AM on Wed Aug 1 2007
By AddyDugdale
11,879 views, 27 comments

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Cali Fuel Depot Has All Kinds of Stuff for Burninating

This is a pretty cool idea. Mike Lewis, owner of the Pearson Ford Fuel Depot, has started selling all sorts of bio-fuels for considerably less than the dead dinosaur kind. They even have BioWillie, the fuel made from Willie Nelson's bowl scrapings. More »

2:56 PM on Mon Jun 12 2006
By johnb
144 views, 2 comments