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Offline mrthompson

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Wood gas?
« on: July 16, 2008, 03:53:18 pm »
Swede drives car powered by wood gas.

http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/461470
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« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2008, 04:13:53 pm »
Interesting.

Another alternate fuel for cars that was tested. They compared the potency of human and cow excrement.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtoPJD1XdRU
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Re: Wood gas?
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2008, 05:51:28 pm »
 ::) Brilliant, let’s cut down all these 02 producing and C02 sucking trees to pollute the atmosphere.
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Re: Wood gas?
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2008, 06:00:23 pm »
My Dad remembers wood gas vehicles from Germany in the war, when there simply wasn't any gasoline around for civilian use. It's not fast IIRC, and stops are frequent to refill the boiler, but it does work.
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Re: Wood gas?
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2008, 06:25:00 pm »
..so tha WOODY shall rise again........... :banana:
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