Beaniekins ([info]beaniekins) wrote,
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When, oh, when will we have cars that can run on ketchup? WHEN!?

Karen says that if cars ran on ketchup then gas would be cheap, but ketchup would cost a bazillion dollars a gallon. Which would still be better than the jagakazillion dollars I'm paying for gas now. DAMN YOU KETCHUP!

What we need is a cheap fuel source that we'll never, ever run out of. Like...junk mail. We need cars that can run on fourth class mail! Someone get on that, please.

And all you people in Europe, or Canada or the North Pole, or whoever you are that feel the urge to comment about how the US is lucky to be paying upwards of $3.50 a gallon can just save it. I don't want to hear about how you have to pay 80 billion pounds, or yen, or camels, or hand-crafted wood bowls per liter or gallon, or dixie cup. I DON'T CARE! I'm poor already and I can't afford it.

Where are the ketchup cars? DAMNIT!

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[info]tau

September 5 2005, 01:55:48 UTC 6 years ago

There are cars that run on kitchen grease - and you can buy kits that will convert your regular car over. There is some work involved in filtering out the ick - but most folks just hit up their local fast food joints and diners to get their used fryer fat for free!

The biggest drawback.... When you drive, your car smells like french fries.

[info]beaniekins

September 5 2005, 01:57:59 UTC 6 years ago

But I love french fries!

[info]tau

September 5 2005, 03:43:33 UTC 6 years ago

Exactly - and 1 year later, you'll have gained 40 pounds because of your constant fast food cravings!!! ;)

[info]jeannegrrl

September 5 2005, 03:15:51 UTC 6 years ago

Inspired by deltatau's comment, I did a bit of Google hopping and found the coolest thing ever: http://www.greasecar.com

It's not ketchup, but it *is* pretty freakin' cool. Even if your exhaust *does* smell like whatever your oil was used for cooking! Hell, if you "make" your own fuel (i.e. basicallly strain out the sediment before putting it in your car), it supposedly comes out to about $0.50/gal

W/ gas prices as nutty as they are, this looks mighty appealing.

[info]tau

September 5 2005, 03:44:05 UTC 6 years ago

We haven't actually gotten around to seriously considering it - but its prominently there in the back of my mind.

[info]kubiksquare

September 5 2005, 03:07:33 UTC 6 years ago

You can also convert cooking oil. Cooking oil is cheap. Well cheapER than fuel.
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