Chocomobile: Racing cars runs on chocolate
source: http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/01052009/36/world-s-first-chocolate-powered-racer-0.html
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A racing car that is partially made from vegetables and runs on chocolate has had its first track test this week. Although there's been no mention of what speeds it's capable of, one expects it's quicker than anyone who's accidentally chomped through a bar or two of Ex-Lax.
The steering wheel "contains" carrots, wing mirrors are constructed in potato starch and brake pads make the most of cashew nut shells.
This tasty piece of engineering is thanks to a team from Warwick University, England.
The steering wheel "contains" carrots, wing mirrors are constructed in potato starch and brake pads make the most of cashew nut shells.
This tasty piece of engineering is thanks to a team from Warwick University, England.
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mattbrawn
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Cool, I was gonna add this story but you beat me to it Freshplastic.
Here's a vid from the BBC.
- 2 years ago
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mattbrawn
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FreshPlastic
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mattbrawn:
Someone else did add it today and has so far got twice as many views... :'(
- 2 years ago
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FreshPlastic
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mattbrawn
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mattbrawn:
It's all good, that's being featured in the US. This is being featured in the main Upstream channel in the UK! (which is obviously LOADS better ;)
- 2 years ago
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mattbrawn
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FreshPlastic
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What a brilliant idea! As the doc said in Back to the Future said, "Where we're going we don't need roads... or scrapyards" as he munched on the chocolate flux capacitor...
- 2 years ago
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FreshPlastic
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AnnieMole
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Instead of scrapping it when it gets too old to work properly - can we eat it?
- 2 years ago
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AnnieMole
