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February 21, 2013 By News Staff
Answer: vehicle fuel
According to inhabitat, a coffee-powered pickup called the Bean Machine -- built by UK engineer and conservationist Martin Bacon -- set a Guinness World Record on Feb. 19 for the highest speed ever attained by a java-powered vehicle. It clocked in at 65 mph.
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Instead of Starbucks springing up in gas stations we'll have gas stations springing up in Starbucks. Couldn't they find a fuel that was less than $20 a gallon to experiment with?
Cool idea. However, I find something disturbing that we are using food source items as alternative ways to fuel our transportation needs. First was corn, and now coffee? I mean, c'mon man - we can't find a way to use fodo waste for this? We really need to assess our priorities.