Hello,

This has been discussed in the past, but it's always amusing so I
thought I'd post it:

Iphtashu Fitz writes "Damon Toal-Rossi of Iowa City, Iowa had
enough of the high price of gasoline, so it didn't take too much
for his friend to talk him into switching to biodiesel, an
alternative fuel based on soy or vegetable oil. But after a few
months of driving 10 miles to a biodiesel fuel station he decided
it was time to start brewing his own. It didn't take him long to
find a recipe for biodiesel, and with used cooking oil that he
gets for free from a nearby restaurant, he figures he's now
getting 44 miles per gallon out of his diesel powered VW Golf and
only paying 41 cents a gallon. According to the National
Biodiesel Board the number of biodiesel stations in the US rose
by 50% last year (to a whopping 200). The president of the
American Soybean Association claims biodiesel has almost the same
amount of energy as petroleum-based diesel, but cleans an
engine's fuel injectors and cuts down on the number of required
oil changes. Perhaps these are some of the reasons why diesel
powered cars are making a comeback in the US."

http://slashdot.org/articles/04/06/0....shtml?tid=126

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David Magda <dmagda at ee.ryerson.ca>, http://www.magda.ca/
Because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under
the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well
under the new. -- Niccolo Machiavelli, _The Prince_, Chapter VI