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Science

A Gallon Of Petrol Can Power An iPhone For 20 Years

9:40AM December 23, 2011 | Casey Chan

It’s true. According to Bill Colton, a VP at ExxonMobil, a single gallon of petrol (3.8L) has enough energy to charge an iPhone once a day for 20 years. Of course, that’s never going to happen but it’s a point ExxonMobil uses to stress the fact that there is a lot of energy in gasoline. More »


News

Behold, The 71-Year-Old Human Gas Guzzler

9:40AM July 15, 2011 | Alyssa Bereznak

You’re not supposed to drink gasoline. It’s that toxic liquid gold we use to run our cars and machines, not a beverage option. You just don’t drink it. Period. That is, unless you’re this hardcore Chinese dude. More »


Geek Out

Don’t Inspect A Fuel Tanker With A Lighter If You Don’t Want To Catch On Fire

3:40AM June 24, 2011 | Sam Biddle

I would have assumed this was within the bounds of common sense, but, you know, you can never be too careful. Apparently the notion wasn’t obvious to this fellow, who blew apart an entire petrol station through his idiot-curiosity. More »


Cars

Are Rising Gas Prices One Cure For Obesity?

1:52PM June 21, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

There may be one benefit to the rising cost of gas. It could make Americans less fat. More »


Geek Out

14-yo Boy Drinks Gasoline To Be Like Optimus Prime

10:50PM July 21, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

I remember the boys jumping off roofs and windows when Superman came out back in 1978 (girls, being a lot smarter than boys, don’t do these stupid things). Looks like Transformers has had a similar effect in one boy: More »


Man Bursts Into Flame After Being Hit With Taser

2:40PM July 21, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

An Australian man burst into flames after a policeman hit him on the bridge of the nose with his Taser. Sound ridiculous? Not so much if you know the man was arrested on suspicion of huffing gasoline. More »


Geek Out

Old Sierra Nevada Beer to Become Ethanol Gas

7:20AM February 4, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Are we really this hard up for gasoline? Are you absolutely certain that there’s no other way??

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Cars

BioBot Makes Bio Diesel at Home!

5:45AM October 23, 2008 | Mark Wilson

You would think that making your own Bio Diesel at home would be a tough, multi-stepped procedure that has a few dangerous spots to misstep. Well before the BioBot, a system that makes Bio Diesel from old cooking oil, you would have been right. Unfortunately, after the BioBot, you would have been right, too. Here is their simple, 8+ step process to make gas at home. And don’t worry, that chemistry beaker is just for show!

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