1.9km Vodka Pipeline Built Between Russia and Estonia

Jesus Diaz — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:00:00 +0000

If Capone was Russian, this is what he would have done: Build a 1.9km pipeline to run spirits across the border. The Russian and Estonian gang smuggled 6,200 litres of vodka before getting caught.

The 11-people gang—facing now up to five years in prison—did the covert engineering work to avoid paying import taxes and because vodka is incredibly cheap in Russia.

Now I’m thinking into building a beer pipeline between my house and the German bar downstairs. [Daily Telegraph]

Charge an iPod With Vodka? Sounds Educational, Incapacitating

Sean Fallon — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:20:00 +0000

Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies have launched the the Bio Energy Discovery Kit, a product that they are calling “the fuel cell industry’s first direct ethanol product.” The kit directly converts alcohol into electricity and can run non-stop for days on end. The purpose of the kit is to introduce fuel cell technology to students, scientists, teachers and engineers using a simple gadget that is easy to understand.

However, they claim that the kit could be the first step towards replacing conventional batteries in portable devices like iPods or mobile phone chargers. I don’t know how practical a commercial application would be, or whether or not I would be willing to give up a single drop of my precious vodka, but you can pick up the kit now for US$99. [Horizonfuelcell]

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1.9km Vodka Pipeline Built Between Russia and Estonia

Charge an iPod With Vodka? Sounds Educational, Incapacitating