I thought biodiesel was supposed to be as bad or worse than gasoline when it came to polluting. Which is such a shame.
Good luck. Try not to kill people. Hands! Hands!
Willow ,'Storyteller'
Natter 62: The 62nd Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Burrell - Dec 01, 2008 11:46:18 am PST #3861 of 10002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Cashmere - Dec 01, 2008 11:48:12 am PST #3862 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.
He doesn't convert it to biodiesel. He actually just uses the vegetable oil. Not sure if that's better.
brenda m - Dec 01, 2008 11:50:46 am PST #3863 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
And veering the conversation away from Tubers Gone Wild, they've cast the faculty for the Fame remake-- [link]
Oh, funny thing from this weekend. We were hanging out at a bar that was doing pretty bad karaoke. A bunch of my sister's high school friends showed up unexpectedly. Within a few minutes the quality of the singing had gone up about eleventy notches, and even the people just singing and dancing along around the bar were like they were in the freaking video or something.
My sister, of course, went to the High School of the Arts here. An acquaintance from the bar was all "what's going on in here?" and I just answered "Fame."
Barb - Dec 01, 2008 11:52:38 am PST #3864 of 10002
“Not dead yet!”
My sister, of course, went to the High School of the Arts here. An acquaintance from the bar was all "what's going on in here?" and I just answered "Fame."
Bada BING. Love it!
Cashmere - Dec 01, 2008 11:52:48 am PST #3865 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.
According to the interwebs, straight vegetable oil (SVO) cars produce very few emissions. So, yay!
Theodosia - Dec 01, 2008 11:53:41 am PST #3866 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Both biodiesel and veggy-oil have the virtue of repurposing existing carbon in the biosphere (taking growing plant matter which took carbon from the air, and returning it to the atmosphere by burning) whereas petroleum uses carbon which was sequestered from the atmosphere millions of years ago and adds it to the existing burden.
SailAweigh - Dec 01, 2008 11:57:04 am PST #3867 of 10002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Ah. So, in a manner it's recycling pollution, not creating new.
tommyrot - Dec 01, 2008 12:02:55 pm PST #3868 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
In cat-related news, The world's oldest LOLCat. From 1905.
Gudanov - Dec 01, 2008 12:05:57 pm PST #3869 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
Depends on how you define pollution. Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) emissions are a problem with biodiesel and diesel in general. NOx is a major cause of smog, so it's a problem. Diesel engine technology keeps improving the pollution problem, but yeah, gas engines are cleaner in that respect.
Gudanov - Dec 01, 2008 12:12:12 pm PST #3870 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
I hope your MiL recovers well Cash.