Feces-Powered Bus Breaks World Speed Record

[polly7]

It is estimated that one dairy cow can produce up to 150 pounds of manure per day… So why not recycle that digested grass and put it to good use?

This is exactly what the company Reading Buses, based in the UK, has done.

The ‘Bus Hound’, the UK’s first poop-powered bus, has just set a speed record for a regular service bus with a top speed of 76.8 miles per hour (123.5kph). Powered by biomethane derived from cow manure, it is pushing the limits of sustainable technology and showing the world just what can be done with waste matter.

In good humor, the ‘Bus Hound’ (name inspired by the British Bloodhound supersonic car) is decorated with a black and white skin reminiscent of the Friesan cows used for milk production around Britain. It’s also said to sound like a Vulcan bomber.



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[justhanginon]

1. This might be a good idea for powering the republican clown car.

With the amount of bullshit they create minute by minute they could probably break the 100 mph barrier easily.

[polly7]

2. LOL!

[3catwoman3]

5. You beat me to it.

They certainly are FOS.

[mopinko]

3. digesters should really be mandated on factory farms.

i suppose the scale of it might be difficult, but it is past time to start turning manure ponds into SOMETHING.

[underpants]

4. Speed 4 - Explosive Sh|t!!!

[nationalize the fed]

6. Bullsh*t

can fuel the new hydrogen electric fuel cell cars too

[polly7]

7. Thanks for these! nt.