Posted on 12/11/2006 10:52:25 AM PST by Stoat
"One day I would like to build a really large plant."
".....he can now heat 8,000 litres of cold oil to 50C in just three hours."
Sounds like he already has a pretty large plant! With this sort of bold, innovative thinking, he will go far in this world.
But does this fuel cause high cholesterol in car engines?
Bright, ambitious kid.
I hope his jalopy of radiators in the basement full of hot oil is safe.
Why couldnt a bunch of American kids do that?
If enough people could build their own backyard plants, it might be worth it to buy a diesel vehicle.
What about trans fats? Can they be used in vehicles driven in NYC??
They are.........
Neat kid. Glad to see England is still turning them out.
If so, then there's an untapped industry that you can get in on the ground floor of.....design a chemical or process that removes engine cholesterol, set up your own chain of "Jiffy De-Lubes" around the country and then retire and complain all day about having so many checks that you have to cash :-)
I'm worried about the residue it will leave on the roads.
Well done, young man. We need more like you.
Well done, young man. We need more like you.
The econuts are going to have to work on their propaganda.
A kid is not supposed to feel problems can be solved through technology. Technology is the cause of problems don't you know, especially when combined with private enterprise and profit!
I can't help but wonder what fuel he's using to heat all that oil and power his refinery.
Is there a net gain or loss in efficiency here?
I'm waiting for those who claim that kids are unmotivated unless professional educators are teaching them to show up.
Well, thnk about it. He's now directed his technology at the wrong target because we now know courtesy of the U.N., that cows are the real problem.
What a great kid!!
Children and parents shouldn't pay attention to grades, per se. A friend of mine's parents were told that he was a "slow learner" with a "low IQ". My friend completed his doctorate several years ago, lol. I think the school system made the same mistake with Einstein, IIRC.
"But does this fuel cause high cholesterol in car engines?"
Yes, it clogs the fuel lines and causes premature engine failure.
Just because you are ignorant please do not presuppose American kids are ignorant.
This is very old stuff in US science projects.
Besides American kids prefer nuclear power...
This is very old stuff and pretty simple. Nothing at all revolutionary.
I got 1.3 million hits on "cooking oil" as "fuel". Hundreds of recipes and ways to do it.
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