Tuesday, February 28, 2006
vaguely amusing
I know what you're drinking. Is it 94 percent alcohol, or just 92? Well, to tell you the truth, in all the inebriation, I kind of lost track myself. But being how this is a Bruichladdich, the most powerful whisky in the world and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question, 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do you, drunk?
- post on FARK
It seems that if the entire corn production of the United States was fermented and distilled to fuel grade ethanol, it would replace about 55 days of our gasoline requirements. The folk that think that's a good idea also kinda forget corn is a really heavy feeding crop, damn tough on soil, and the fertilizer is primarilarily synthesized out of natural gas. The fert and corn transport uses a lot of diesel juice. The tractors and combines, well, they need motion-lotion as well.
Is CH3CH2OH "green"? Lots of CO2 in the exhaust plus this little goodie:
I've brewed more than one carboy of beer. Sometimes the yeast will get real happy and blow the airlock off. The gas is the eeevilll CO2. Imagine fermenting the entire corn production of the US. Hell, I have a tough time even imagining Mr. _______'s field being fermented and he's only put in 200 acres this year.
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Is there actually a reason for this?
They all need a car
With Kyoto excluding Asia and Africa, of what use was it? How 'bout we ferment the corn, drink it, and all stay home? Drunks can't find the hole anyway.
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- post on FARK
It seems that if the entire corn production of the United States was fermented and distilled to fuel grade ethanol, it would replace about 55 days of our gasoline requirements. The folk that think that's a good idea also kinda forget corn is a really heavy feeding crop, damn tough on soil, and the fertilizer is primarilarily synthesized out of natural gas. The fert and corn transport uses a lot of diesel juice. The tractors and combines, well, they need motion-lotion as well.
Is CH3CH2OH "green"? Lots of CO2 in the exhaust plus this little goodie:
I've brewed more than one carboy of beer. Sometimes the yeast will get real happy and blow the airlock off. The gas is the eeevilll CO2. Imagine fermenting the entire corn production of the US. Hell, I have a tough time even imagining Mr. _______'s field being fermented and he's only put in 200 acres this year.
* * * * * *
Is there actually a reason for this?
They all need a car
With Kyoto excluding Asia and Africa, of what use was it? How 'bout we ferment the corn, drink it, and all stay home? Drunks can't find the hole anyway.
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