hachiroku

Here's an even better article.

Seems I was a little wrong here. Methanol isn't grain alchohol, it is WOOD
grain alchohol.

And just think: if they used rice to make ethamol (Sake??) It really WOULD
be a "Ricing" league...


http://www.methanol.org/altfuel/press/pr970521.html

hachiroku

Interesting you call yourself "Jim Beam"! See my other responses to the
OP. Did YOU know these cars run on Methanol? (Most people don't...)

About 14 years ago I was listening to Deborah Norville's radio program
where she had a folk singer who was going to protest the Indy 500 for that
year because he wanted to point out what a waste of gasoline it was. Oh
BOY! I jumped right on the phone and called in, and told them that the
cars run on Methanol, and if ANYTHING he should be PRAISING the engine
builders and engineers for being able to squeeze 600+ HP out of an engine
running a Renewable Resource...

They didn't have much to talk about after that! ;P

gord beaman

I wooden say so...
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gord beaman

Good Man!...I'd have loved to have heard that!...
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tomb

Uhm, no. Methanol ("wood alcohol") is the simplest alcohol, ethanol ("grain
alcohol") is the second simplest. They are distinct substances, and methanol
is quite toxic. Don't be giving people ideas that they should drink methanol
to get drunk... they'll loose their eyesight or worse.

(Probably more than you wanted to know at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol)

hachiroku

Yeah, I realized that after I posted it!

But after a few bouts withj Everclear, I'll try anything once!

brent secombe

Jim, that's a cogent and articulate reply. Thank you.

Brent

brent secombe

Thank you. No, I didn't know about the methanol. I don't follow racing.
I'm pleased to learn that the fuel is from a renewable resource.

I was born completely ignorant, and I'm still playing catch-up. :-)

Brent

hachiroku

Gee, I think I was too...I can't remember back that far!

Yes, it is a renewable resource, and I wish they would take what they have
learned and apply it to our street cars!

But the oil companies are powerful, and you'd THINK they would be at the
leading edge of research (actually, they probably ARE but are milking the
Dino sources for all they are worth!) and set themselves up as the
'saviours' with the new renewable energy! "You saw it here first!"

Surprising they aren't...

gord beaman

Interesting comment Brent, gives rise to the discouraging thought
that we're all born ignorant, are playing catchup for all of our
(sometimes) very long lives then we die and all that data is
wiped out in just a few minutes...what a waste...
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-Gord.
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