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mermaidadrienn in ontd_science

Chocolate-powered race car

Mar 11, 2010 11:47

BOSTON (Reuters Life!) - Fueled by leftover chocolate and with components made from carrots, potato starch and flax, the world's first sustainable Formula 3 racing car has a top speed of 135 miles per hour and can go from zero to 60 in 2.5 seconds.Sound nuts? Not yet -- brake pads made from cashews are still under development ( Read more... )

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ozma914 March 11 2010, 20:48:47 UTC

Wait -- what -- leftover chocolate? Who would leave chocolate?

mermaidadrienn March 11 2010, 21:10:41 UTC

It's waste from chocolate factories lol

ozma914 March 13 2010, 02:54:10 UTC

Well, it's just the very idea -- wasted chocolate! :-)

neev March 12 2010, 00:20:36 UTC

I came here to say this. :B

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