tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post5409178252724505873..comments2024-03-20T16:05:23.293+00:00Comments on The Cynical Tendency: No Sense Of SmellDemetriushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-16480360075758305692017-04-06T17:45:10.134+01:002017-04-06T17:45:10.134+01:00That pictured Methane powered Volvo harks back to ...That pictured Methane powered Volvo harks back to the mid 20th Century. During the 1930's depression and WWII, US and Canadian farmers jury rigged digesters to power their trucks. Devon farmer Harold Bate 'rediscovered' the technology during the 1971 fuel crisis. Old tech and bulky, but it works. God knows what the emissions are like.Bill Stickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05285528897339442436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-22523894078755728632017-04-06T15:03:37.735+01:002017-04-06T15:03:37.735+01:00Try spending a day tuning diesel engines on a roll...Try spending a day tuning diesel engines on a rolling road, then blow your nose. Revolting.... but I still drive a diesel car.<br /><br />If you want environmentally friendly, go with hydrogen. Burns to water vapour, and can be created in sunny countries by solar energy. <br /><br />There are issues with storing the smallest molecule, though.Mick Andersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-86861846788818259222017-04-05T17:29:49.186+01:002017-04-05T17:29:49.186+01:00I remember when we first moved to what had been a ...I remember when we first moved to what had been a mining town a few decades ago. At first I wondered about a faint sulphurous tang in the air before realising it came from all the coal fires still in use. A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-5943054272896715512017-04-05T13:49:44.115+01:002017-04-05T13:49:44.115+01:00When Jack came into the office there was always a ...<i>When Jack came into the office there was always a distinctive whiff of diesel, so we all knew when he had been fingering through our papers.</i><br /><br />Love it.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com