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02-15-2007, 11:18 PM #1OPSenior Member
What "they" don't want you to know....
Now despite how conspiratorial this might sound its not a conspiracy its the damn truth.
We all know that gasoline will eventually be phased out and they already have cars for sale that can run on the alternate fuel of choice right now which is ethanol. But here's some things that should outrage you:
1. Ethanol gets a much lower MPG because of lower energy content (70kBTU/Gallon vs Gasoline which is 115kBTU/Gallon) yet right now ethanol costs just as much or more than gas.
2. You are already using ethanol whether you believe me or not. About 99% of gas in the USA is E10 right now meaning it contains UP TO 10% ethanol usually right around 6% tho. Idk if this is required by law right now but trust me even if they don't advertise it at the gas station, its in there.
3. Ethanol is cleaner burning right? WAY FUCKIN WRONG!
A lot of people use this as the main argument for switching to ethanol, and there is a tiny grain of truth but just like life, truth is relative. Ethanol may emit about 25% less CO2 and CO when burned which is great for cutting down on greenhouse gas emissions. But guess what?! The main byproduct of ethanol combustion is (CH3CHO) acetaldehyde which is ranked in the 10 most deadly compounds. It produces TONS of this stuff which causes all kinds of problems. here is a passage lifted from the link below:
Originally Posted by Car Bibles
HYDROGEN FUEL ALL THE WAY MY NI**AS!!! (*=n and j respectively so as not to be offensive)
Hydrogen fuel is the future, the only thing is that it takes more energy to split the water molecule than you can get back out of the products (oxygen and hydrogen) but thats what we have solar power for. Our entire planet (to put this in perspective, our planet contains everything you have ever seen, heard, touched, learned, experienced. and most people die without ever leaving it) but i digress; where was i? oh yes! We are orbiting a giant nuclear power plant that is 100 times bigger than every single atom that makes up our planet, and the moon...i don't understand why solar power isnt more popular. it has a one time cost of equipment and very low maintainence and would constantly provide power just about every day. and on places like the moon where there are no clouds and one half of the moon is ALWAYS facing the sun, it would be the perfect power plant for a moon base.
anyways. ethanol is not the savior it claims to be, what if everyone used it? we would all be retards because our atmosphere would be polluted with a horrible neurotoxin. think about the worst headache you've ever had. now picture getting punched in the face while having this headache, now imagine feeling like that 24/7.
I hope i didn't spoil anyones day...:hippy: :hippy:SwirlyMass Reviewed by SwirlyMass on . What "they" don't want you to know.... Now despite how conspiratorial this might sound its not a conspiracy its the damn truth. We all know that gasoline will eventually be phased out and they already have cars for sale that can run on the alternate fuel of choice right now which is ethanol. But here's some things that should outrage you: 1. Ethanol gets a much lower MPG because of lower energy content (70kBTU/Gallon vs Gasoline which is 115kBTU/Gallon) yet right now ethanol costs just as much or more than gas. 2. You Rating: 5