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The CARpaccino: coffee powered car sets land speed record

A dose of caffeine definitely gets me going, and apparently can now fuel a car to a world record! Recently, A coffee powered car driven at 66mph (106km/h) has set a world land speed record. The Carpaccino reached the speed at Elvington airfield near York in an attempt at setting a record for vehicles powered by burning waste. A Tweet from them states they got an even faster speed:

From Twitter

September 15, 2011
Just to let you all know our first run up the track was 75mph then the second run down into the wind was 58mph giving us 66.5mph @thecoffeecar

Dried pellets of coffee grounds powered the 35-year-old Rover, driven by Martin Bacon (love the name). Check out their website for details and specs on the MK2 coffee car.

Category: Gadgets, Good, VideosTag: Coffee, eco friendly, gadgets, global, green, natural, organic

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