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Feb 5 2013

How Garbage-powered Cars Could Work

26 min 3 movies discussed
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We're not so far off from being able to power our cars using beer and banana peels, like Doc in Back to the Future. Rather than solving the energy crisis with Mr. Fusion, though, we'll be taking advantage of a technique that's been in use for hundreds of years: creating syngas through pyrolysis.

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Josh and Chuck dive into the fascinating world of turning trash into treasure by exploring how garbage can actually power cars. They break down the science behind gasification and syngas production, revealing how everything from banana peels to old tires can be transformed into clean-burning fuel through intense heat and chemical processes. The hosts also share some eye-opening statistics about food waste and meet a guy who's been driving his wood-powered Isuzu Trooper around town, proving this isn't just science fiction anymore.


Movies Discussed

Back to the Future
Back to the Future
1985 1h 56m
★ 8.3
"this article starts off with a little back to the future reference — The article about garbage-powered cars references Mr. Fusion from Back to the Future as an example of fictional garbage-to-fuel technology." — Josh
The Sopranos
The Sopranos
1999
★ 8.7
"And then he did the Sopranos and forgot about Sun City — Chuck mentions Little Steven Van Zandt's role in The Sopranos while discussing his anti-apartheid activism." — Chuck
Vinyl
Vinyl
2016
★ 7.0
"I want to see that. I heard it's good — They're discussing a show about a garage band in the 60s that was created by someone who worked on The Sopranos." — Chuck

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