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First Flight of Jet Powered By Algae-Fuel

s31523 writes "Today a US airline carrier conducted a 90 minute test flight with one of its engines powered by a 50/50 blend of biofuel and normal aircraft fuel. This was the first flight by a US carrier after other airlines have reported trying similar flights. In February 2008, a Virgin 747 flew from London to Amsterdam partly using a fuel derived from a blend of Brazilian babassu nuts and coconuts. At the end of December, one engine of an Air New Zealand 747 was powered by a 50/50 blend of jatropha plant oil and standard A1 jet fuel."

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  1. OMG! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fp!

  2. This is a better rocket fuel! Will save the world by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    * 1 Case Regular Pint size Mason Jars ( Used for canning)
    * 2 Boxes Contact 12 hour time released tablets.
    * 3 Bottles of Heet.
    * 4 feet of surgical tubing.
    * 1 Bottle of Rubbing Alchohol.
    * 1 Gallon Muriatic Acid ( Used for cleaning concrete)
    * 1 Gallon of Coleman's Fuel
    * 1 Gallon of Aceton
    * 1 Pack of Coffee Filters
    * 1 Electric Skillet ( If you don't know what iam talking about i will have pics later)
    * 4 Bottles Iodine Tincture 2% (don't get the declorized it won't work)
    * 2 Bottles of Hydrogen peroxide
    * 3 20 0z Coke Bottles (Plastic type)(with Lids/caps)
    * 1 Can Red Devils Lye
    * 1 Pair of sharp scissors
    * 4 Boxes Book Matches (try to get the ones with brown/red striker pads)
    * 1 pyrodex baking dish
    * 1 Box execto razor blades single sided
    * 1 digital scale that reads grams
    * 2 gallons distilled water \
    * 1 Roll Aluminum foil tape

    That's what you would have to go buy if you wanted to make meth.

    First things first -- the Iodine Crystals. Take one 20 oz, plastic Coke Bottle and pour 4 Bottles 2% tincture into it.

    Add Hydrogen Peroxide to this. Use only 1/2 a bottle of Hydrogen peroxide. After this you know, the gallon jug that the Muriatic acid comes in take the cap off and fill this cap level with the acid. Add the acid to the coke bottle (Place in a freezer for at least 30 mins).

    While the Iodine crystals are being made we are going to extract the Phsuedo from the Contacts. You are going to need a towel for this so go get one. Take the pills out of one box, add it to one of the mason jars fill with rubbing alchohol just enough to cover the pills let set for 3 minutes. Remove pills and take the towel and wipe the top coating off the pills this will remove the wax. Do the same with the other box of Contacts as well, after this add those wiped off pills only 10 to a clean mason jar. On top of this add 1 bottle of Heat do the same for the other box of Contact. Let theese two mason jars with pills, heat stand for 30 minutes. Then shake the jars till pills are completly broke down then let the jars sit again for 4 hours or until the Heats is completly clear . Once clear cyphon the heat off (Not the powder stuff at the Bottom you don't want this it will fuck your dope up).

    Well anyway syphon the heat off with a piece of the sergical tubing syphon this into a pyrodex baking dish place in microwave on high till the heat is almost evaporated. Take out of microwave. Now plug up your electric plate set the pyrodex dish on this on about 180 deg continue evaporating till you get a white powder on the pyrodex (Carefull not the burn the phsudo if it turns yellow it's burned) after you get it dried take a razor blade and scrape this powder up. (put this asside for later use)

    Now we are going to get the red phosphorus from the book matches take a pair of scissors and cut along the edge of the phosphorus do the whole four boxes of match book matches then take 1 small coffee cup will work to this coffee cup add about 1/4 the way with Acetone dip the match book strike pads into the acetone for 10 seconds this will loosen the phosphorus so it will be easier to scrape with the razor blades. ( put the phosphorus in an empty match book box to let dry. Now it's time to get the iodine crystals get a clean mason jar on top of this place 1 coffee filter and pour the contents of the iodine +muriatic+Hydrogen Peroxide into the filter ( do it slowly don't over pour) well once you get though with the filtering on top of the coffee filter will be a black substance ( This is iodine crystals) dry them by wraping in more coffee filters till you get a pretty good thick pile around the original filter place on ground and step on it to get the rest of the liquids off save this for the cook.

    next take your digital scales wiegh your pills first say you had 2 grams of pill powder then weigh out an equal amount of iodin

  3. Re:So What!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That reminds me. Last night, at the party I met this chick. We were both drunk, so she thought I was funny, I thought she had a vagina. Perfect. We go back to her place. I'm on her bed, she pulls off my pants (I was wearing sweatpants. Easier access for the ladies), pulls off my boxers, spreads my legs, and goes down. But she ignores my cock, ignores my balls, and starts muching on my asshole. Now, sometimes I do soap my sphincter in the shower, but I hadn't in a few weeks. There's probably more than a few dingleberries down there, but she's working her tongue like there's a mink coat in it for her. Then I cut a fart, and she's freaks out about how gross I am. I wiped my sopping wet asshole on her pillow (leaving a nice skid mark) and left.

  4. Oblig Homer Simpson quote by east+coast · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    blah blah blah Dunkin Donut shops, blah blah blah

    Mmmmm... Donuts.

    --
    Dedicated Cthulhu Cultist since 4523 BC.
  5. Re:It will be interesting to see how this plays ou by Idiomatick · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    Nobody ever bothers meta-moderating.

  6. Re:It will be interesting to see how this plays ou by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Actually, I'm the one that made sure of it, and it's not because of what you did. Just that you're ultra-ghey.