A picture that tells a different story; the ultimate folding bicycle for your helicopter and Chevron cited in a prenup are all part of the fun and frolics in pick'n'mix this month.
But first, in true eccentric British fashion, we focus on chip (fries) oil and steam. At Catterick army camp in the UK, the phrase "an army marches on its stomach" has been turned on its head (!) with the news that waste oil from the army kitchens is being converted to run a diesel-engined Peugeot Expert van for a six-month trial. Requiring 40 litres of biofuel per week, that's an awful lot of fried food.
 Image: British Steam Car Challenge |
Meanwhile the British Steam Car Challenge team has arrived at the Bonneville Salt Flats in the USA with the aim of breaking the steam-powered land speed record. Although the FIA sanctioned steam-powered record is 127.659 mph (205.447 kph set in 1906, the team are aiming to break the non-FIA ratified record of 145.607 mph (234.331 kph) also set in Utah in 1985. However, they still have some way to go to beat the ultimate land speed record set by Britain's Thrust SSC team of 763.035 mph (1,227.985 kph). Their next target is building a 1000 mph (1,609.344 kph) car.
Russian engineers have clearly been putting their technical expertise to good use by developing an automated fuel additive dispenser; although the OATS editorial team struggled to see the complex automation in the image that accompanied the story.
 Image: ilovemybike.co.uk |
And for those Russian (or other nationality) oil oligarchs struggling to spend their fortunes, green insurance company ETA have come up with the solution - a 24ct-gold folding bicycle. Ideal for storing in your not-so-green helicopter, limousine or yacht, the bike includes gold braid cables and pool ball gear shift and costs just £2,500 ($4,070) in loose change.
And finally, if you thought that quality lubricants fuel a happy marriage, then you would be right! At least that's according to SF Autos Examiner Michael Sheena, who claims he once read an article about a prenuptual agreement which stipulated that only a certain brand of premium gasoline could be used in any vehicles owned by the couple concerned.
That's all the news that fit to print...