February 03, 2009

World's First Garbage Truck Powered by Garbage A town in Britain has recently demonstrated its new "'leccy vehicle" - an electric garbage truck that is fueled by the garbage it collects.

posted by Abiezer_Coppe 15 years ago

The world's first perpetual motion machine on wheels. Sweet!
posted 15 years ago by flurker
People commenting at the forum where I pinched the link from are saying a town in Germany runs all its municipal vehicles using a similar system, so the "world's first" claim might be rubbish (ho, ho) but good stuff either way.
posted 15 years ago by Abiezer_Coppe
"Leccy." You people are adorable. *hugs*
posted 15 years ago by middleclasstool
Usually seen in "leccy meter" which in the good old days you could fiddle by sticking something less conductive between the contacts so massively reducing your bill without arousing too much suspicion.
posted 15 years ago by Abiezer_Coppe
Why didnt I know you as a student Abeizer?!!! You could have saved me entire PENCE!!!!
posted 15 years ago by Headsessions
Where we're going, we won't need roads.
posted 15 years ago by Pallas Athena
Awesome... now maybe they'll finally take my used motor oil.
posted 15 years ago by rolypolyman
*pings a 'laccy band at mct*
posted 15 years ago by mothninja
Missed! Hoo, mct, you got luc'y on that one!
posted 15 years ago by BlueHorse
Hey, how about a community website powered by garbage? Oh. Never mind.
posted 15 years ago by Vin Ethyl
Hey, how about a community website powered by garbage? BEWARE, TRACIGROUCH - THE DESIRE FOR REVOLUTION IS GROWING
posted 15 years ago by the quidnunc kid
A community website powered by garbage? REVOL~~UTION~~TING
posted 15 years ago by BlueHorse
GIT OUTTA MY CAN
posted 15 years ago by tracicle

Monkeyfilter

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February 03, 2009