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> The US Army is all-Diesel; they don't want gasoline tankers on the battlefield. The other advantage of diesel engines is that they'll run on a wide variety o
by discardorama 12y ago
> The US Army is all-Diesel; they don't want gasoline tankers on the battlefield.
The other advantage of diesel engines is that they'll run on a wide variety of fuels: kerosene, heating oil or even vegetable oil.
- contingencies 12y agoOr smashed up coconuts. Reportedly, 200 coconuts = 1 liter of fuel. Apparently this and micro-hydro helped to win their war for independence ... see films at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bougainville_Island#Popular_culture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bougainville_Island#Popular_cu...
- fudged71 12y agoAt least we know robots will retire on the beach.