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New Race Car Made of Potatoes, Carrots and Powered by Choc.

greenerdesign.com — Developed at the University of Warwick's Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre, the WorldFirst vehicle incorporates a cornucopia of green technologies, including a steering wheel derived from carrots, a foam racing seat that uses flax fiber and soybean oil, a bib made from flax fiber, lubricants based on plant oils...

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  • Fuel90, on 04/09/2009, -0/+9Willy Wonka is one crazy dude.
  • xmaschimp, on 04/09/2009, -0/+8FTW - I bet it smells great racing around the track...
  • cipher52, on 04/09/2009, -0/+7I thought this was The Onion. Guess not.
  • TheBadWolf, on 04/09/2009, -0/+6No, but the gear shift is.
  • hbyrne, on 04/09/2009, -0/+6Assume the exhaust system is made of cabbage.
  • Khast, on 04/10/2009, -0/+5I'll believe it when I see it. However, if this truly is as advertised, this would be revolutionary in the automotive industry.

    God, I hope replacement panels are cheap though, I don't like the look of that black spot.
  • banski, on 04/09/2009, -0/+4Oompa Loompa doom-pa-dee-do
    I will build a very nice car for you
    Oompa Loompa doom-pa-dee-dee
    If you are wise, you'll listen to me
  • Malik112099, on 04/09/2009, -0/+4Why isn't there a halfway decent picture?
  • inactive, on 04/09/2009, -0/+4Complete *****.
  • dizmoz, on 04/10/2009, -0/+4and his greatest feared opponent was The Juicer. DUN DUN DUNNHH
  • pyrocube, on 04/10/2009, -0/+4I go to Warwick Uni. I wondered why the bars were full of orange midgets...
  • REWK, on 04/10/2009, -0/+3You know there are kids starving in Africa. Now shut up and finish your steering wheel!
  • KevinMalone, on 04/09/2009, -0/+2MR. FUSION, you finally came to life!
  • shamos, on 04/09/2009, -0/+2Digg's obsession with vegetable cars had just reached dangerously silly levels.
  • LonelyTylenoL, on 04/10/2009, -0/+2What a very strategically worded title...
  • xxacefirexx, on 04/09/2009, -0/+2Powered by Choc
  • absolutelytrue, on 05/26/2009, -0/+1In that case, it's not going to smell quite as heavenly. Would be better if it were made out of cinnamon sticks.
  • tiptep, on 09/08/2009, -0/+1Fuel made from chocolate and alcohol? ***** THAT! I'm all for saving the environment and all, but not if it means dipping into my two favorite things D:
  • Fuel90, on 04/09/2009, -0/+1It ruins the mystery.....
  • lovemorgul, on 04/10/2009, -0/+1The WorldFirst project expels the myth that performance needs to be compromised when developing the sustainable motor vehicles of the future.
  • inactive, on 04/09/2009, -0/+1What, no flying glass elevator?
  • dumptaker, on 04/10/2009, -0/+1"...fuel that's made using waste chocolate and vegetable oil."

    Buried for inaccuracy. There is no such thing as waste chocolate.
  • inactive, on 04/10/2009, -0/+0Yeah and I bet it is painted green. Could it be any other color?

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