The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns

Because the NIMBY effect would make it impossible to find a "gas station."

You must have shares in Heinz (Bean Division) to ask such a question ;)

To answer the question; The Germans are working on it as they are the only nation that will not laugh whilst farting and working on the problem. But technicians have as yet not found a proper way of getting the fart-fuel to the engine without the car bouncing.

Especially on North American-market cars who have such a sensitive suspension that they famously cannot go round any corners above 5Mph (hence all roads being straight there).

Sometimes you see a car bouncing in the street. You might think, "that's a learner driver", but think again: it's those canny German mechanics trying to solve your very problem!

because that, despite everything you may have heard, energy from burning is highly inefficient. we can get, at most, 30% efficiency. burning the methane gas from your bacon-cheese-double-bean burrito will be enough to maybe crank the engine. the amount you would need would take months to fill a tank.

the most efficient it fusion, but I'm not sure you want that in you car. or county. time zone, really.

Probably because warnings like this exist:
http://lingoslinger.blogspot.com/2005/09/fire-hazard.html

None of you have met my wife. She has gas enough for a trip from Houston to Dallas and back. Potent too.

Fueling is too messy. And uncomfortable.

Yeah. I only know of one group of people that might like the hose.

... because the hydrocarbons involved are too busy causing global warming.

Kaspit

(i.e. Quicksilver blog, thanks very much for the random link!)

For an honest (but probably still stupid) question, I've often wondered why we can't use the power generated by the people in gyms as an energy source. Think of the people pedaling madly in 'spinning' classes, people on bikes and whatnot -- why aren't we making their expended energy useful? At the very least, they ought to be able to power the lights of the gym.

Well, pee can be used as a radiator fluid replacement...

THe problem with most easily accesible methane sources (like farts) is the other gases and moisture present. Drying and purifying it usually makes it too expensive. A shame.

This would require an overall acceptance of anal sex, as every tyime I do my girlfriend in the butt, she farts up a storm.