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Bus powered by cow poop beats speed record

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The land speed record for a regular bus has been shat on. “Bus Hound,” powered by biomethane derived from cow manure, clocked 76.785mph in speed trials in England.

Operated by Reading Buses, the vehicle was painted black and white in honor of the Frisian cows whose excrement powers its mighty engines. It was designed to advance the “power and credibility of buses fuelled by cow poo,” reports the BBC.

via Boing Boing

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