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Minnesota man invents beer-powered motorcycle
UPI ^
| NEWS MAY 11, 2023 / 3:56 PM
| By Ben Hooper
Posted on 05/12/2023 11:18:38 AM PDT by Red Badger
May 11 (UPI) -- A Minnesota inventor who gained a following for his unusual vehicles unveiled his latest creation: a beer-powered motorcycle.
Ky Michaelson, whose previous inventions include a rocket-powered toilet and a jet-powered coffee pot, said the beer-powered motorcycle he created in his Bloomington garage has a 14-gallon keg with a heating coil instead of a gas-powered engine.
The coil heats the beer up to 300 degrees, which then becomes super-heated steam in the nozzles that propel the bike forward.
"The price of gas is getting up there. I don't drink. I'm not a drinker, so I can't think of anything better than to use it for fuel," Michaelson told KMSP-TV.
Michaelson estimated the bike could reach speeds of up to 150 mph. He said he hopes to take the bike out to a drag strip sometime soon to test its capabilities.
Michaelson's son, Buddy, said the motorcycle could be adapted to run on almost any beverage.
"It could be any kind of liquid. It could be Red Bull. It could be Caribou Coffee. It could be anything. But beer. Why not," Buddy Michaelson said.
The father and son said the motorcycle will eventually be retired and have a permanent home in Michaelson's at-home invention museum.
TOPICS: Food; Health/Medicine; Hobbies; Travel
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To: Red Badger
Going to have to do something useful with all that Bud lite.
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posted on
05/12/2023 11:35:03 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
To: monkeyshine
Does it stall if you use Bud Light?No, but the bike veers off towards the closest gay bathhouse.
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posted on
05/12/2023 11:36:11 AM PDT
by
PROCON
(Sic Semper Tyrannis)
To: rdl6989
Might be bad for the trans-mission
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posted on
05/12/2023 11:37:37 AM PDT
by
Arkady
To: Bounced2X
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posted on
05/12/2023 11:37:58 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
And who said American ingenuity was dead?
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posted on
05/12/2023 11:38:15 AM PDT
by
jmacusa
(Liberals. Too stupid to be idiots. )
To: rdl6989
Might be bad for the trans-mission
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posted on
05/12/2023 11:38:16 AM PDT
by
Arkady
To: Arkady
ISWYDT!...................
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posted on
05/12/2023 11:38:17 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
Good use for Pud Light crap.
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posted on
05/12/2023 11:40:55 AM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: Red Badger
my Coors Light is up to $10 for a six pack at my 7-11. so that equates to about $20 a gallon...
Next!!
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posted on
05/12/2023 11:43:41 AM PDT
by
sit-rep
To: Red Badger
Did this clown bother to say just what is used to heat the beer?
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posted on
05/12/2023 11:43:58 AM PDT
by
doorgunner69
(Let's go Brandon)
To: Arkady
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posted on
05/12/2023 11:44:53 AM PDT
by
rdl6989
( )
To: Red Badger
Does it run on Bud Light?
To: Maine Mariner
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posted on
05/12/2023 11:49:05 AM PDT
by
Publius
To: Red Badger; 230FMJ; 4woodenboats; 6AL-4V; 68 grunt; absolootezer0; AdamSelene235; AJMaXx; ...
Technically, this is not a new invention. Steam-powered motorcycles go back to the mid-19
th century. Jay Leno has one from the early 20
th century.
Also, “superheated” is an open-ended term: the definition is steam heated beyond the boiling point of water; for example, railroad locomotives with superheating produced steam at 900°F.
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posted on
05/12/2023 11:57:50 AM PDT
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: martin_fierro
Good for barreling down the road.
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posted on
05/12/2023 11:59:03 AM PDT
by
Sirius Lee
(They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
To: Sirius Lee
To: Sirius Lee
I rode one of those home from the bar one night.
Made it home — but just … barley.
To: joshua c
I’ve always heard that we are just renting beer.
To: Red Badger
There’s a Sven and Ole joke in there somewhere.
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posted on
05/12/2023 12:11:51 PM PDT
by
DaBeerfreak
(As long as the politicians believe they're not the problem; we have a big problem.)
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