Gas Gauge Coin Bank

Posted: May 17th, 2009 | Author: | Filed under: coin bank, fuel, gas, gas is expensive | Tags: | 1 Comment »

petrol-gauge-money-boxWatching your gas gauge creep it’s way towards the dreaded ‘E’ is never fun. This gas gauge coin bank move the needle closer towards the full mark with every coin you drop in. I assume it has a small scale inside that makes this happen. If only it had a receipt printer attached so that I could write off my “gas expenses” on my taxes. That would truly be like having your cake and eating it too.

petrol gauge coin bank [foolish gadgets]

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With gas prices nearing like… eighty bucks a gallon, scientists are finally stepping up and finding alternate sources of fuel and oil. I tried running a vehicle off of farts and body odor, but my neighbors complained about the smell.

Fortunately, some scientists have figured out how to get oil from tires and plastic. Because, you know- that ‘burning rubber smell’ is so much more awesome than my flatulence.

So how do you get oil out of tires? With microwaves, of course. Why didn’t I think of that? All this time I was trying fire. My neighbors just love me, by the way.

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Thanks to High T3ch , whose writer smells like sizzling bacon, for the tip