Burning bananas

Could banana skins be a fuel of the future for people in Africa? Here's one researcher's quest to find out. More science videos like this at http://www.test-tube.org.uk/

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• briquette

[FrozenHaxor2]

Cave Johnson is going to burn your house down! With combustible bananas!

[g3ov4n12]

Good, but how can we diminished the worlds CO2 emissions?

[SonOfNye]

@g3ov4n12 Two things, 1) Stop burning fossil fuels. And 2) Provide for the impoverished.

[TheLightningStalker]

Tastes like crap

[OOZ662]

@kickidii The same way, minus the compression machine. Putting things through a meatgrinder isn't all that hard. Throw in some stems, compress it by hand, and let it sit in the sun. The complication here is simply scientific like he said to see how they burn and what changes to techniques and ratios can be done to make them more efficient.

[Damianingus]

composting would be better

[iconicz6]

LOL

[kickidii]

hard fucking way to make it, how world the poor people make it?

[elflordbob1]

i hope his thesis was not on bannana as a future fuel source

[madhur1002]

Really impressed with you conviction and passion to contribute...you didnt mind getting the hands dirty :)....

Though emission (gases) and heat obtained is important for future commercial use...another factor being banana skins used as fuel are now not used as soil's natural fertilizer...but despite all, I admire your zeal to get things done (and eat out with energy you prepared by own)

[shoottherunner8008]

I absolutely hate bananas so if you can burn em, burn on.

[oceantrolls73]

didnt know banana had such a high calorific value? in that case the banana chips i have been munching on all these days are going to make me gain some serious weight! the idea is nonetheless brilliant. the african sun can substitute for the oven i am sure. Thanks for posting and good job.