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Post by Spikey
Over 100 years ago, Henry Ford built his 'Model T' from plastic panels made from HEMP...not oil. (HIGH quality plastics i might add, that offered superior performance, cheaper production costs, and were biodegradable to boot)
Post by Spikey
The natural fibre composite plastic panels were being experimented with, as you can plainly see, in the 1910's...which is around 100 years ago.
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In 1932, at the age of twenty-two, Eugene Gregorie was hired into Ford Motor Company.
Over 100 years ago, Henry Ford built his 'Model T' from plastic panels made from HEMP...not oil. (HIGH quality plastics i might add, that offered superior performance, cheaper production costs, and were biodegradable to boot)
In the 1910s, Henry Ford tried experimenting with using agricultural products in the manufacture of his automobiles, encouraged by 3 main factors; trying to find a use for the huge food surplus at the time, trying to find an alternative to using metal which was in shortage at the time, and he also said that the plastic body was safer that a steel body, and that it would be difficult for it to be crushed.
Originally posted by john_bmth
reply to post by cupocoffee
Simple. Take your entire street off the grid. Your neighbours would love you for it and it would be a deal clincher as far as proving the concept. Problem is, it doesn't exist...
Originally posted by cupocoffee
Perhaps I spoke too harshly.
But look, it's not that complicated. Rig your house to run off of a fairly large bank of batteries. Then install a 10-coil Energizer to keep the batteries charged.
I don't have the skills to do this, but maybe one of you does.....
Originally posted by FreedomCommander
No, we all do, which includes you. It's just some are acting like little kids by wining about it on how hard it is. It's not that hard, it's just takes time.
Originally posted by cupocoffee
Well, I rent right now, so I can't do this in my own house.