Whiskey-powered Car Gives New Meaning to Drink and Drive

Meet Mickey Nilsson, the 62-year-old inventor of a car that runs on whiskey.

His invention -- so ingenius -- garnered attention from Nissan, who hopes to market the vehicle by 2014 and President Obama, who released a statement saying, “With brilliant minds such as Mr. Nilsson at work, we will soon purge our dependence on the middle east for oil.”


Whiskey as the New Biofuel?

Researchers at Edinburgh Napier University have developed a biofuel that uses the two main byproducts from whiskey production: pot ale and draff. This biofuel can be used by ordinary cars without making modifications. 

Though in theory, the biofuel can be used on its own, the realistic method for applying this technique would be to blend 5 or 10 percent of the product with petrol or diesel.