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  • Опубліковано 31 лип 2022
  • Reclusive inventor Harold Bate explains how, by extracting methane from animal waste, he is able to power his car using chicken poo. With his patented converter, so could you!
    Originally broadcast 8 September, 1971
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  • @hilaryepstein6013
    @hilaryepstein6013 Рік тому +32

    How many miles per chicken! Love it. This is over 50 years ago and he's talking about less pollution. A real life Caractacus Potts or an unknown eco warrior?

    • @unknown55158
      @unknown55158 Рік тому +1

      Not nearly 60 is it. It's 51. Which is very very near to 50..
      Maybe you said 60 to give it more effect.

    • @hilaryepstein6013
      @hilaryepstein6013 Рік тому +1

      @@unknown55158 thank you for pointing that out - just human error

    • @tristanthomas5006
      @tristanthomas5006 Рік тому +1

      I'd say both.

  • @stephenguppy7882
    @stephenguppy7882 7 місяців тому +3

    It is interesting to note that back then, a man of 63 looked 20 years older than he would do today.

  • @gavin4513
    @gavin4513 Рік тому +12

    Keep these posts coming. So educational and wonderful

  • @fidelcatsro6948
    @fidelcatsro6948 Рік тому +19

    he is 114yrs old today and his secrets of the device probably went into the grave with him..

    • @mach1nefan
      @mach1nefan Рік тому +3

      It’s simple technology. Still exists today.

    • @IAmSoMuchBetterThanYou
      @IAmSoMuchBetterThanYou Рік тому +1

      The patent number suggests it’s registered with HMPO.

    • @wastelesslearning1245
      @wastelesslearning1245 Рік тому

      It’s a CNG (compressed natural gas) vehicle using gas from a anaerobic biodigester with chicken poop as the feed stock. The tech is not dead and quite accessible.

    • @LocdnessMomster
      @LocdnessMomster Рік тому

      @@mach1nefan do you know of the books on converting cars to run on this simple technology?

  • @trill4907
    @trill4907 Рік тому +10

    No government involved just him and his chickens and he's able to make tax free petrol to drive his car....

  • @paddy1437
    @paddy1437 Рік тому +3

    63!!! tough life

  • @onlyme219
    @onlyme219 Рік тому +2

    Just wonderful 👍

  • @steven.events
    @steven.events Рік тому +8

    The colonel's other secret recipe. 🐔

  • @clunkCA
    @clunkCA Рік тому +3

    MI5 probably showed up at his door right after this aired

  • @matthewbland8765
    @matthewbland8765 Рік тому +1

    I *really* wasn't expecting the interviewer to ask "mile per chicken"!

  • @legin3753
    @legin3753 Рік тому +4

    Doc brown

  • @MacXpert74
    @MacXpert74 Рік тому +2

    With the created fuel shortage, starting with Diesel now, this might be an interesting alternative!

  • @matthewfarmer6830
    @matthewfarmer6830 Рік тому +1

    He's 63 here he looks 73 😁 thanks for sharing.

  • @lordpitnolen2196
    @lordpitnolen2196 Рік тому +15

    His idea would be killed off by the greed of the oil companies.

    • @michaelkline884
      @michaelkline884 Рік тому +4

      Absolutely! Methane is a naturally occurring gas and inexpensive to use.

    • @agoradacerto
      @agoradacerto 4 місяці тому +1

      His idea is called Biomethane today, and you can buy any CNG truck and run on it.

  • @michaeltimothycole
    @michaeltimothycole Рік тому +2

    Can you upload Hangar 17 complete collection.With bands and music cut.

  • @TheRealSmithFamily
    @TheRealSmithFamily Рік тому +3

    Doc Brown!!?? 😄

  • @unspokendegree
    @unspokendegree Рік тому +3

    He was only 63?!

  • @keith-pk5ss
    @keith-pk5ss 3 місяці тому

    They actually lived life back then. They always looked older because they spent most of the day outside.

  • @matthewbland8765
    @matthewbland8765 Рік тому

    "Great Scott!"

  • @pattskatoey3139
    @pattskatoey3139 Рік тому +2

    He was ahead of the game.

  • @IAmSoMuchBetterThanYou
    @IAmSoMuchBetterThanYou Рік тому +6

    “Pollution free”. Harold was blissfully unaware of greenhouse gases.

    • @handsoffmycactus2958
      @handsoffmycactus2958 Рік тому +3

      Which don’t exist.

    • @peter-coates
      @peter-coates Рік тому

      @@handsoffmycactus2958 ?

    • @peter-coates
      @peter-coates Рік тому

      @@handsoffmycactus2958 please can you give evidence

    • @buidseach
      @buidseach Рік тому

      The chicken poop would give off those gases anyway

    • @merlinmediagroup
      @merlinmediagroup Рік тому +1

      @@buidseach Yes, but burning them is much more harmful to the environment.

  • @lg5819
    @lg5819 Рік тому +3

    With the cost of living crisis and the rising costs in petrol in the U.K. why can’t we use chicken manure to power our vehicles?

  • @Konoronn
    @Konoronn Рік тому

    That's quite a title.

  • @tordoff80
    @tordoff80 Рік тому

    gretta would love this guy lol

  • @peterjamesmmbago2773
    @peterjamesmmbago2773 Рік тому

    What y'all get for Christmas?
    A chickenpoo car ...

  • @buster5661
    @buster5661 Рік тому +1

    Imagine dying and you’re mainly known for being the chicken poo guy 🐓 💩

  • @SPARTA_EDITS_100
    @SPARTA_EDITS_100 Рік тому

    He was my wifes great grandad.

  • @simonroyle2806
    @simonroyle2806 Рік тому +8

    He didnt look too great for 63. Maybe people age better these days.

  • @1speedtreiber
    @1speedtreiber Рік тому +4

    I Love the Monty Python Style on this.. greetings from Brandenburg,Germany

    • @sherry5751
      @sherry5751 Рік тому +2

      ha, miss berlin. greetings from NY

    • @1speedtreiber
      @1speedtreiber Рік тому +1

      @@sherry5751 greetings from nearly Berlin

    • @sherry5751
      @sherry5751 Рік тому +1

      @@1speedtreiber haha, I heard its nearly 37 C these days in Berlin, be safe

    • @1speedtreiber
      @1speedtreiber Рік тому +1

      @@sherry5751 yes in the next Days...☀️☀️☀️😝

  • @TeacherNeillKEnglish
    @TeacherNeillKEnglish Рік тому

    'How many miles per chicken?' LMAO

  • @hellie_el
    @hellie_el Рік тому

    ❤️❤️❤️

  • @ericablair4425
    @ericablair4425 Рік тому +1

    The Oil industry would want it unless they can control it !

  • @garypoulton7311
    @garypoulton7311 Рік тому +5

    Not an idea to be poo pooed!

  • @davedogge2280
    @davedogge2280 Рік тому +4

    He could have been the next Elon Musk made his car company named Tesla or Cock-a-doodle-poo.

  • @BerettaTV
    @BerettaTV Рік тому

    Never caught on

  • @frederickbowdler8169
    @frederickbowdler8169 Місяць тому

    According to the inventor chicken manure was about twice as energy dense as petrol.why not tie chicken to front of car.

  • @garryleeks4848
    @garryleeks4848 Рік тому

    Gordon bennet he’s only 8 years older than me 😬😬😬

  • @DarkGT
    @DarkGT Рік тому

    But really why we don't use every resource mother nature have provided? At some point petrol should become rare, lithium could be destructive to mine.

  • @thrilhous
    @thrilhous Рік тому +5

    To say that his car runs on chicken poo, is to say that our cars run on dinosaur bones.

  • @luminousnutria3555
    @luminousnutria3555 Рік тому +2

    I don't speak British. How much is seven pounds ten?

    • @garypoulton7311
      @garypoulton7311 Рік тому +1

      150 shillings, pre EU decimal, thats roughly 75 of those new fangled Euros.

    • @davewalker7126
      @davewalker7126 Рік тому

      seven pounds and ten shillings. 20 shillings to a pound, so £7.50

    • @ukuleletyke
      @ukuleletyke Рік тому

      Taking into account inflation, probably about £200 ish now- say $250. At a rough guess.

  • @michaelhickland4450
    @michaelhickland4450 Рік тому +2

    Not good for the environment

    • @gan9e
      @gan9e Рік тому +13

      Indeed... emits too many KFC's!

    • @michaelhickland4450
      @michaelhickland4450 Рік тому +4

      @@gan9e 😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣

    • @michaelhickland4450
      @michaelhickland4450 Рік тому

      @@joannietrotter2344 true I totally agree with you but methane is worse

    • @michaelhickland4450
      @michaelhickland4450 Рік тому

      @@joannietrotter2344 nope I don't mate methane is contributing to greenhouse gases

    • @michaelhickland4450
      @michaelhickland4450 Рік тому

      @Russ Ingram still contribute greenhouse gases mate can't get away from that