• predictor

    "Who would have thought that a possible cure for the rampant increase in gas prices could come from bacteria?"

    Uhh… Anyone who knew that ethanol can be produced by fermentation?

  • heeerrresjonny

    I double checked with google, and this means that with about 200,000 acres of land, and only using the same fermentation machine they already have, the USA could be 100% self reliant for their oil needs, and that doesn't include our own crude oil supply. (I used 60 square feet instead of 40, and multiplied by 143 million since each machine can do one barrel a week… that ends up at just under 200,000 acres.) According to the CIA world factbook, the USA has over 225,000,000 acres of land. With just a small advancement in this technology, either faster fermentation or smaller machines, I think we could definitely come close to total self-reliance.