Bovine technology is the wave of the future. Yes -- it's a crazy concept, I know, but some of the most groundbreaking innovations sometimes come from sources you would least expect. Such as cows. Yes, milk is delicious, and it provides essential vitamins and nutrients that our bodies require, but can it also power a vehicle?
Think of all the benefits of moving toward milk-powered technology: no petroleum waste, no smog, and a total absense of hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, and carbon monoxide. Truly amazing, I know.
How do you get one of these vehicles? Well, right now, the only way is to build one yourself. And that's why I created this lens -- to help get you started. The process is fairly simple, and can be broken down into 4 easy steps:
Step 1: Make Your Own Cheese
Finding the right cheese
Cheese: A Connoisseur's Guide to the World's Best
Amazon Price: $23.10 (as of 11/25/2009) 
The Cheese Plate
Amazon Price: $23.10 (as of 11/25/2009)
The Murray's Cheese Handbook: A Guide to More Than 300 of the World's Best Cheeses
Amazon Price: $10.36 (as of 11/25/2009)
The cheese-making process
Home Cheese Making: Recipes for 75 Delicious Cheeses
Amazon Price: $11.53 (as of 11/25/2009)
Making Artisan Cheese: Fifty Fine Cheeses That You Can Make in Your Own Kitchen (Quarry Book)
Amazon Price: $14.95 (as of 11/25/2009)
Making Great Cheese At Home: 30 Simple Recipes From Cheddar to Chevre
Amazon Price: (as of 11/25/2009)
The cheese authorities
- Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association
- Home of the cheeseheads, so they know their stuff.
- NY State Cheesemaker Guild
- My thief rolls a 9-sided die and strikes you with his poisoned Flail of Despair....hang on, wrong kind of guild.
- Fresco Cheese
- Australian cheesemakers. Throw some gouda on the barbie, mate!
- Real California Cheese
- All the locals know that its not about Hollywood, the Golden Gate Bridge, Yosemite, or the OC --- its about the cheese.
Cheese accessories that you need
Reed & Barton Santa Hat Cheese Spreaders, Set of 4
Amazon Price: (as of 11/25/2009)
KitchenAid KG1330B Professional Series Cheese Slicer, Black
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 11/25/2009)
Cuisipro Accutec Razor-Sharp Kitchen Rasp
Amazon Price: $12.99 (as of 11/25/2009)
Sailing the Seas of Cheese
Amazon Price: $8.99 (as of 11/25/2009)
Step 2: Retrofit Your Vehicle
Finding a new or used vehicle
Used Car Buying Guide 2006 (Consumer Reports Used Car Buying Guide)
Amazon Price: (as of 11/25/2009)
Buying a Car for Dummies
Amazon Price: $11.55 (as of 11/25/2009)
Building a light-weight, alternative fuel vehicle
Alternative Motor Fuels: A Nontechnical Guide (Pennwell Nontechnical Series)
Amazon Price: (as of 11/25/2009)
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Alternative Fuels Guidebook: Properties, Storage, Dispensing, and Vehicle Facility Modifications [R-180]
Amazon Price: (as of 11/25/2009)
Substitute Fuels for Road Transport: A Technology Assessment
Amazon Price: (as of 11/25/2009)
Alternative Fuels: Transportation Fuels for Today and Tomorrow
Amazon Price: $199.00 (as of 11/25/2009)
Finding a spot to test drive your car
Great American Race Tracks: A Panoramic View of the Top Autorace Circuits Coast-to-Coast
Amazon Price: $29.99 (as of 11/25/2009)
Bonneville Salt Flats
Amazon Price: (as of 11/25/2009)
Step 3: Invent an Engine that Converts Cheese into Energy
Understanding the patent process
The Patent Process
Amazon Price: $27.95 (as of 11/25/2009)
Marketing Your Invention to Manufacturers: Protecting and Selling Your Invention
Amazon Price: $14.95 (as of 11/25/2009)
The Inventor's Desktop Companion: The Guide to Successfully Marketing and Protecting Your Ideas
Amazon Price: (as of 11/25/2009)
Build a business to sell more
Kick Start Your Dream Business: Getting It Started and Keeping You Going
Amazon Price: (as of 11/25/2009)
Startup! Beyond the Myths to the Reality of Starting a Company
Amazon Price: (as of 11/25/2009)
Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable
Amazon Price: $12.24 (as of 11/25/2009)
Step 4: Get onto the Talk Show Circuit
Go for the big boys first, then move to radio
- Oprah
- A great place to start, but just be aware that Oprah is likely to give away free cheese-powered vehicles to all of her audience members, so be prepared.
- David Letterman
- David's show is usually booked solid, so you may need to employ some other gimmicks to get noticed -- such as offering to drop one of your cars off of the top of his building, so they can replay it over and over and over for cheap laughs.
- Jay Leno
- Jay loves to talk about cars. You will easily get repeat visits to show Jay the advances you're making in your vehicles (turbo cheese? awesome!)
Tell us how cheese-powered vehicles have changed your life!
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- blue22d blue22d Sep 6, 2009 @ 5:41 pm
- Wow, I love it. I love cheese and I am excited to see the other uses. Five stars and a favorite. I think you will enjoy learning about the many uses for the onion: The Mighty Onion. Hope you will visit.
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- rms rms Apr 2, 2009 @ 12:17 pm
- Nice work on this lens! I'm Squidoo's Giant Squid Mentor and I wanted to be sure you were aware of our Giant Squid Lensmaster program. Giant Squids enjoy great perks.
You can learn more about the program and get some wonderful lensmaking tips by visiting: http://www.squidoo.com/giantsquidmentor
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- groovyoldlady groovyoldlady Mar 27, 2007 @ 6:26 am
- OK...I LOVE this lens. Since I'm "very smart" I'm going down to the garage right now to see if I can build an engine out of the plastic and glass and metal in the recycling bins.
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- Christian Christian Nov 15, 2006 @ 5:11 pm
- A co-worker volunteered a more practical process:
1. Make your own cheese
2. Retrofit your vehicle
3. Purchase engine that runs on methane gas
4. Feed cheese to lactose intolerant humans
5. Harness methane gas byproduct from lactose intolerant humans.
6. Fuel vehicle with methane.
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