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Bacon And Coffee Powered World Record

by | Mon 26 Sep 2011


*Yep, hair is an enemy of the Bacon household*.

A little while back I mentioned that [my brother was working on a coffee powered car](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/2011/07/29/coffee-car-world-record-powered-by-bacon/) and working to set a world land speed record with it. Well, he did it, he set the record, and a little media storm has brewed around it.

Check out the [BBC News video of the record](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15033859), the coverage [on Slashdot](https://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/09/26/1617223/coffee-powered-car-breaks-world-record), and [on ExtremeTech](https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/97287-british-coffee-powered-car-breaks-world-record).

Be sure to [follow him on Twitter](https://twitter.com/#!/thecoffeecar).

I am so proud of him; what a stunning accomplishment. I can’t wait to see what he does next with it!

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