Amazing Coal Gas Vehicles (AF #13)

in #amazingfacts6 years ago

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With most gas and oil supplies occupied to military use amid World War I, an option was required to control our adored automobiles. Utilizing coal gas innovation from the 1800s, fuel was created by warming coal in encased, oxygen-denied stoves and after that sifting before distribution. The issue came in its stockpiling, with many extemporized and outwardly startling "gas sacks" tied to the highest points of autos.

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These ended up being evident fire perils (given that such a large number of individuals smoked at the time), confined speed and made extensions somewhat precarious. So next time we're held up by a transport, in any event, it doesn't have a bomb tied to the rooftop.

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