Maybe OT: Macadamia Nut as fuel source

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Hi Everyone,

Thought some of you might be interested in this article regarding

macadamia nuts as a source of

fuel.http://www.abc.net.au/landline/stories/s962653.htm

 

Here is an excerpt:

Its superiority is clear when you the rate the burning quality of

different fuels.

“Black coal is around 26, brown coal is 24, macadamia nuts 21, and

timber 14, and those numbers indicate the moisture content burning

qualities of the fuel sources, so you can see the macadamia nut with its

oil content and hardness is right up there with some fantastic fuel

sources that we rely on now,” Ross Blundell from Ergon Energy said.

 

Virginia

in Perth WA, were it is going to be hot today (40c -104 F), which is a

bit of concern with the threat of more bushfires in the hills east of Perth