Eco-engineers Dick Strawbridge and Jem Stansfield tame a fuel-guzzling grain dryer by turning cow manure into natural gas. But storing a vast amount of this gas is dangerous. Can they stop this experiment from blowing up?
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Planet Mechanics: The Farm Fuel Challenge
Eco-engineers Dick Strawbridge and Jem Stansfield tame a fuel-guzzling grain dryer by turning cow manure into natural gas. But storing a vast amount of this gas is dangerous. Can they stop this experiment from blowing up?
Added: Oct 8, 2009
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Runtime: 03:58
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