Posted by: Bruce Nussbaum on December 19, 2007
This may be the fastest boat ever built—the Earthrace—and it’s powered by fat.
Peter Bethune, a New Zealander, will take it out on March 1—using some of his own fat harvested through liposuction—and try and break the world’s record for powerboating around the world.
Here are the stats: “Earthrace is a 78 foot alternative fuel powered wave-piercing trimaran, it can carry 3,000 gallons of fuel, and weighs 23 tonnes when fully fueled…”
It is also deadly gorgeous, with a Darth Vader kind of aesthetic.
There are times when innovation just leaves you speechless. This is one of them for me.
boat looks badass but you need more pictures like an all around tour.
you gotta give it a paint joB
PITCH BLACK WITH NEON GREEN STRIPE AT THE sidE!
i agree!! more pics man!!
Where's the specs diggidy dog
that is a babass boat i well give you 14 million for it
wow...! from surabaya,indonesia
that's great!
deserving for a world record....
i like it.
nice boat dude
that is so amazing that it runs on something i bet they have thrown millions of gallons of away. And since i live in home of most the fatties.... i really think this man has found a cure for the oil issue.... it is 4.05 a gallon right now, fat could be free for half the people i know.... and cant they clone fat cells??? that would be a neverending fuel supply. wow?
It runs on human fat. No matter how cool it looks... it runs on human fat.
that thing is scary!!
That boat is amazing - and doesnt need a paint job, the metal looks space age just like the boat. WOW!
it is realy cool.
wow! it's very cool!!! how i wish i can have one.
wow,nice boat,Get more pics!!!!!!! like inside
WOW WOW WOW
I CAN'T BELIVE THIS BOAT RUNS ON HUMAN FAT AMAZING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BUT HOW DO THEY GET HUMAN FAT INTO IT ???????????????????????????
ANYWAY I'M AN ECO MANIAC AND I THINK THAT THIS BOAT COULD BE A FANTASTIC SOLUTION TO THE FUEL PROMLEMS !!!
THANX XXX
its looks like poo i wish u guys could poo all over it
RUNS ON FAT??? THATS NASTY MAN
(Star Wars Theme)
(Inhale) (Exhale)...(Inhale) (Exhale)
"The force is strong with this one."
VERY CHANRMING & IT IS VERY BUETY FOR 2008
EFFIN' SWEEEET! I WANT ONE FOR CHRISTMAS! Human fat though, eh? That's some intense exercising. "Are you overweight? Let this extreme boat help get rid of your love handles today!" LOL!
yea i need to lose the fat so can u let me borrow the boat for a while. Also my friend paint it give it some life for crying out loud. my other friend fight in it Mother Ship OF Mother Ships.
FRom the demon angel peace
I am concerned with the creation of this boat.
This boat is going to be a massive hit in the USA. I'm pretty sure they have the largest supply of fat in the world.
keep eating donuts America, you may just save the planet yet.
That is one kick ass boat. I love fast boats. But human fat, c'mon. That's just messed up. I wonder what it does to the fuel tank with fat sitting in there. Eeewww.
that's a stupid boat. it's ugly and it probably smells bad. you need a new hobby because obviously building boats isn't for you. Maybe you can do something like collect rocks. becasuse judging by that picture that's about all you're probably good at doing......sorry if you thought it was a nice boat........................your friend, the only opinion that matters
so good
wooow how many people get on the boat ?? :)))
woah... flippin sweet. that boat kicks butt dude. i actually like the figure you made on it. its spaceage. but seriously if you market this idea of stuff running off of fat we could save the Earth and crap. this idea is revolutionary and probably deserves a nobel peace prize or something like that... not some stupid record. good luck man and Star Wars Sucks
man that boat would bee slower then my granny
I wish i have one too/////////////
I'd love to donate fuel; where do I sign up?
try making a boat that runs on fruit or something next time
so cool cool cool cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it's very nice boat and it seems to me it looks like the F16 ..wish to have one
this boat is the of course the most nicest looking boat that runs on fat. I wonder if you just cut you stomach off and just take the fat off it and shove it into the fat tank
haha! that's so cool i wonder where they get the fat from.mabe from lipo suregeons?? it look cool too.
Part of the future this may be!
next time make a jet or something
BS!
you could of told us its mph and a all round tour also you could of expanded your explanation !!! but anway cool baot u looky bitch!
Dont listen to all these negative comments...good on you fellas . Amazing design and anything that lets me gorge donuts , keep in shape and cruise the world has got my vote.
im 16 and ben rasd on a boats all my life and never c,n sumting so sexy.
i giv it a 10!!
great boat man! radicool! i could eat it!+ i have some fat u could have! YEAAAAAAA!!!noob
HOLY CRAP!
fat?
LOL
i love the trimaran design
it looks very hydrodynamic...in a good way
It has pointless little add ons such as the curved connectors and the weird looking "ears"
THAT IS BAD DRAG in the air
But if you want to pierce waves the ears are ok but the connectors...are useless...
We Build custom Docks and Lifts.
It would be interesting speaking with the builder.
Thanks, Capt. Any Gross tons
ummm how fast is it?
wow that is a huge boat !!!!
that kid is right i think it should be blck but not with the green stripe on the side a red stripe on the side it would look really cool but i wonder who owns this boat
definitely form over function. oogalie.
Hey this is from a boat from Mad Max movie?? Just perfect!!
How much is the cost?
this boat looks so good
this boat looks so good
That guy must be pretty darn fat!! lol
Wow...that boat is superb!! yeah, good question, how fast is it??
what the heck fat?
HOLY COW!!!
Ugly as hell! Looks like something a 5 year old would draw.
Considering all of the ridiculous comments left - I think that someone must have left the computers on in a 3rd grade classroom somewhere...
wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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