EARTHRACE GETS A FACELIFT

So this is pretty cool. The EarthRace has gotten a sleak, stealth, matte black paint job. It has joined the ranks of The Sea Shepherd and will float along side The Steve Irwin in hopes to save a few whales from Japanese Whale murderers.

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Pete Bethune, the captain of the sleek ship EarthRace, had enough fat taken out of his body to produce about 100ml of fuel, and two of his corpulent buddies have contributed some of their own personal lard, where the resulting 10 liters of fat will be enough to help the boat travel about seven miles.

But isn't the circumference of the world a bit more than 7 miles? Indeed it is, about 24,000 more miles will need to be navigated to make it all the way around. Bethune plans to use other biofuels (not made from human fat) to make the trip, in which he hopes to average around 29mph for 65 days in attempt to beat the current world record of 75 days. Never mind that fat publicity stunt, the real journey begins March 1st of next year.

posted on Gizmodo.