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Trivia of the day: How much ethanol does a bushel of corn yield?

Posted by Walt_Disney (aka Walt_Disney) Dec 10 '08, 12:39

The answer is a specific amount of gallons.

Answers later.

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Answers...... - Walt_Disney Dec 10, 12:52 2
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  - Agreed on both points. -- nm - Mop Dec 10, 13:04
.05? -- nm - Loyola Dec 10, 12:51
1/2 gallon. -- nm - Ender Dec 10, 12:51
ethanol question - more so to assure myself that ST did not let me down - there is an ugly rumor in OK that ethanol in the gas reduces gas mileage? - Epiphany Dec 10, 12:44 16
- E-10 doesn't cause significant drop. E-85 does -- nm - VMan Dec 10, 12:47
- ethanol contains less energy than gasoline, yes. -- nm - Reagen Dec 10, 12:46 14
  - okay - so I admit to being dumb about this = why again are we making our gas less fuel efficent? -- nm - Epiphany Dec 10, 12:48 13
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      - wow - I have, obvie, heard of ethanol but assumed ( incorrectly it appears) it was better/cheaper in all ways -- nm - Epiphany Dec 10, 12:53 6
        
        it *is* a renewable energy source unlike petroleum but other plants would be better sources -- nm - zork Dec 10, 13:00
        
        This site has some good info and doesn't appear very biased despite being a producer. -- (link) - VMan Dec 10, 12:56
        
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        Of course, just about anything that Bush championed should be regarded with caution. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 10, 12:56 2
        
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        true, on both counts. - znufrii Dec 10, 13:02
      - And that corn farmers need subsidized. -- nm - Ender Dec 10, 12:51
    - burns cleaner. - Reagen Dec 10, 12:50 2
      - but is also horribly polluting to produce, ironically./ -- nm - znufrii Dec 10, 12:53 1
        
        depends how you do it and what you're comparing it to. -- nm - Reagen Dec 10, 12:54
    - renewable? -- nm - JaxSean Dec 10, 12:49
I don't even know how many ears of corn are in a bushel, so I'll guess something like 10 gallons. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 10, 12:42
(Serious answer: Uh .... two gallons?) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 10, 12:41
Less than the equivalent mass in grass. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 10, 12:41
not enough -- nm - zork Dec 10, 12:41

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