A delightful film encounter with a man who found his own substitute for gasoline in barnyard manure. Mr. Bate is an inventor, a classic combination of single-minded knowhow and practical dreamer. But his discovery is real enough. The film shows how his homemade digester does turn manure into potent methane gas to power his auto. And for good measure he demonstrates his latest energy machine - a bicycle powered by the bumps on the road. Award: Yugoslavia.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320036
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fuel
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Gas producers
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fuel
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Gas producers
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Fuel
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Gas producers
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Fuel
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Inventors
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)