Exhaust Burger: Let your tailpipe cook for you
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Barbecuing can be such exhausting work. Surely there's an easier way. A group of Iranian inventors looked at how we cook and how we drive and how we dump so much heat out the back of our cars. Putting them all together, they came up with the Exhaust Burger concept.
Before you start complaining about the taste of carbon monoxide and the cancer risks of automotive air pollution, look closely at the design. The exhaust merely heats the upper element of the device, cooking your burger much like a Foreman Grill. Of course, unlike the Foreman, there's nowhere for the grease to go, no easy way to check on the status of your food, and the Exhaust Burger only cooks one patty at a time. Oh, and the EB is still only a concept that was entered into Designboom's competition.
We'd sure like to try it out, though, especially if fitted to the back of a bio-diesel running on used grease from McDonald's. Instead of asthma-inducing fumes, we'd be spewing the hunger-inspiring smells of french fries and hamburgers. Yum. Thanks for the tip, Mike!
[Source: Culture Garage via Designboom]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
DIRETTORE 7:05PM (1/24/2008)
Can I hang my Truck Nuts on it? Or will they drag? Ouch! ;)
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Jon Boy 9:30AM (1/26/2008)
Not after that stupid law goes into affect. And I'm with Luis, even if it doesn't directly come into contact with the meat, this is the most retarded thing I have ever seen.
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Paul 9:38AM (1/26/2008)
ONLY in an oil rich country, which we depend so heavily on, would they try and get us to use MORE fuel LOL to cook one measily burger atta time
Warren G. 12:35PM (1/26/2008)
Latinos in Calif. and others have been putting TV dinners in the engine compartment for years. As cool as it may seem there are only 2 things that are not considered litter by CA CHP Water and Chicken Feathers. Add the cost of a littering ticket and it is a expensive burger.
Luis 7:07PM (1/24/2008)
This has got to be up there with the world's most idiotic inventions. "Before you start complaining about the taste of carbon monoxide and the cancer risks of automotive air pollution, look closely at the design. The exhaust merely heats the upper element"...really, so the fact that it's hooked into the EXHAUST PIPE won't have any impact...do the fumes disappear or come out smelling better because of the burger? Lame.
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Derek 8:12PM (1/24/2008)
The burger isn't actually in the exhaust, just next to it in a funny looking little holder. I suppose the exhaust portion could rot out and gas your burger, but until then the two are separate.
Next time you stop your car after a long trip, go grab the exhaust pipe and you'll understand. (note: that was sarcasm, don't actually do it.)
Russell 11:48PM (1/24/2008)
Well, if they try to make the burgers in a closed garage, they are dead meat.
Tom Lienert 4:02PM (1/27/2008)
Hot news flash, Luis. The U.S. Army and Marine Corps were doing this at least as long ago as the Korean War. The only difference was, they hung a bracket on the engine to hold C-ration cans to do it. Slightly easier to get at than an exhaust pipe, especially when the vehicle is hip-deep in snow.
Luis 5:08PM (1/27/2008)
@Tom Lienert: First of all, I don't appreciate your condecending reply. Second of all, I am well aware of the engine bay being used in the Military for ration heating. My father served in WWII; so hot news flash,Mr. Lienert, using the engine bay for heating rations is NOT the same as using the exhaust to heat a burger; thanks for your opinoin just the same, you can have it back. GO ARMY.
T_R_J 7:09PM (1/24/2008)
Can you say: Slow news day
I can.
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CJ 7:13PM (1/24/2008)
Sweet. HaHa. Now Ferrari owners can tailgate and cook 4 bergers at a time w/o having to bring the big messy webber!!
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meshies 7:16PM (1/24/2008)
how retarded.
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Brian Reid 7:25PM (1/24/2008)
Is it April 1st already?
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mike 8:19PM (1/24/2008)
Exhaust Fume Barbeque?
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RITmusic2k 8:31PM (1/24/2008)
"Barbecuing can be such exhausting work."
BRAVO!
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Mobius_1 8:49PM (1/24/2008)
What about hydrogen and electric cars?
No ICE, No burger
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RonPaul2008 8:59PM (1/24/2008)
Haha, it's on digg as "What the Iranians have REALLY been up to!"
http://digg.com/autos/What_the_Iranians_have_REALLY_been_up_to
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zakudomgoog 9:16PM (1/24/2008)
i can cook up to four patties with my quadruple exhaust pipe!
(i'm suprised this idea didn't come from some lard ass here in the states)
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dlnichols 10:41AM (1/26/2008)
Americans did! A exhaust manifold cooker was available aftermarket on 1928 Fords and there was no exhaust fumes to deal with
Torrent 9:38PM (1/24/2008)
I'm really not in the mood for a meduim-rare exhaust burger.
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