{"id":783,"date":"2008-10-15T13:30:30","date_gmt":"2008-10-15T18:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ietransfer.wpengine.com\/?p=783"},"modified":"2019-04-26T07:56:53","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T14:56:53","slug":"i-wish-they-could-figure-out-a-way-to-make-biofuels-from-candy-corn-i-hate-candy-corn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inspiredeconomist.com\/articles\/i-wish-they-could-figure-out-a-way-to-make-biofuels-from-candy-corn-i-hate-candy-corn\/","title":{"rendered":"I Wish They Could Figure Out a Way to Make Biofuels From Candy Corn. I Hate Candy Corn."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In response to my previous post, Growing Food to Feed Cars Will Continue to Drive Up the Price of Food<\/span><\/a>, one reader responded, “I wish they could figure out a way to make fuel out of Candy Corn.\u00a0 I hate Candy Corn.”\u00a0 Well said\u00a0reader, that is one hell of an idea.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fueled by my own dislike\u00a0for this impostor candy, my love of the environment,\u00a0and an earnest desire to make sure that no child ever has to experience the pain of receiving this “candy” during the Halloween season, I did a little research on the market potential for cars fueled by Candy Corn, a\u00a0“Feasibility Study”, if you will. \u00a0At first glance,\u00a0it seems like\u00a0a win-win; energy independence, no more disappointed Trick-or-Treaters, and a\u00a0captive market for Candy Corn producers around the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n

First step in the process, trying to gain an understanding\u00a0of the existing Candy Corn market.\u00a0 In my extensive research, I discovered that more than 35 million pounds of candy corn will be produced this year.\u00a0 That equates to nearly 9 billion pieces, enough to circle the moon nearly four times if laid end-to-end.\u00a0 75% of the candy corn produced will be consumed, or at the very least handed out to unhappy children by elderly homeowners, during Halloween.\u00a0 Interesting.\u00a0\u00a0It appears as if\u00a0there is no shortage of supply, seems promising so far.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Now, a brief look at the automotive market.\u00a0 This data was slightly harder to quantify.\u00a0 As of 1997, there were 600,000,000 cars on the road.\u00a0\u00a01997 was\u00a0a good year by all accounts, so I am\u00a0comfortable with this data.\u00a0\u00a0Now that we have all of the data we need on the cars, let’s drive this baby home.<\/p>\n

With 600,000,000 cars on the road and 9,000,0000,000 pieces of candy corn, that means that each car must be fueled by 15 pieces of candy corn.\u00a0 “Impossible”, you say?\u00a0 I don’t think so.\u00a0 We put\u00a0a man on the moon and I will be damned if we can’t figure out a way to get 10,000 miles per candy corn.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Get to it engineers and entrepreneurs, make us proud.\u00a0 Do it for the planet, do it for your country, and most importantly, do it to save all those kids from the pain we felt each Halloween as we eagerly approached the door, only to be welcomed with a candy that\u00a0tastes like\u00a0plastic\/vomit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I know it’s early, but Happy Halloween!<\/p>\n

Photo Credit:\u00a0By<\/em>\u00a0e is for ericka <\/a><\/em>via Flickr\u2019s Media Commons<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In response to my previous post, Growing Food to Feed Cars Will Continue to Drive Up the Price of Food, one reader responded, “I wish they could figure out a way to make fuel out of Candy Corn.\u00a0 I hate Candy Corn.”\u00a0 Well said\u00a0reader, that is one hell of an idea.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fueled by my own 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