I like coffee. I like using coffee. I like smelling coffee…I was always sad the Dr. Suess did not write a book about coffee, although he did do some on the edge World War II propaganda movies for the US Army.

Anyway. I like coffee, I like organic coffee, and I like when people figure out how to do awesome things with everyday objects. Soy fabric is incredible, I would not eat soy based products but wear them?  Ah…so soft. Bamboo, same thing. Awesome! But coffee?

Well a company is making fabric from coffee. In fact the company that perfected it has made two shirts from the amount of grounds it takes to make a cup of coffee. GROUNDS mind you, not beans. The after product of your morning ritual.  If the fabric goes viral those of us that drink a lot of coffee could have a brand new income stream.

The fabric is also “quick-drying, odor controlling,  and uv-protective.” Totally organic and produced in an environmentally responsible fashion the only other thing you could possibly want would be to drink the water it is rinsed in…but alas..technology has not yet come that far.

You can read more at the  SCafe site.

Still. It will be interesting to see how this markets, what the cost will be..and most important of all…..will your sweat smell like coffee?

image:marye audet (those vintage magazines and books have to be good for something)

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Best of all both the fuel and the exhaust SMELLS like coffee.  Imagine, we could lure aliens from all over the universe with the smell of freshly brewed coffee wafting through space.

The technology uses used coffee grounds, something that normally gets thrown away.  This is awesome because corn, one of the primary crops used for biodiesel, is used as feed for livestock.  With the depand for corn on the upswing because of more demand for biodiesel, farmers who raise livestock are basically screwed and so are consumers.  Increased feed costs translates into increased costs for meat.

Since coffee grounds are not good for anything (except gardens, facials, and body scrubs) they are a cheap source for fuel.

Think of the possibilities!  Starbucks could have a whole new coffee career.  Starbucks, home of the breakfast happy meal, instant coffee and good smelling biodiesel.

And if your car was knocking and shaking? It might be too much caffeine.

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