Earth Day Life Hack

"450X_FTW" (mistermic) 04/22/2019 at 12:00 • Filed to: None

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Courtesy of Tyler Durden

The Ghost of Oppo > 450X_FTW 04/22/2019 at 12:04

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Conversely, you can also use fertilizer as motor oil !

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > 450X_FTW 04/22/2019 at 12:04

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My truck’s been doing this for years!  

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > 450X_FTW 04/22/2019 at 12:05

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Also helps lubricate the soil to allow thicker grass.

WilliamsSW > 450X_FTW 04/22/2019 at 12:06

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I mean, it’s organic, isn’t it?

450X_FTW > WilliamsSW 04/22/2019 at 12:06

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It came from earth, we’re just returning it to the earth. 

atfsgeoff > 450X_FTW 04/22/2019 at 12:08

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used motor oil is no worse than creosote or bitumen (asphalt). That stuff is put on or in the ground everywhere.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > 450X_FTW 04/22/2019 at 12:08

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It also prevents rust from growing in the soil.

ranwhenparked > 450X_FTW 04/22/2019 at 12:10

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Or you could just give it to a friend to spray on his dirt driveway. 

450X_FTW > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 04/22/2019 at 12:11

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Which is very necessary in Michigan. We have rust on rust here. 

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > 450X_FTW 04/22/2019 at 12:13

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True, I went to school in MI and the Mini has been in MI for most of its life.

Ash78, voting early and often > 450X_FTW 04/22/2019 at 12:19

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You could troll the hell out of environmentalist sites with this. They hate Trump so much, they wouldn’t even notice it was fake.

diplodicus forgot his password > 450X_FTW 04/22/2019 at 12:24

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Oyster mushrooms can actually grow in substrate that is soaked in used oil, they even break the oil down.

MonkeePuzzle > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 04/22/2019 at 12:32

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i mean, red soil is essentially rust. 

MonkeePuzzle > atfsgeoff 04/22/2019 at 12:33

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which is why I let my subaru gradually spread all it’s oil over the roads on my daily commute

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > 450X_FTW 04/22/2019 at 12:34

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Because superfund sites are so much fun to deal with...

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > MonkeePuzzle 04/22/2019 at 12:35

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TIL

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > 450X_FTW 04/22/2019 at 12:36

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What about synthetic motor oil? Is synthetic only good on astro-turf?

atfsgeoff > MonkeePuzzle 04/22/2019 at 12:36

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Along with 50 million other leaky cars that mark their territory every day

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > atfsgeoff 04/22/2019 at 12:44

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Those aren’t leaks, that’s sweat from all the HP they’re making!

450X_FTW > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 04/22/2019 at 12:58

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As long as your lawn is syn the tic grass, you’re all set!

DipodomysDeserti > atfsgeoff 04/22/2019 at 15:48

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Creosote oil does have herbicidal properties, but it smells a hell of a lot better than motor oil and bitumen.

DipodomysDeserti > Ash78, voting early and often 04/22/2019 at 15:59

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TBF, Trump’s EPA has already been trolling the hell out of environmental groups.