Green Options

Following the news of a 31-year-old chimp who evidently likes to plot out attacks on his Swedish zoo visitors, a monkey in Thailand became tired of his owner beating him and forcing him up trees to collect coconuts — so he threw one straight at the owner’s head.

When we think of greening the automotive industry, we usually think of alternative fuel sources. At Baylor University, though, they’re thinking outside of the box and researching ways to replace synthetic parts with natural materials, like coconuts.

It really isn’t as weird as it first sounds. Think about how hard it is to crack a coconut. From AboutMyPlanet:

Preliminary reports show that coconut replacements can easily meet most of the industry’s

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