# Butane-Powered Model Cars

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**Created:** [June 20, 2006, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butane-powered-model-cars/361423 "2006-06-20T13:38:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butane-powered-model-cars/361423/1 "2006-06-20T13:38:17Z")

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Sometimes I have these weird, detailed technological dreams. Last night, I dreamed that I was given a bunch of parts, This-Island-Earth-Interociter-style, and had to put them together. It ended up making a model car that was powered by the butane from a butane lighter that slipped into a specially-formed recess in the car body. Then I took my model car to a track and raced it against other such cars. I don’t remember how I did in the race, but I was proud that I figured out what it was and could put it together entirely on my own.  
Is that a tech geek dream, or what?

I googled “propane powered” and “propane powered model car”, but couldn’t find any model cars or other vehicles that ran on propane (although I did find soldering irons and tabletop engine models).

Years ago I had a dream about how to build a 3D TV system. It was a feasible system, too.

Anybody else have these? Anybody ever hear of butane-powered toy cars?

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**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butane-powered-model-cars/361423/2 "2006-06-20T13:54:26Z")

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Closing duplicate thread.