Have you ever thought, while eating something greasy, "If I collect all this fat, my car will run"? Well, now that thought has become a reality.

Hormel Foods Corporation, an American food manufacturer that has been making bacon for over 100 years, has unveiled the world's first "bacon bike," a motorcycle that runs on bacon fat. The "Bacon Bike" is the world's first motorcycle that runs on bacon fat, according to U.S. media outlet Foodbeast.

We're being "run" by the bacon.
We're being "run" by the bacon.

The "Bacon Bike" is a motorcycle that runs on bacon fat, which is produced when bacon is cooked. The bike runs 75 to 100 miles (120 to 160 km) on a gallon of fuel oil.

The bacon fat is made from the company's own brand of bacon, "Black Label Bacon," which is refined to produce a "nearly carbon neutral" fuel oil. This makes it less likely to have a negative impact on global warming.

They're also environmentally friendly.
They're also environmentally friendly.

What
's more, this bacon bike even smells like bacon in the exhaust fumes. Americans who are crazy about bacon will be very pleased.

The official Driven by Bacon website reports on the bike's progress, from the steady production of its parts to the rider's road trip from Texas to California on the completed bacon bike, complete with photos.

Crossing the U.S. on a bacon bike!
Crossing the U.S. on a bacon bike!

I wonder if I can refuel with the bacon fat from the bacon I'm about to eat...
I wonder if I can refuel with the bacon fat from the bacon I'm about to eat...

The site also features a video of the moment the bacon bike's engine was first turned on and "Brololololololololololol! This is (for some reason) quite a moving movie, so please check it out. The video is so moving that you can't help but smile along with the delighted members of the team.

F~~~~!"
F~~~~!"

But why did Hormel Foods Corporation decide to build a bacon bike in the first place? The main reason is as follows.

Because our Black Label Bacon is the real bacon."

I'm not sure.
I'm not sure.

*The source of the images is
the
official Driven by Bacon website and Twitter
feed.