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Texas Heatwave Hack: Turn Your Car Into a Solar-Powered Cookie Empire (and Maybe a Fire Hazard)
Why waste electricity on an oven when your Tesla can bake cookies *and* mine crypto? A satirical guide to monetizing climate change, one sunbaked snickerdoodle at a time.

By Chad Evans
Published July 1, 2025 at 9:01am

Ah, Texas—where the heat is relentless, the air conditioning bills are astronomical, and the entrepreneurial spirit is as baked as the asphalt. But fear not, fellow disruptors! While the rest of the world whines about climate change, we’ve found a way to monetize it. That’s right, folks: your car isn’t just a depreciating asset anymore—it’s a revenue stream. Move over, Uber Eats; CarBake Cookies™ is the next unicorn startup.
First, let’s address the naysayers. ‘But Chad, isn’t baking cookies in your car just a desperate attempt to justify owning a Tesla in 120-degree heat?’ Wrong. This is innovation. Why waste electricity on a conventional oven when Elon Musk’s solar-powered death trap can do it for free? Sure, your Model S might melt the glue holding the seats together, but that’s a small price to pay for artisanal, solar-infused snickerdoodles.
Now, the logistics. The article suggests using egg-free dough to avoid food poisoning. Pfft. Weak. Real disruptors use Soylent-infused batter for maximum efficiency. And forget aluminum foil—true visionaries line their dashboards with Bitcoin mining rigs to double as a passive income source while your cookies ‘bake.’ (Pro tip: the residual heat from your GPU will shave minutes off bake time.)
But here’s the real game-changer: subscription models. Imagine a world where your car isn’t just a car—it’s a mobile bakery. Park outside a yoga studio at noon, and by 3 p.m., you’ve got a fresh batch of gluten-free, keto-friendly ‘sun-roasted’ cookies ready for the Lululemon crowd. Charge $8 per cookie, throw in a QR code linking to your Patreon, and boom—you’ve just disrupted the entire dessert industry.
Of course, there are hurdles. Local regulators might whine about ‘food safety’ or ‘vehicle emissions.’ Ignore them. If Austin can survive the smell of expired kombucha and unwashed tech bros, it can handle a little cookie fumes. And if your Prius spontaneously combusts? That’s just free marketing.
So grab your dough, park in the nearest wildfire evacuation zone, and let the free market do the rest. Remember: in Texas, we don’t adapt to the heat—we IPO it.
