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From: jeff@rtech.UUCP (Jeff Lichtman)
Newsgroups: net.rumor
Subject: Re: Re: Water powered cars
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Date: Tue, 11-Mar-86 15:31:41 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 11 15:31:41 1986
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> 
> There was, however, a problem with the fuel supply.  It wasn't really
> necessary to super-cool the hydrogen, all you do is compress it into
> the tank and let it soak into the 'gravel'.  The only problem is that
> the energy given off here comes from the hydrogen and oxygen joining,
> exactly the same amount of energy required to crack 'em apart.  In
> both processes, we have wasted energy as well.  Now, we have to supply
> energy to the process to crack the molecules.  Where does it come from?
> Simple - electrolysis.  (There are probably other methods that I'm not
> aware of, but the problems are similar.)  Where does the electricity
> come from?  Coal, water, nuclear, dams, you get the idea.  (Did I say
> 'clean burning'?  Oh my.  My apologies.)
> 
> 							---Duck

I have heard that some types of algae give off hydrogen as a natural
by-product of their feeding process.  I believe there has been research
into the use of these algae to produce fuel.
-- 
Jeff Lichtman at rtech (Relational Technology, Inc.)
"Saints should always be judged guilty until they are proved innocent..."

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