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From: peterb@pbear
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Subject: Re: Water powered cars
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Date: Wed, 19-Mar-86 00:10:00 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar 19 00:10:00 1986
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...

If memory serves me correctly, NASA did one of these when they bouilt there
ultra-efficient house projects. The vehicle used hydrogen sulfide to hold
the hydrogen radicals. The research group placed the sulfide in a pressure
tank and used the exhaust to heat the tank just enough to raise the tank
pressure.  The researchers were concerned about the presence of free hydrogen
in an accident, and decided to test the idea. 

The researchers started up the engine and let the system heat up to equilibrium
then blasted the cylinder(from a distance) with a deer rifle. No explosion,
only a free base fire that burned very slowly.

So the researchers did (apperently) discover a way to safely store the
hydrogen.

Peter Barada
ihnp4!ima!pbear!peterb