Re: [MBZ] Hydrogen boost gimmicks?

2006-04-27 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
do a google seach of peak oil, you will be shocked. Peter Frederick wrote: Hydrogen is only a battery -- storage. There is always some energy lost during transfers (heat, in fact, usually, although noise is wasted energy, too). Using the electricity to charge a battery or run a train would

Re: [MBZ] Hydrogen boost gimmicks?

2006-04-27 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
you must have been watching Boston Legal, the best TV show on right now. Luther Gulseth wrote: Stop the gibber jabber! On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 11:56:57 -0500, Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84

Re: [MBZ] Hydrogen boost gimmicks?

2006-04-27 Thread Luther Gulseth
Bingo! That's 3 outta 8 I can say today On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 21:09:31 -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: you must have been watching Boston Legal, the best TV show on right now. Luther Gulseth wrote: Stop the gibber jabber! On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 11:56:57 -0500, Luther

Re: [MBZ] Hydrogen boost gimmicks?

2006-04-26 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
yep, this is just another liberal gimic. Peter Frederick wrote: The only way you are going to extract hydrogen from tap water is electrolysis, and the energy input is gonna be higher than the output UNLESS you have very dramatic improvements in combustion. The latter I don't know about, but

Re: [MBZ] Hydrogen boost gimmicks?

2006-04-26 Thread David Brodbeck
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: yep, this is just another liberal gimic. A gimmick, sure, but not really a liberal one. Actually, the first time I remember hearing about it was when Bush introduced it as a replacement for the Clinton-era supercar project, which had focused on creating

Re: [MBZ] Hydrogen boost gimmicks?

2006-04-26 Thread Peter Frederick
Not specifically liberal, I don't believe, although liberals are generally running it up more (the general conservative line is that we need to get more oil, instead). Problem is that we consume fantastic amounts of energy as burned fossil fuels, and there is currently nothing to replace

Re: [MBZ] Hydrogen boost gimmicks?

2006-04-26 Thread redghost
The swedes and icelanders are using geothermal to process their water. No known CO2 waste stream from that electrolysis. Actually have the plants next to the H2 pumps. Think it is BP running that. Solar PV also was mentioned IIRC. On Tuesday, April 25, 2006, at 10:57 AM, Peter Frederick

Re: [MBZ] Hydrogen boost gimmicks?

2006-04-26 Thread lee
On Tuesday 25 April 2006 8:38, David Brodbeck wrote: A gimmick, sure, but not really a liberal one. Actually, the first time I remember hearing about it was when Bush introduced it as a replacement for the Clinton-era supercar project, which had focused on creating high-mileage gasoline

Re: [MBZ] Hydrogen boost gimmicks?

2006-04-26 Thread Peter Frederick
Hydrogen is only a battery -- storage. There is always some energy lost during transfers (heat, in fact, usually, although noise is wasted energy, too). Using the electricity to charge a battery or run a train would probably be at least as efficient. In the US, we have short supply on

Re: [MBZ] Hydrogen boost gimmicks?

2006-04-26 Thread Peter Frederick
Eating and having a place to sleep Peter

Re: [MBZ] Hydrogen boost gimmicks?

2006-04-26 Thread Luther Gulseth
Stop this poppy cock! On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 21:40:06 -0500, Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not specifically liberal, I don't believe, although liberals are generally running it up more (the general conservative line is that we need to get more oil, instead). Problem is that we

Re: [MBZ] Hydrogen boost gimmicks?

2006-04-26 Thread Luther Gulseth
Stop the gibber jabber! On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 11:56:57 -0500, Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stop this poppy cock! On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 21:40:06 -0500, Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not specifically liberal, I don't believe, although liberals are generally running it

[MBZ] Hydrogen boost gimmicks?

2006-04-25 Thread Dave M.
Anyone have data showing if these work or are hoxes? I couldn't locate anything on Snopes or Google. Here's a couple of samples: http://www.hydrogen-boost.com/index.html http://www.savefuel.ca/ Basically, they claim to extract hydrogen from plain tap water, then let your engine suck that in,

Re: [MBZ] Hydrogen boost gimmicks?

2006-04-25 Thread Luther Gulseth
Uh, we have a few trucks testing this technology.not as ratty smelling as you would like. I know nothing more about it. Luther ~Anyone have data showing if these work or are hoxes? I couldn't locate ~anything on Snopes or Google. Here's a couple of samples: ~

Re: [MBZ] Hydrogen boost gimmicks?

2006-04-25 Thread John M McIntosh
I saw something about some truck companies testing this in Canada, I think it was only a few percent gains, but if one drove back and forth across Canada as your weekly plan the pennies added up. Oh, and I'm sure I heard President Bush this morning admonishing the American public to buy

Re: [MBZ] Hydrogen boost gimmicks?

2006-04-25 Thread Jeff Zedic
How much water are you going to have to carry to get some boost from this? And doesn't hydrogen have an atomic number of 1? Doesn't sound like much energy is there... I've read that if an 18 wheeler was run on hydrogen that 4/5ths of the trailer would have to be the fuel tank to get

Re: [MBZ] Hydrogen boost gimmicks?

2006-04-25 Thread Mitch Haley
Doesn't sound like much energy is there... I've read that if an 18 wheeler was run on hydrogen that 4/5ths of the trailer would have to be the fuel tank to get comparable energy. Even after serious compression! If you are generating H2 O2 from electrolysis of water powered by an

Re: [MBZ] Hydrogen boost gimmicks?

2006-04-25 Thread Peter Frederick
The only way you are going to extract hydrogen from tap water is electrolysis, and the energy input is gonna be higher than the output UNLESS you have very dramatic improvements in combustion. The latter I don't know about, but the hydrogen economy is a load of bunk. All commercial hydrogen

Re: [MBZ] Hydrogen boost gimmicks?

2006-04-25 Thread Mitch Haley
you have to MAKE the hydrogen from somewhere -- it is never free in nature. Yep, the hydrogen economy is just a fancy term for potentially explosive storage medium. It's all about storing and transporting electricity, not a power source. Unfortunately, the congresscritters (and the sheeple

Re: [MBZ] Hydrogen boost gimmicks?

2006-04-25 Thread David Brodbeck
Mitch Haley wrote: you have to MAKE the hydrogen from somewhere -- it is never free in nature. Yep, the hydrogen economy is just a fancy term for potentially explosive storage medium. It's all about storing and transporting electricity, not a power source. Unfortunately, the

Re: [MBZ] Hydrogen boost gimmicks?

2006-04-25 Thread R A Bennell
List Subject: [MBZ] Hydrogen boost gimmicks? Anyone have data showing if these work or are hoxes? I couldn't locate anything on Snopes or Google. Here's a couple of samples: http://www.hydrogen-boost.com/index.html http://www.savefuel.ca/ Basically, they claim to extract hydrogen from plain tap