Re: Sheer's Fuel Cell Rant

[Sam Uzi <samuzi@kcd.com>]

> > 2) Fuel cells offer big oil a hope of still selling their petrochemicals,
> > and so they fund research into them.

the fuel cells don't, but the gasoline reformers do... fortunately, gasoline 
reformation (as a source for hydrogen) is pretty much the dumbest way to get 
hydrogen


> Hey guys, I agree with sheer. I don't want one in my driveway. I have read
> reports saying the auto companies hide behind fuel crackers saying: We
> cannot make a hydrogen fuel cell because it would shock the public. They
> wouldn't like it. The public needs to have a gasoline powered fuel cell to
> try to ween them  from useing gasoline.

yeah, what a crock, eh?

> I have also heard the line, "You
> can't run a car off of hydrogen!!!!! It will blow up!!! Look at the
> hindenburg!!!!!!"

yeah, this is the funniest one of them all... the hydrogen in the hindenburg had
nothing to do with the explosion (is was the anti-UV coating painted on the
shell - which was basically a form of rocket fuel - that went up)... even so,
out of over 200 people on the hindenburg, only 35 died, and 33 of those died
from hitting the ground after they paniced and jumped... the other two died from
buring diesel fuel

hydrogen is way safer than any other kind of fuel

in any case, don't let the auto company jerks sully the hydrogen/fuel cell 
concept by trying to paint them with petroleum

...sorry, I'll stop now... I'm just on a major H2 kick (and will remain so for 
the rest of my life)