| I've seen it over the last few days; gas
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| | has. Building an infrastructure to store
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| is starting to top 4 dollars a gallon.
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| | and transport hydrogen around the country
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| Predictions are being made that the price
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| | in the volumes needed to fuel our cars
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| of a barrel of oil will top $240 by this
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| | would be beyond prohibitive. But people
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| time next year. The days of cheap fuel
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| | thought about that and realized that
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| are in the past. China and India are
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| | there is a save and readily available
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| industrializing more and more, and when
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| | source of hydrogen: water.
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| they are no longer a source of super
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| | Clean, safe, easily obtainable water.
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| cheap labor, that will shift to Africa,
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| | Water consists of two Hydrogen and one
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| and when they industrialize it will cease
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| | Oxygen atom. Both of which are very
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| being even remotely feasible to burn
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| | flammable. Split these apart and you've
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| petroleum based fuels in our cars.
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| | got a great fuel. This is done by running
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| So what is all this fuss about Hydrogen
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| | electrical current through water to break
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| and whatnot? Can't we just switch to
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| | the bond between the atoms. Certain
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| Ethanol and burn fuel made from corn? We
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| | electrolytes and special metals can
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| can, and the oil companies really
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| | assist in making this easier and more
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| wouldn't mind that much as we still need
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| | energy efficient. The gas that is
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| big refineries and all of their advanced
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| | released is called HHO or Brown's Gas
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| distribution systems to get that Ethanol
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| | (there are subtle differences depending
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| fuel to our cars. Also, most of our cars
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| | on the process used). People often call
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| would need upgrades (new gas tanks, no
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| | the devices that produce the gas
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| aluminum parts in contact with the
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| | 'electrolyzers' or 'hydrogen generators'.
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| ethanol) to properly handle it. There is
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| | Building a system to power your car
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| a huge lobby movement to make this the
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| | entirely off of the gas from these
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| fuel of the future.
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| | hydrogen generators can be a bit of a
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| Ethanol is not a viable solution.
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| | challenge as the average car consumes a
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| The reason is simple, it takes more
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| | tremendous amount of vaporized air-fuel
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| energy to make it than we get from it and
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| | mixture, and it is beyond the means of
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| farmers are growing corn for ethanol when
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| | the average person to build a car that
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| they used to grow it for food. I don't
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| | runs entirely off of the HHO/Brown's gas
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| know about you, but I'd rather eat than
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| | fuel.
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| drive. Don't think this is corn for your
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| | However, it is very easy to supplement
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| food; corn is a large part of most animal
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| | your existing gas with the HHO/Brown's
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| feed. More expensive corn means more
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| | gas fuel and gain a vast increase in
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| expensive meat - even your cat food will
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| | miles per gallon. Some users of these DIY
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| go up in price.
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| | hydrogen generators have reported gains
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| That's why everyone from experimenters in
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| | of over 100% increase in MPG, though the
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| their garages to BMW and Ford are
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| | averages are closer to 40%. Keep in mind
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| starting to turn to Hydrogen as a fuel
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| | that a 40% increase on a car that gets
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| source.
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| | 30MPG is 42MPG. For the average American
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| Believe it or not, but most cars on the
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| | that is $47.84 per driver per month, or
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| road today can burn hydrogen with little
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| | about $90/month per household. That's if
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| or no modification.
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| | you drive at, or below the average. If
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| Isn't that dangerous, you ask? Isn't
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| | you are over the average miles driven per
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| hydrogen rather flammable and not at all
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| | year (which is only 15000) then your
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| safe? You're right, of course. Few gasses
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| | savings start to increase.
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| have the explosive power that hydrogen
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