wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (T C Wheeler) (03/28/85)
Apologies for the mess sent before. On the subject of hydrogen, does anyone have any REAL information on Fuel Cells? You know, the gadgets being used aboard space craft to supply electricity. Like the one that blew the side out of Apollo 13. From what I could gather from a guy I used to work with (he once worked at a plant where they were built and tested), they could be the answer to the energy problems. YET, if you want a suppression conspiracy, this is one that sure could qualify. Not only would the power companies and oil companies dislike this idea, the Gummint would also be likely to hold the gadget out of public use. Any discussion from those would know about this type of energy source? T. C. Wheeler
ward@hao.UUCP (Mike Ward) (03/31/85)
> From what I could gather from a guy I used > to work with (he once worked at a plant where > they were built and tested), they [hydrogen fuel cells] could be the answer > to the energy problems. YET, if you want a > suppression conspiracy, this is one that sure > could qualify. Not only would the power > companies and oil companies dislike this > idea, the Gummint would also be likely to > hold the gadget out of public use. Why would the oil & power companies dislike this idea? Somebody has to manufacture and distribute the hydrogen. If there were much merit to the technology, I would expect to see these companies investing in it, not supressing it. -- Michael Ward, NCAR/SCD UUCP: {hplabs,nbires,brl-bmd,seismo,menlo70,stcvax}!hao!ward ARPA: hplabs!hao!ward@Berkeley BELL: 303-497-1252 USPS: POB 3000, Boulder, CO 80307
dennis@terak.UUCP (Dennis Kodimer) (04/01/85)
> On the subject of hydrogen, does anyone have any > REAL information on Fuel Cells? You know, the > gadgets being used aboard space craft to supply > electricity. Like the one that blew the side > out of Apollo 13. Speaking of real... I believe that the Apollo 13 explosion was due to a ruptured gas tank. The filaments of a spherical tank failed, the bladder matrix ruptured and the side of the craft was breached. However, of all references to start out a discussion of fuel cells, why pick on an explosive failure only circumstantially related to fuel cells? Further, that was 17 or so years ago. I believe the devices have improved since then. Does this really belong in net.misc??? -- Sincerely, *----* / / \ Dennis Kodimer / /still waiting for the *----* electrician or someone \ \just like him (or her). \ \ / *----* uucp: ...{decvax,hao,ihnp4,seismo}!noao!terak!dennis phone: 602 998 4800 us mail: Terak Corporation, 14151 N 76th street, Scottsdale, AZ 85260