Posted by Carlos on September 23, 19104 at 03:10:32:
In Reply to: Re: Global warming - Can earth explode? posted by Einar Bjarnason on October 03, 19102 at 09:23:26:
GREETINGS DOC,
Despite the fact that I had gone astray in my journey of science after high school (not to put across that I wasn’t experimenting with a few everyday chemicals), I am happy to say that I found my ride again and like to account an observation that I encountered resting on ‘the book that sentenced me back into this methodical world.’
I can’t help it to have awareness of a realistic possibility to use Hydrogen as an alternate resource of fuel. My first glimpse at the possibility to harness the following amazing technology was while I was reading The Chemical History of a Candle, one of The Christmas Lectures by Michael Faraday published in %#$@ing 1861. (I still can’t believe that this groundwork was throughout in the mid 1800’s) In one of his experiments Faraday (by my personal study) basically builds an engine. First, he collected H and O from H2O into different containers trough chemical reaction (Zn+ acid+h2o). Then proceeded a display to show that H is lighter than air feeding the collected gas through a rubber hose which had a tobacco pipe attached to the end all laying in a tubful of soapy water. Soap bubbles gently drifted upwards. No, he did not light the bubbles on fire. Personally I don’t think that was his nature: to set on a show for a ‘grand exhibition’, (I-on the other hand)- Faraday, however did show that H was explosive.……
Nevertheless, the second time that I witnessed this experiment was on the Late Show with Jay Leno during one of his guest’s circus performer-type venues. The guest, I envision to be a supposed chemist, did light the gigantic Hydrogen filled bubbles to burn in a crowd display.
The third time that I encountered the above technology was in the August (not certain) magazine of Popular Science. It is a toy, a simple rocket that uses H from H2O, through electrolysis, as a fuel that sends it flying 200ft into the air.
My intention is we (all), as colleagues, must picture the goods this early superior technology can provide and relaying it as a comodity for all.
We must find a BLANK other than the manufacture of toys to SELL this sparkling energy.
Must I start investing in unrefined-zinc stocks?
I may be mistaken.
I am interested though on your take on the above.