Comments on: Don’t lug it around, create it when you need it http://www.spasticmonkeys.com/2007/08/29/dont-lug-it-around-create-it-when-you-need-it/ Taming the chaos in my brain one post at a time Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:09:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Paul http://www.spasticmonkeys.com/2007/08/29/dont-lug-it-around-create-it-when-you-need-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1351 Paul Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:33:36 +0000 http://www.spasticmonkeys.com/blog/2007/08/29/454#comment-1351 1. it was a reference to the title of this post 2. thank god 3. ewww! what's that smell?! 1. it was a reference to the title of this post

2. thank god

3. ewww! what’s that smell?!

]]> By: Roger http://www.spasticmonkeys.com/2007/08/29/dont-lug-it-around-create-it-when-you-need-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1349 Roger Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:22:22 +0000 http://www.spasticmonkeys.com/blog/2007/08/29/454#comment-1349 1) Not sure why lugging around water is bad. At least it doesn't ignite if we get in an accident. If we had this technology back in the 70's, the Pinto would still be around. We do lug around gallons of gasoline now. 2) Just the fact that there are all of these different technologies being developed is fantastic. 3) I'm sure Nixon's head is around here somewhere. (blatant Futurama reference) 1) Not sure why lugging around water is bad. At least it doesn’t ignite if we get in an accident. If we had this technology back in the 70′s, the Pinto would still be around. We do lug around gallons of gasoline now.

2) Just the fact that there are all of these different technologies being developed is fantastic.

3) I’m sure Nixon’s head is around here somewhere. (blatant Futurama reference)

]]> By: Paul http://www.spasticmonkeys.com/2007/08/29/dont-lug-it-around-create-it-when-you-need-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1348 Paul Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:30:33 +0000 http://www.spasticmonkeys.com/blog/2007/08/29/454#comment-1348 Their future's so bright they gotta wear shades... Their future’s so bright they gotta wear shades…

]]> By: Jim http://www.spasticmonkeys.com/2007/08/29/dont-lug-it-around-create-it-when-you-need-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1347 Jim Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:38:46 +0000 http://www.spasticmonkeys.com/blog/2007/08/29/454#comment-1347 Ever since I was a kid people have been telling me about some dude who invented a car that runs on water, but the oil companies either bought and buried the patent or had the dude rubbed out in a joint operation with the CIA and/or Nixon. I never believed the story before, but it appears that these Purdue guys should be thankful that Nixon's dead. Ever since I was a kid people have been telling me about some dude who invented a car that runs on water, but the oil companies either bought and buried the patent or had the dude rubbed out in a joint operation with the CIA and/or Nixon. I never believed the story before, but it appears that these Purdue guys should be thankful that Nixon’s dead.

]]> By: Paul http://www.spasticmonkeys.com/2007/08/29/dont-lug-it-around-create-it-when-you-need-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1346 Paul Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:14:48 +0000 http://www.spasticmonkeys.com/blog/2007/08/29/454#comment-1346 The comment thread on this blog to the original Purdue press release is enlightening as well. http://www.greencarcongress.com/2007/08/purdue-research.html The comment thread on this blog to the original Purdue press release is enlightening as well.

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2007/08/purdue-research.html

]]> By: Paul http://www.spasticmonkeys.com/2007/08/29/dont-lug-it-around-create-it-when-you-need-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1345 Paul Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:09:00 +0000 http://www.spasticmonkeys.com/blog/2007/08/29/454#comment-1345 Interesting stuff, but alas, not perfected (yet). 1. You still have to lug around water 2. "The thermodynamic efficiency of the aluminum smelting process is said to be approximately 50 percent. Therefore, at most no more than half the energy that goes into smelting aluminum could be recovered by a fuel cell." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallium#_note-7 3. Proton Exchange Membrane fuel cells require platinum as the catalyst which is one the most rare expensive elements on earth! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platinum The following wikipedia article sums up the current array of fuel cell technologies pretty well I think. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_cell#_note-11 The high efficiency cells show the most promise. One of those being solid oxide fuel cells which can be fed ammonia directly albeit at relatively high temperatures. Interesting stuff, but alas, not perfected (yet).

1. You still have to lug around water

2. “The thermodynamic efficiency of the aluminum smelting process is said to be approximately 50 percent. Therefore, at most no more than half the energy that goes into smelting aluminum could be recovered by a fuel cell.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallium#_note-7

3. Proton Exchange Membrane fuel cells require platinum as the catalyst which is one the most rare expensive elements on earth!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platinum

The following wikipedia article sums up the current array of fuel cell technologies pretty well I think.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_cell#_note-11

The high efficiency cells show the most promise.
One of those being solid oxide fuel cells which can be fed ammonia directly albeit at relatively high temperatures.

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