This was emailed to me, pretty true

[shout]

As for oil, I wish we just looked for alternative solutions to this crap anyways.

Gas has gone up 20 cents in the past two days...

Hydrogen-fuel cells look promising.



I read somewhere (I have no idea where, might of even been on the forum) something like:

America will most likely destroy the rest of the world protecting itself.

[Mephisto]

For those of you who don't know what he's talking about: http://www.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/

I expect it'll be some years before this techology is applicable to modern systems, automobiles, etc.

[CrAz3D]

I recall watching on TV that hydrogen cells aren't the best...something about how you'd have to recharge them.

What was best is what BMW has done in using liquid hydrogen? in a regular engine (slightly modified)...that way it could be gas & H

[Topaz]

Hydrogen isn't nearly as efficient as oil, which is why we haven't fully converted to it.

[Soul Taker]

Funny how so many people think that we can just keep drilling oil from the ground forever.

Actually, I remember reading quite a long time ago that this might not be so impossible.  Well, at the least, there's a lot more oil than most people think there is: http://www.papillonsartpalace.com/oil.htm

[Mephisto]

Hydrogen isn't nearly as efficient as oil, which is why we haven't fully converted to it.

Actually, it is in the "stacks" which can vary in the amount of energy it generates.   The problem is, it hasn't been developed far enough to be brought to the consumer market, but within the next 10 - 20 years I expect it will.  The major problems according to what I have researched are cost, size, durability and compatability with today's appliances.

[Mephisto]

Funny how so many people think that we can just keep drilling oil from the ground forever.

Actually, I remember reading quite a long time ago that this might not be so impossible.  Well, at the least, there's a lot more oil than most people think there is: http://www.papillonsartpalace.com/oil.htm

Even if we could use oil like we are using it today forever, as Hostile has already said, we'd destroy our world and we'd all die.  GG

[Banana fanna fo fanna]

For those of you who don't know what he's talking about: http://www.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/

I expect it'll be some years before this techology is applicable to modern systems, automobiles, etc.

I would be wary of what you speak out: http://www.popsci.com/popsci/generaltech/article/0,20967,927469,00.html

Hydrogen isn't nearly as efficient as oil, which is why we haven't fully converted to it.

I seem to remember from chemistry that the energy potential/gram is far greater (2-3 times iirc) than that of hydrocarbon compounds.

Solution to the energy crisis? Batteries and nukes.

[Grok]

Even if we could we'd kill our atmosphere anyways. Good luck finding a new atmosphere!

From Men In Black II
Jarra: They caught me siphoning ozone from their atmosphere to sell on the black market. These humans are very touchy about this global warming thing.