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Coleman To Sell Portable Fuel Cell Generator
HobbySpacer writes "
Popular Science reports that
Coleman Powermate
will soon start selling a small portable fuel cell power supply.
The AirGen Fuel Cell Generator provides 1.2kW for up to 10 hours
on a bottle of pure hydrogen. Interestingly, the company had to
set up its own distribution system to insure it could deliver a
refill anyplace in the US within 2 days. The unit, built by
Ballard, goes for a pricey $8k but perhaps worth it if an indoor emergency backup is needed. Fuel cells can also be found for sale at the
Fuel Cell Store and Greenvolt.
Perhaps the hydrogen economy is closer than most people thought."
Pure hydrogen? Medical equipment?
You certainly wouldn't want to use them near any oxygen tanks. Why, if the two were to combine they would form the (very deadly) dihydrogen monoxide!
...Time is the best teacher, unfortunately it kills all of its students.
OK, so can I use the 1.2Kw it generates to electrolyticly make some hydrogen to power it? WOo infinite energy!
Or maybe I can use a giant orbital laser aimed at my swimming pool.
Even better, I could just aim the laser at a spot in my kitchen, and use it to cook stuff.
Truly stuff of the future (but $100 for 10*1.2KW/hr seems a little evil, not to mention the generator cost.)
"Coleman To Sell Portable Fuel Cell Generator"?
What, was he inspired by George Foreman's barbeque grill?
Hey, I've got it!!!
They should make a fuel cell powered ice maker... It supplies the power AND the water.
Har har.
I still prefer Doctor Brown's Mr. Fusion, that appeared in Back to the Future III. It runs with banana peels, cans, whatever. Plus it can get you back in time.
It has a major drawback, though. It only runs on a Delorean like this or this .
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Man, that guy'll sell anything...
every good
Thats right! Someone in the Slashdot audience can win a shiny new dollar (Yeah! AUDIENCE GOES- Ohhhh! Aaaaaahhh!) from "El Camino SS" when they can guess the closest date (without going over, of course) to when the first US Senator says some total irrelevency like...
"Hey, we need to regulate this, after all, we don't want another Hindenburgh on our hands!"
-or-
"The last thing we need is someone turning this into a bomb, I mean, you know, its got hydrogen in it, so I'd say we don't exactly want any hydrogen bombs around here.... that would be devastating."
Good Luck! (INSERT TV GAME SHOW THEME HERE)
Try running that 10kw deisel in your appartment with the windows closed and no ventilation to see how much fun you have.