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Aqwon, the First Hydrogen Scooter
An anonymous reader writes "After 10 years of research and development, Josef Zeitler has developed the first hydrogen-filled two stroke engine scooter with technical approval from the German TÜV. In case of an accident, the tank will freeze and no fire or explosion would occur. Anyone can fill-up the tank on the scooter within 3 to 4 minutes, without being in any danger. The pressure sensor will transmit the data to a computer chip, which will then accumulate and send the necessary information, regarding the proper hydrogen mixture, to the injection jet. This process of refilling is possible with a newly developed system consisting of pressure tanks and a hydrogen generator. AQWON's top speed is about 50 km/h (31 mph), the power is 2.6 kWh and the weight is minimal. This is the same as a petrol/oil two stroke scooter. There is no extra maintenance service required."
Amazing! By any chance would it be codenamed Hindenburg, then? :-)
zWhat would an EWOULDBLOCK block, if an EWOULDBLOCK could block would? -- me
OH jeez. It's a HYDROGEN two stroke engine. Hydrogen power sources mostly produce water vapor as their main exhaust. There's no pollution like in a engine that uses carbon based fuel. After the Hindenburg, nobody dared to use it anymore. On the other hand, every time you do the two-stroke, we KNOW what happens in YOUR house.
This story doesn't have anything to do with SCO! Come on, where's today's SCO story? This isn't funny, man, I need my fix!
Unfortunately however, failing to learn the lessons of history, the manufacturer coated the scooter with a shiny silver coat of volatile powdered aluminum rocket fuel.
It's time to switch to a hydrogen based economy.
To get the ball rolling I will purchase your PC . stereo and TV/Video/DVD for a bucket of water. The water is safe to transport and you can extract the hydrogen at your leisure.
I look forward to doing business with you
Do not try to read the dupe, thats impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth
What truth?
There is no dupe
There's hydrogen all around you! Here's how you can get some:
Go to your faucet. Fill a glass with water. Put your mouth as close to the surface of the water as you can. Breathe in all the oxygen.
What will be left is pure hydrogen!
If this thing is filled with hydrogen, will the weight be less that nothing? In other words, will it float midair? If so, what is the airspeed?
Hey, this could be cool! I want one of these!!!
Now you've done it. If this site had any chance at all of avoiding being /.ed, mention of a hot girl surely made this inevitable.
This post is dedicated to all of those
I don't know why, but I'm really attracted by this scooter.
Those germans sure know about marketing...
GFK's
Thank God they had the foresight. If that act hadn't passed when it did, Hitler could have made our valiant Allied troops sound like Munchkins. The horror.
I know people who SNIFF nitrous oxide. you could bottle the exhaust and sell it.