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US Army Pursues Hydrogen Fuel Concepts

securitas writes "According to GlobeTechnology/AP, the US Army is excited about the potential of hydrogen-powered tanks. The interest is the result of a technology demonstration that took place at Auburn University in December. Scientists have invented a process that removes the carbon and sulfur from hydrocarbon fuels like oil and gasoline. Hydrogen-powered vehicles could go three times farther than diesel-powered counterparts. DoD officials say 'it costs about $40 to move one gallon of diesel fuel from Kuwait to Baghdad.' The new process could let them take advantage of the existing oil industry infrastructure. Auburn University scientists 'realized there is already a lot of hydrogen in hydrocarbon fuel' and 'took jet fuel, which is very similar to diesel, and catalytically converted it, separating out the sulfur, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, and the fuel cell ran.' The Auburn team is now pursuing military funding."

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  1. US Army Pursues Hydrogen Fuel Concepts by dameon · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...From Haliburton!

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    Remember, a truly wise man never plays leapfrom with a unicorn
  2. what does this mean? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This page was generated by a Team of Psycho Ninjas..?

  3. Re:oil is the source? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    well, i'm sorry friend, but he had every right to say that... like it or not

    libertarianism all the way...

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  5. Re:frosty piss by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Under the normal run of things I'd have nothing to do with the cunt.

    But this was not the normal run of things.

  6. Re:frosty piss by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If the cunt is a female part that only straight men lick in order to please their significant others, then yes, my face might smell like properly washed and shaved cunt, of course.
    I might also have others kinds of intercourse with this above repeated female body part.
    You look so disgusted by my appetite for women that I think you are an heterophobic nerd.

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  8. Re:frosty piss by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If the cunt is a female part

    Wrong assumption here, you clearly fail it. And even if the assumption was right, you'd have failed it for trying to convince people on an intarweb nerd forum that you lick cunts on a regular basis. The only thing you get to taste is bitter sweet failure, my friend.

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    Federal agents mounted a dawn raid on a San Franciscan computer programmer last week, seizing hardware and software.

    The programmer, Chris Toshok, detailed the events on his web log, denying any illegal activity himself...

    The agents were accompanied by US Secret Service representatives...


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