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The Physics of the Hydrogen Economy

Spy der Mann writes "A Physics Today article entitled The Hydrogen Economy explores the possibility of using hydrogen as an energy source. The article explores the current methods, limitations, and the need for more research. For those wanting to point out the Hindenburg incident, the article doesn't talk about gaseous hydrogen only, but also about hydrogen fuel cells. My favorite quote: 'The natural world began forming its own hydrogen economy 3 billion years ago, when it developed photosynthesis to convert CO2, water, and sunlight into hydrogen and oxygen'. Interesting read for eco-fans."

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  1. FEAR HYDROGEN by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny


    I have to post this as an AC to keep my identity secret. The government created hydrogen in 1897 and altered all history books to reflect otherwise.

    Background: I work as a research scientist in a secret government lab deep under the Nevada desert. There are a few things the public needs to know about hydrogen.

    FACT: Hydrogen was NOT discovered by Henry Cavendish in 1776 as the books say. Read on...
    FACT: in 1892 the US government was experimenting with ways to weaponize a new substance that was discovered at an alien crash site in New Mexico. The military knew that this substance, used as fuel in the alien ship, could be weaponized which would allow the US to take over the world as part of its Pax Americana goal.

    FACT: in late 1894 a spark in the secret lab caused the fuel to chain react. It destroyed several square miles of land and created a crater in Arizona. The history books were re-written to suggest that Barrington Crater in Arizona was in fact created by a meteor eons earlier. The fact is that Dr. Hymie Barrington was the person who sparked off the largest explosion until that time on the planet.

    FACT: A byproduct of the fusion was a toxic product the government called "Hydrogen". So much of the hydrogen was released that it is now found virtually everywhere on Earth. Recent measurements show that common water is now 2 parts hydrogen to one part oxygen.

    FACT: The US wanted to scare people into not using hydrogen. That is why they engineered the Hindengberg disaster in 1937. An oilman at the time, Wallace Bush (sound familiar?) knew that hydrogen could ruin his new buisiness of oil drilling. Bush, along with Herman Cheney (another oilman) rigged explosives in the Hindenberg back in Germany and ectivated them by remote control when all the cameras were rolling.

  2. I claim all copyright by EnronHaliburton2004 · · Score: 3, Funny

    'The natural world began forming its own hydrogen economy 3 billion years ago, when it developed photosynthesis to convert CO2, water, and sunlight into hydrogen and oxygen'.

    Well, as the official sponsor of the Big Bang, I claim all copyright on that whole electrons and protons forming into a 1-1 molecule and will hereby sue the ass of any plant who dars to reverse engineer my process to produce Hydrogen

  3. He may be onto something by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hydrogen is an integral component of dihydrogen monoxide

    1. Re:He may be onto something by LurkerXXX · · Score: 3, Funny

      Especially in American beer.

  4. Re:What bullshit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    Hydrogen is NOT an energy source, but simply an energy transfer medium
    I hope you're not a robot, or your head might be about to explode. The article acknowleges that hydrogen is a transfer medium, so if you cry "what bullshit" at the article, you're just doing the old "this sentence is false" paradox. This can be very dangerous to many types of robots.
  5. Re:Hydrogen pollution by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    Every technology has its unexpected negative consequences.
    What an overgeneralized crock of shit. Name one possible negative consequence of my nuclear-powered self-replicating robot that has the strength of five gorillas. It just wants to serve man.