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  1. Best of BOTH worlds. Estimated January Delivery.

    cp

  2. "crit pro" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    Best of BOTH worlds. Estimated January Delivery.

    cp

    $?

  3. crit pro said:

    Best of BOTH worlds. Estimated January Delivery.

    cp

    Seriously? Hadn't heard about a Hydrogen Hummer, but wacky enough to be
    true.

    Remember the Hindenburg!
    Steve

    --
    Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
    http://www.dentaltwins.com
    Brooklyn, NY
    718-258-5001

  4. On 10/23/04 8:00 AM, in article [email hidden], "Mark &

    Steven Bornfeld DDS said:
    crit pro said:

    Best of BOTH worlds. Estimated January Delivery.

    cp

    Seriously? Hadn't heard about a Hydrogen Hummer, but wacky enough to be
    true.

    Remember the Hindenburg!
    Steve

    http://www.hfcletter.com/pub/XIX_1/stories/65-1.html

  5. Steve said:

    On 10/23/04 8:00 AM, in article [email hidden], "Mark &

    Steven Bornfeld DDS said:
    crit pro said:

    Best of BOTH worlds. Estimated January Delivery.

    cp

    Seriously? Hadn't heard about a Hydrogen Hummer, but wacky enough to be
    true.

    Remember the Hindenburg!
    Steve

    http://www.hfcletter.com/pub/XIX_1/stories/65-1.html

    Hmmm. Gives new meaning to the phrase "car bomb".
    I assume (seriously) that they've got the safety angle worked out.

    Steve

    --
    Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
    http://www.dentaltwins.com
    Brooklyn, NY
    718-258-5001

  6. Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS said:

    Hmmm. Gives new meaning to the phrase "car bomb".
    I assume (seriously) that they've got the safety angle worked out.

    Steve

    Think fuel cell, uh, it's not about the explosive aspect, it's that they
    are still using the excess hydrogen from processing fossil fuels, not
    alternative energy production of hydrogen. The goal is not independence
    from oil, but to "grow our natural gas business" as they themselves admit.

    I just googled:

    http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/archive/index.php/t-8056.html

    -B

  7. Badger South said:
    Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS said:

    Hmmm. Gives new meaning to the phrase "car bomb".
    I assume (seriously) that they've got the safety angle worked out.

    Steve

    Think fuel cell, uh, it's not about the explosive aspect, it's that they
    are still using the excess hydrogen from processing fossil fuels, not
    alternative energy production of hydrogen. The goal is not independence
    from oil, but to "grow our natural gas business" as they themselves admit.

    I just googled:

    http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/archive/index.php/t-8056.html

    -B

    Interesting link--particularly the supplies.
    Time for me to check up on how fuel cells actually work--I'd assume
    there is still free hydrogen there. I remember how they scare you about
    the order you put your jumper wires on. ;-)

    Steve

    --
    Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
    http://www.dentaltwins.com
    Brooklyn, NY
    718-258-5001

  8. [email hidden] (crit pro) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    Best of BOTH worlds. Estimated January Delivery.

    cp

    So you're going to burn water instead of oil and somehow
    that's better?

    Not to mention that you need A LOT of electricity,
    usually from nuclear power plant, to pull the hydrogen
    atoms from the H2O...

    Hydrogen power is about as phony as the people who drive Hummers
    so I guess that it was invetable that we would see a hydrogen
    powered Hummer.

  9. [email hidden] (crit pro) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    Best of BOTH worlds. Estimated January Delivery.

    cp

    So you're going to burn water instead of oil and somehow
    that's better?

    Not to mention that you need A LOT of electricity,
    usually from nuclear power plant, to pull the hydrogen
    atoms from the H2O...

    Hydrogen power is about as phony as the people who drive Hummers
    so I guess that it was invetable that we would see a hydrogen
    powered Hummer.

  10. [email hidden] (crit pro) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    Best of BOTH worlds. Estimated January Delivery.

    cp

    So you're going to burn water instead of oil and somehow
    that's better?

    Not to mention that you need A LOT of electricity,
    usually from nuclear power plant, to pull the hydrogen
    atoms from the H2O...

    Hydrogen power is about as phony as the people who drive Hummers
    so I guess that it was invetable that we would see a hydrogen
    powered Hummer.

  11. Just ride your bike, dude. That's what I do, everyday I leave the house.

    "CowPunk" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    [email hidden] (crit pro) wrote in message


    news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Best of BOTH worlds. Estimated January Delivery.

    cp

    So you're going to burn water instead of oil and somehow
    that's better?

    Not to mention that you need A LOT of electricity,
    usually from nuclear power plant, to pull the hydrogen
    atoms from the H2O...

    Hydrogen power is about as phony as the people who drive Hummers
    so I guess that it was invetable that we would see a hydrogen
    powered Hummer.

  12. I know you protest EPO use, but does that apply to EPO sales? That's one
    hell of a ride you're buying...I didn't think D3 criterium professionals
    made that sort of money. Pssstt, I could use some EPO and steroids this
    summer so I can lap the crit field in Richardson and win a pair of tires.

    "crit pro" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    Best of BOTH worlds. Estimated January Delivery.

    cp

  13. In article <[email hidden]>,

    Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS said:
    Steve said:

    On 10/23/04 8:00 AM, in article [email hidden], "Mark &

    Steven Bornfeld DDS said:

    crit pro wrote:

    >Best of BOTH worlds. Estimated January Delivery.
    >
    >cp

    Seriously? Hadn't heard about a Hydrogen Hummer, but wacky enough to be
    true.

    Remember the Hindenburg!
    Steve

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    http://www.hfcletter.com/pub/XIX_1/stories/65-1.html

    Quoted message said:

    Hmmm. Gives new meaning to the phrase "car bomb".
    I assume (seriously) that they've got the safety angle worked out.

    Steve

    You worry too much. If this Hummer's gas tank consisted of a large
    volume of gas in a fragile, flammable envelope the size of a townhouse
    complex, I might see your point.

    Hydrogen, in a conventional compressed-gas cylinder, is about as
    dangerous as natural gas, propane, or gasoline. Probably more dangerous
    than diesel, except that diesel claims a fair number of casualties each
    year by being spilled on the road and wiping out cyclists and
    motorcyclists (it's slippery and doesn't evaporate quickly).

    Stuff can go wrong with any of these fuel sources, but hydrogen has a
    lot to recommend it from a safety viewpoint. When a tank is ruptured,
    gasoline both puddles and vaporizes. Propane (and CNG?) is heavier than
    air, so it pools around the rupture point. But hydrogen, once it
    escapes, goes up and away as fast as it possibly can.

    Locally, there are a fair number of CNG and propane powered cars rolling
    around the roads, and they don't seem to blow up very often.

    --
    Ryan Cousineau, [email hidden] http://www.wiredcola.com
    Verus de parvis; verus de magnis.

  14. Ryan Cousineau said:

    You worry too much.

    In a nutshell, yes. Ask my wife.

    If this Hummer's gas tank consisted of a large

    Quoted message said:

    volume of gas in a fragile, flammable envelope the size of a townhouse
    complex, I might see your point.

    Hydrogen, in a conventional compressed-gas cylinder, is about as
    dangerous as natural gas, propane, or gasoline. Probably more dangerous
    than diesel, except that diesel claims a fair number of casualties each
    year by being spilled on the road and wiping out cyclists and
    motorcyclists (it's slippery and doesn't evaporate quickly).

    Stuff can go wrong with any of these fuel sources, but hydrogen has a
    lot to recommend it from a safety viewpoint. When a tank is ruptured,
    gasoline both puddles and vaporizes. Propane (and CNG?) is heavier than
    air, so it pools around the rupture point. But hydrogen, once it
    escapes, goes up and away as fast as it possibly can.

    Locally, there are a fair number of CNG and propane powered cars rolling
    around the roads, and they don't seem to blow up very often.

    Good point. I'll have to look and see if there are any safety figures
    about these vehicles when they are involved in accidents.

    Steve

    Quoted message said:
  15. In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden]
    says...

    Quoted message said:

    Best of BOTH worlds. Estimated January Delivery.

    Unless you are going off road a lot, why bother? Hummers are very inefficient
    for on-road use.
    --------------
    Alex

  16. Sierraman said:

    $?

    Are you inquiring about the price or the exit status ?

  17. I'm sure this is a troll but...

    I fail to see why someone who is interested in road cycling would purchase
    one of the UNWIELDIEST and "W I D E S T" cars on the market. Forget about
    how they are powered, these things are a menace to cyclists everywhere.

    -Bob

  18. Bob said:

    I fail to see why someone who is interested in road cycling would purchase
    one of the UNWIELDIEST and "W I D E S T" cars on the market. Forget about
    how they are powered, these things are a menace to cyclists everywhere.

    Imagine the drama of having one as a support vehicle at the Tour or,
    better yet, the Vuelta...

    Curtis L. Russell
    Odenton, MD (USA)
    Just someone on two wheels...

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