Re: [biofuel] Searching for a processor

2003-06-10 Thread Andrew Layton
First step, take the bum to small claims court. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- Get A Free Psychic Reading! Your Online Answer To Life's Important Questions. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Lj3uPC/Me7FAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM

Re: [biofuel] We need alternative energy now

2002-10-31 Thread Andrew Layton
I know a thing or two about tobacco, having worked in the industry for a number of years. This is not true. This is confused with the FACT that the CIA ( or other various nefarious organizations) used to make poison by leaching the nicotinic acid from tobacco and concentrating it. A handy bit

Re: [biofuel] RE: Thinking about buying a car?

2001-12-06 Thread Andrew Layton
Fiat - Nothing. Nothing to give. FIAT owns Case New Holland, one of the largest agricultural equipment producers in this country. I suppose that gives them an automatic pass on the investment in America excuse. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~--

Re: [biofuel] VW Diesel Pumps

2001-10-12 Thread Andrew Layton
Hello all, I have some fairly rare, high tech methods of producing replicas and one-off parts. I run a Prototyping Laboratory at Georgia Institute of Technology and may be able to help reproduce parts (mechanical components) that are no longer available. As long as you have the original part,

Re: [biofuel] OT: Points of Failure (long)

2001-09-25 Thread Andrew Layton
Also, the author has assumed the worst case scenario. A perpendicular strike against a flat plate places the concrete in almost pure shear reaction mode, it's weakest reaction mode. Spherical shape allows the concrete to transmit some of the force in compressive stress - concrete is absolutely

Re: [biofuel] Hydrogen Question

2001-09-19 Thread Andrew Layton
Battery is definitely better than H2, but if you needed the gaseous form for some reason, and the energy is not going to some other rational purpose... Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send unsubscribe messages to the list address. To

Re: [biofuel] Hydrogen Question

2001-09-18 Thread Andrew Layton
Hi All. I remember doing hydrolysis in 9th grade - Mr. Fallon's class, 3rd period. I don't remember the cracking rig, but I remember using a small amount of sulfuric acid (H2 SO4) as a catalyst. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- FREE COLLEGE MONEY CLICK

Re: [biofuel] Hydrogen Question

2001-09-18 Thread Andrew Layton
In a thermodynamic sense: yes, a net loss. However, consider that the input solar energy is essentially free. If that energy is serving no other rational purpose (i.e., not being captured as some other usable form) then, I believe, it is better to store the energy as gaseous hydrogen than not at