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To: David Lawrence who wrote (21470)	10/3/2001 11:16:32 PM
From: Scrapps	Respond to of 22053

That is strange to hear. I too knew a Captain with the State forestry here who was killed when they connected the wrong bottle during a simple surgery in a hospital...no O2 and all nitrous oxide did him in. I guess the stuff is best left to race cars.

To: David Lawrence who wrote (21470)	10/5/2001 3:28:16 AM
From: Scrapps	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22053

Since we were talking about gas.... zdnet.com Gas-powered cell phones aren't just a lot of hot air, Motorola said Tuesday. Motorola researchers announced Tuesday that they have successfully demonstrated a methane gas-powered fuel cell, which can provide enough juice between chargings for a month of cell phone calls. The fuel cell is essentially a miniature electrochemical plant that fits into a belt holster. Inside the cell, methane is stored in an area the size of a ballpoint pen's ink holder. A chemical reaction releases oxygen, heat and electricity. The electricity then either powers the phone directly or, in the case of Motorola's product, charges another battery that can then power the phone. The trick, says Motorola, isn't creating small devices to do each step, such as guiding the methane's path or ensuring the electricity is sent to the phone. Instead, Motorola has created one device to do everything. On Tuesday, the company said it has managed to lump together each of the working parts into a device that measures about 2 inches wide, 4 inches long and about a half-inch thick. For a cell phone owner, that amounts to carrying a device a little bit longer and wider than an ordinary cell phone battery. Motorola isn't alone in its research. The consumer-electronics industry has been hunting for a way to replace nickel cadmium batteries that power most portable electronic devices in the world today. Methane has become the fuel of choice. It is plentiful--coming mostly from renewable resources such as decomposing garbage at landfills--and can be compressed from a gas into a liquid, which is much easier to use. Consumer-electronic giants NEC and Sony are developing similar types of batteries. Smaller research outfits including Mechanical Technology and Manhattan Scientifics have recently announced similar breakthroughs. "We are at the point where the technology has been proven," said Greg Dolan, vice president for communications and policy at The Methanol Institute. "Now the challenge is to prepare the fuel cells for mass production." That could take anywhere between two and four years, most analysts agree. For example, Allied Business Intelligence says there could be 200 million of these batteries powering cell phones, personal digital assistants and laptops by 2010. Motorola isn't predicting when it will sell the batteries on a wide scale. NEC expects its product to be in production between 2003 and 2005. Sony has yet to say when it expects to commercialize its technology. __________________________________________________________ Since you seem to be a fart smeller....OOPS....I mean a Smart fellow, Will someone be able to recharge it after eating beans? One second....I'll put you on hold while I gas up the phone. I guess I should mute it first....on second thought it might be best to turn it off first since a backfire could be a real problem. And will a Laptop become a Lapbottom? Should I have SI delete this post??? <GG> It really gives a whole new understanding to what Motorola means.