[sdiy] Taking a Step towards - - --((FUTURE-PREDICTIONS))-- - -

[Paul Maddox]

Scott,

> "accumulator"...  is this what Americans call a battery?

hehe, and the english, but europeans give things their correct name.,.

>  As far as I know,
> there is so much easy to get at lead in these that they get recycled.
> Although there may be spillage of some kind, but this could be mitigated.

good point.

> OT: Current fuel cell technology uses platinum as a catalyst.  One thing I
> read a while back is that if this remains the only viable fuel cell
design,
> then fuel cell cars for the masses will never happen because there just
> isn't enough platinum on the planet to make all those fuel cells.

hehe... I could buy battery (cell) and sell it to a jeweller for a packet!

Paul