[Shop-talk] Nova - PBS show
Elton E. (Tony) Clark
eltonclark at gmail.com
Wed Jul 30 21:58:20 MDT 2008
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On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 9:32 PM, Bill Gingerich <bill at gingerich.us> wrote:
> John,
>
> I've actually watched that episode twice - it was on several months ago
> here
> in OKC. I found the idea of creating a micro-organism that can digest and
> ferment corn stalks (and other less desirable bio matter) into ethanol to
> be
> very interesting. One of my big questions is how much energy does it take
> to convert corn to ethanol? I mean the whole thing - tractors and
> fertilizer to grow corn, the harvesting and transportation to the plant,
> and
> the actual conversion. Do we really save anything? I just don't know.
>
> An interesting tidbit I recently discovered. Oklahoma has a law that says
> anyone who works on an "alternative fuel" vehicle (hybrid, electric, LNG,
> LP, fuel cell, whatever) has to have a special certification that can cost
> over $1000 to get. Each violation is punishable by a $1000 fine and/or 1
> year in jail. This applies to anyone, even if I'm working on my own
> vehicle. So if I wanted to build an electric Spitfire, I could be fined
> and
> thrown in jail. I know hybrids use batteries with voltages in the
> hundreds,
> so safety can be an issue. The language of the law just seems a bit broad
> to me. Anyway, I thought it was interesting.
>
> 73
>
> BillG
> Newalla, OK
> KA0GOG
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:shop-talk-bounces+bill <shop-talk-bounces%2Bbill>=gingerich.us@
> autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
> John T. Blair
> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 7:18 PM
> To: shop-talk at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Shop-talk] Nova - PBS show
>
> Gang,
>
> Did anyone watch Nova last night (Tue.)? It was a very interesting show
> with Click & Clack about alternative fuel and new/alternative cars.
>
> I was plesantly supprised when they addressed things like Ethynol they
> actually said that it's not the beat all end all. We don't have the land
> to
> grow enough corn for it.
>
> All in all, an interesting show. However, there were several things that
> I'd have liked to see them go a little more in depth in. But you can only
> do so much in a 1 hr. show.
>
> John
>
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