> A few laymen can get _some_ kind of understanding of thermo.  The
> anchor of NPR for example, has figured out how to avoid saying stupid
> things on the subject.
>
> But if most people try to fake knowledge of thermo, they will out
> themselves in a few lines.
>
> Here it's one line:
>

>>>A couple years ago an Israeli company was working on zinc or magnesium
>>>"fuel" systems for motor vehicles. The additional weight would be
>>>like an additional person in the vehicle -- not a biggie. The real
>>>problem was it would require an infrastructure, governmental action,
>>>etc. to be practical for road transportation.
>>>I posted that it would be easier to prototype the system with
>>>something that never went very far and always returned to a home base
>>>where the oxides could be collected and sent for reprocessing.
>>>After it's demonstrated then it could be pushed for motor vehicles.

>> Problem with prototyping it for short distance runs is that it might
>> not scale up for long distances

>
> You have any reason for thinking that it wouldn't scale?
>
> Of course not.
>
> That's because you thought you could fake a tech background.
>
> Sorry, Charlie, that ain't gonna happen, certainly not with thermo.
>
> Now, if you don't want to get a Pell grant or work your way through
> college or even go to the library and read up on thermo, then  go back
> to reading your Harliquin romance novels.
>
> And typing:
>
> "LOL"
>
> "Show your calculations"
>
> "Cite?"
>
> "Huge!"
>
> Bret Cahill