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Old 03-28-2008, 01:51 PM   #3 (permalink)
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HHO (in the video) is just hydrogen gas. It's probably one of the oldest and most oft repeated fuel efficiency myths out there.

It's not really a myth. You can get an engine to run on hydrogen, BMW sold a 745i a few years ago that was "hydrogen powered."

BUT

What nobody seems to take into account is the MASSIVE amount of energy required to turn water into hydrogen. Nothing is free, physics assures us of that.

Here's another discussion of the whole hydrogen thing.
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