Zeemax 0 #1 December 22, 2003 so i get out of the tube this morning, walking up oxford street to work and what do i see driving up the road... a HYDROGEN powered bus i'd heard mayor ken had bought three, but i thought it was one of things that was never going to happen. But no no no no... there it was with people on it and everything. I was so impressed. Dont really think anyone else on oxford street could give a monkeys, but ah well... there was hactual steam coming out of the exhaust! and on a freezing morning like today it looked like huge clouds of thick white smoke, really cool ! yeah, i need to get out more...Phoenix Fly - High performance wingsuits for skydiving and BASE Performance Designs - Simply brilliant canopies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
b1jercat 0 #2 December 22, 2003 The wave of the future, who needs foreign oil? blues jerry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sdgregory 0 #3 December 22, 2003 Dude I did not know they were actually available yet. Pertty kewl. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caz 0 #4 December 22, 2003 Yeah I saw one of them round Oxford Circus way the other day. The sooner they introduce them on more routes the better, I still have to go on the old door-at-the-back buses every day. ~~~ London Skydivers ~~~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeemax 0 #5 December 22, 2003 lol, theres only three of them... i think the price tag of just over a million each will keep it that way for the time being, but they're bloody cool. I just wish they would hurry up with the technology so we could have it in our cars, industry etc... what about a hydrogen powered jump ship?? waters cheaper than jet fuel = cheaper jump tickets!!Phoenix Fly - High performance wingsuits for skydiving and BASE Performance Designs - Simply brilliant canopies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #6 December 22, 2003 yeah, that would be cool, but if it cost you half a million to retrofit your cessna, who'd buy one? "Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caz 0 #7 December 22, 2003 sounds good to me, but in the meantime I can just carry on practicing my exit positions in the door of the bus as we hurtle at top speed round various obstacles. They just need to install a little hanging rail or something for floating exits. Who needs to go to the dz to use a mock up. ~~~ London Skydivers ~~~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chute 0 #8 December 22, 2003 QuoteThe wave of the future, who needs foreign oil? DITTO!! Now all they have to do is figure out cold fusion. Then the world can start to get clean again. Well the world outside of my mind that isBottomless Beers and Blue Skies! * Brother_Brian * D.S.W.F.S.B. #2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites North95 0 #9 December 22, 2003 QuoteThe wave of the future, who needs foreign oil? blues jerry The problem is, where do you get the hydrogen? Yeah, you can get it from water, but it takes the same amount of energy to pry it from the from the water and it gives up when you burn it and turn it back to water again. Unless you can get it from another planet, or the sun, there's no free ride here. No need to sell your Exxon stock. NorthRepetition does not transform a lie into a truth. Franklin D. Roosevelt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
North95 0 #9 December 22, 2003 QuoteThe wave of the future, who needs foreign oil? blues jerry The problem is, where do you get the hydrogen? Yeah, you can get it from water, but it takes the same amount of energy to pry it from the from the water and it gives up when you burn it and turn it back to water again. Unless you can get it from another planet, or the sun, there's no free ride here. No need to sell your Exxon stock. NorthRepetition does not transform a lie into a truth. Franklin D. Roosevelt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
