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<blockquote data-quote="traveler" data-source="post: 56926"><p>wkmac, </p><p> </p><p>I do relize that these were not "your" proposals so please don't take any of this personnaly. I was simply playing devil's advocate but didn't touch on the GPS idea. </p><p> </p><p>With that in mind, a few new questions arise... how do you gey older cars updated and equipped with a GPS. There are plenty of folks living on minimum wage (or less) driving a vehicle held together with "spit "n bailing wire" or if there's a Home Depot nearby "duct tape". Does big brother give them a tax credit for a GPS system? A new bureau will be needed to take away and store all those old wrecks that would be confiscated due to non payment of taxes. </p><p> </p><p>Okay, enough in that vein. </p><p> </p><p>I do believe there <em><u>will be</u></em> a massive change in personal transportation and the fuels used in years to come. I just dont believe hydrogen is the answer. I also feel that the only way things will change is by crisis. Unfortunate that is the way things work but certainly the old maxim <strong>necessity is the mother of invention</strong> comes into play here and fortunately or unfortunately there is still an abundance of oil in the world. </p><p> </p><p>As to the first use of a balloon, I do agree that bold steps must be taken to change the future just as these men did. That doesn't mean efforts will all be workable (balloons and other lighter than air vehicles never have worked out too well) but they did form the beginning of travel above the ground. I do feel that too many folks are blindly pinning their hopes on hydrogen as a fuel because the end product burns clean. I just think that no matter what fuel is used there will be some consequences to the envirnoment. A natural and almost untreated fuel would be best (such as natural gas, yes that will run out some day too) but there has to be an efficient way to produce a relatively clean burning synthetic fuel for the masses.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="traveler, post: 56926"] wkmac, I do relize that these were not "your" proposals so please don't take any of this personnaly. I was simply playing devil's advocate but didn't touch on the GPS idea. With that in mind, a few new questions arise... how do you gey older cars updated and equipped with a GPS. There are plenty of folks living on minimum wage (or less) driving a vehicle held together with "spit "n bailing wire" or if there's a Home Depot nearby "duct tape". Does big brother give them a tax credit for a GPS system? A new bureau will be needed to take away and store all those old wrecks that would be confiscated due to non payment of taxes. Okay, enough in that vein. I do believe there [i]<u>will be</u>[/i] a massive change in personal transportation and the fuels used in years to come. I just dont believe hydrogen is the answer. I also feel that the only way things will change is by crisis. Unfortunate that is the way things work but certainly the old maxim [b]necessity is the mother of invention[/b] comes into play here and fortunately or unfortunately there is still an abundance of oil in the world. As to the first use of a balloon, I do agree that bold steps must be taken to change the future just as these men did. That doesn't mean efforts will all be workable (balloons and other lighter than air vehicles never have worked out too well) but they did form the beginning of travel above the ground. I do feel that too many folks are blindly pinning their hopes on hydrogen as a fuel because the end product burns clean. I just think that no matter what fuel is used there will be some consequences to the envirnoment. A natural and almost untreated fuel would be best (such as natural gas, yes that will run out some day too) but there has to be an efficient way to produce a relatively clean burning synthetic fuel for the masses. [/QUOTE]
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