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Wilbur Hubbard

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On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:14:48 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
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On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:26:33 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
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On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:46:06 -0400, Wayne.B
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On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:51:40 -0400, wrote:

There have been nuclear powered subs for quite a long time, Wayne.
It's not really a secret. :-)

Yes but those reactors are the size of a trawler, not sized for a
trawler. My idea of small scale is something that fits in a large
closet or similar.

I think hydrogen fuel cells have a lot more promise for this
application! Maybe just a few years away.

I hope you're right.

It would certainly open up some possibilities!

No it won't open up any possibilities. Just where do you think you're
gonna
be able to get your tanks filled with hydrogen? Duh! There is not one
single marina offering hydrogen fills to date. Total pie in the sky is
what
you're talking about.

Wilbur Hubbard

Yeah, and those stupid Wright Brothers. Didn't they realize that there
were no airports for airplanes to use?

Poppycock. Why do you think they used the beach for their flight? Natural
airport, huh?

Yeah, but why try to develop airplanes without an infrastructure
already in place to make them commercially viable?

I think your shoelaces are untied...

I think you've missed the point entirely. The Wright brothers weren't the
least bit interested in a commercial or private aircraft industry. They were
just out to show people could fly a heavier than air machine.

Wilbur Hubbard