X-Message-Number: 13274 From: "John de Rivaz" <> Subject: Re: Huge quantities of inexpensive liquid nitrogen Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 08:00:21 -0000 A possible use for surplus liquid nitrogen was suggested on a BBC television programme (possibly Tomorrow's World) - transport. Cars containing cylinders of liquid nitrogen would use atmospheric heat to boil the nitrogen and use the expansion in a "steam" engine for propulsion. I am not totally convinced that the idea is practical, but it would be convenient for people killed in road accidents - they would be cryopreserved instead of cremated by fuel spillage :-) The programme showed a van using the technology, so it certainly works even if only for a one-off example. -- Sincerely, John de Rivaz my homepage links to Longevity Report, Fractal Report, my singles club for people in Cornwall, music, Inventors' report, an autobio and various other projects: http://geocities.yahoo.com/longevityrpt Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=13274