And this just in from Wasilla

Do you remember the game of telephone when you were a child?  One person would whisper something in someone's ear and then turn to the next person and do the same and so on.  Invariably the story mutated with each telling and was nearly unrecognizable after 10 or so tellings.  The reason I bring this up is that I am still on a rant about the people who are marketing and making claims about this product Hydro-4000—the aftermarket electrolysis machine for your car that claims to reduce gasoline use, clean the environment, and save you money (even after the $1200-$1500 sales price—installation and wiring not included).

The cold weather has given me time to do some more research and with each new website that I find selling this dubious device, the claims get bolder and bolder.  This morning I stumbled on to a site from Alaska called Alaskan Green Machines LLC—of course it is an LLC because these folks want to walk away with the money and not get nailed when some regulatory hammer drops.  Here is a quote from their site’s FAQ section (http://www.alaskagreenmachines.com/FAQ's.htm):

OK.  Let’s look at this statement.  (I know, again with the math).  Twelve volts at 7amps produces 84 watts and since each watt produces 3.41 British Thermal Units (BTUs) we know that in one hour we are going to get 286.44BTUs out of the alternator.  Doing the same sort of math for the hydrogen produced, we get 138 liters (these are not pressurized so this is lighter than the same volume of air).  Since each liter contains about 9.54 BTUs, we are looking at total of 1362.52 BTUs.  So they are telling us not to be fooled and at the same time telling us that while everyone else’s hydrolysis machines work about roughly 40-60% percent efficiency theirs is cranking away at nearly 500%--let's bring on the Nobel Prize. 

The above said, since gas has about 125,000BTUs per gallon, their greatly exaggerated generator is only displacing about half an ounce of gasoline per hour of use. This is a far cry from the 20-60% gas savings that they are claiming.

As many of us are working tirelessly to solve our environmental and energy issues for little or no pay, I get really steamed when folks paint themselves green and try to make big bucks out of the misery of their fellow citizens.  My blood pressure rose so high that I felt like giving these Alaskans a piece of my mind.  So I went to the contact section of their website and found this:

Address:  PO Box 872331, Wasilla, AK 99687