A pair of Spanish engineers have recently unveiled the dAlH2Orean, a R/C car that runs on aluminum. Dropping a few soda can tabs into a tank of sodium hydroxide produces enough hydrogen to power the little speedster for 40 minutes – at almost 20mph. This is definitely exciting to see because it is turning garbage essentially into a potential energy source for everyone!
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That's super exciting to think that something so small can create so much energy. I used to have a remote-control car that would only go for about 15 minutes or 20 at tops after fully charging the battery. This battery was like massive too, but it was ridiculous how little time I would be able to play with it before having to go back and recharge the battery for an hour and a half. That toy became obsolete quick. So just that it's able to go for 40 minutes is incredible, and the use of that power could be used in all sorts of areas.
ReplyDeleteI was reading an article about that earlier. I think it would be awesome to harness that energy for anything that requires power. I drink so much mountain dew, and that would give me something to do with the can tabs.
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