Horizon intros Bio Energy Discovery Kit for some fuel cell education

Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies certainly has plenty more ambitious fuel cell products in the works, but it looks like it's not leaving any potential opportunity to make itself known untapped, with it now introducing the education-minded Bio Energy Discovery Kit to spread the fuel cell word to students and educators alike. According to the company, the kit is actually the "fuel cell industry's first direct ethanol product," which means it's able to take plain water and any household alcohol (like diluted vodka) and, in this case, provide enough power to run a fan non-stop for days on end. That wonder of science doesn't exactly come cheap, however, with the kit running a full $100.

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[Lowest Ranked @ Aug 21st 2008 1:04PM]

Turn it backwards or reverse the polarity of the batteries.

Voila! Instant bliss.

[BigDaddyM @ Aug 21st 2008 1:11PM]

Turn the fan?

It would be much more useful to turn on a light bulb, at least you can pretend you are doing something that could have a purpose, like during a black out or saving electricity...

That fan will not replace an AC, a celing fan, and if you place your face close enough, will you feel teh cool breeze of vodka bliss? Will it even dispense a vodka scented mist?

I guess we will have to wait for version 2...
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[Albert @ Aug 22nd 2008 5:07PM]

Practicality wasn't the point to this product. It's intended to teach, not cool a house.

[George @ Aug 21st 2008 1:12PM]

This is provides me with a wonderful excuse to keep Wild Turkey in my desk at work.

[From My Cube @ Aug 21st 2008 1:14PM]

i voted you down for wanting to turn your alcohol into a fan instead of a drunken one night stand

[George @ Aug 21st 2008 1:17PM]

*This provides*

[George @ Aug 21st 2008 3:49PM]

...I don't think you understand me....its a good EXCUSE. heh.

[who? @ Aug 21st 2008 1:12PM]

I'm getting one of these when it doubles as a charger for batteries, mp3 players, cell phones, ect.

That would be totally awesome!

[Bosco @ Aug 21st 2008 1:18PM]

This would be a wonderful experiment for high school classrooms everywhere. Let the kids each bring in their favorite hard liquor and see which one produces the most wind.

[ishism @ Aug 21st 2008 9:54PM]

interesting and fun

[Matias Korhonen @ Aug 21st 2008 1:44PM]

Why don't they make the fuel cell modular so that you could use it as a normal power supply in a circuit?

[phanbouy @ Aug 21st 2008 3:40PM]

in soviet russia, fan make vodka

[Will @ Aug 21st 2008 4:36PM]

And just think, in 30 years this just might be able to power a car.

[Jason @ Aug 21st 2008 6:19PM]

I think I'll wait for the wearable model.

[Chilly Willy @ Aug 22nd 2008 4:58PM]

I'd kick it up a notch. Add some red bull and that thing will go for a month straight. BAM!