Jets fuelled by seawater? The Pentagon thinks it's possible


	Jets fuelled by seawater? The Pentagon thinks it's possible

JohnWaterman

8-19-2009 4:14 PM

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8-22-2009 12:16 AM

mcsmithblack

My question would be, "Does it take more energy to break down sea water into a usable fuel, than the product will produce?" A lot of these new fuel sources do.

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