Saturday, December 16, 2006

Day 4 ~ Peg's 12 Days of Christmas GIft Ideas


Award winning fuel cell kit!
(PLEEZE don't ask ME who actually presented this "award"...may have been the 5th grade science teacher for "Project That Didn't Explode" for all I know)
$149.95 www.Shopatron.com
Fuel Cell Car & Experiment Kit. Assemble and experiment with a unique reversible hydrogen Fuel Cell. This fuel cell kit provides a playful introduction to one of the most significant technologies of the 21st Century. With this kit you can build a model car that actually runs on water! 96-page full-color book. Ages 12 and up.

Pour in the water and watch it separate into hydrogen and oxygen, forming a gas to power your vehicle across the floor. Fuel cells are one of the most promising means of producing energy in the future. Because they do not consume fossil fuels they are considered environmentally friendly.
The electricity required to activate electrolysis is created with a large solar cell included with the kit. During electrolysis, water is separated into hydrogen and oxygen and the resulting energy is stored as a gas. When needed, the gas is fed into the fuel cell, which then serves as the power source.
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If you've had to take away Grandpa's keys due to the fact that everytime he drives, he has to make a side-trip to the Auto Dealership to return with a can of car paint, then this is the perfect gift for him! Keep him busy in the garage building a model car that he can drive in the neighborhood. I would still get him a helmet.

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