Some say that the German Army General (retired), Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin, was a man “who made the improbable probable.” For an example of this viewpoint, see the website of Zeppelin University (based on the shores of Lake Constance, Germany) “Graf Zeppelin was a manager at the end of the 19th century […]
Tag: Hydrogen
Well-framed chickeniana
The winner of this week’s How to Frame a Question competition is the author of this headline: Could Chicken Feathers Be The Salvation Of Hydrogen? That individual may be Christopher deMorro, who wrote the accompanying article in Gas 2.0. But if Christopher deMorro did not write the headline, the winner is whichever other person did. […]
Interview with panda poo researcher
Because hydrogen is an explosive gas, to do large-scale testing Taguchi needs to get permission from the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. And to date, the agency has denied him that permission, citing as the reason: “We haven’t given such permission before.” However, with his Ig Nobel Prize, the professor hopes there will now be […]