She's a bit of a heifer - But I think I love Paula Bennett

[Ender EnZed]

No, but hydrogen is, and has been for decades.

And what is the chemical symbol for water.... or am I being pedantic, and you meant "a viable fuel source", because that certainly is true, water (H2o) will never be a viable fuel source.

Not as long as people dye of hunger and thirst that is.

Hydrogen is a fuel. Water is ash. It's what you get burning hydrogen. Hunger and thirst don't come into it.

[Winston001]

Hydrogen is a fuel. Water is ash. It's what you get burning hydrogen. Hunger and thirst don't come into it.

Only if there is some oxygen around. Hydrogen is quite fond of sulphur too, not to mention carbon (organic chem anyone??) so its a bit harsh terming water as ash.

The problem with the water-powered engine ideas is they avoid or smeer over basic physics. Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen. Water does not burn in any useful energy release sense. Oxygen is a strong atom and has a firm grip on 2 Hydrogens. Both atoms on their own are quite exciting and jolly good stuff for backyard explosions. Its the getting them on their own which is the trick.

The excitement over hydrogen power vehicles completely misses the point that the H has to be generated. Usually by electrolysis using electricity. That electricity is energy which has to be generated in the first place. Plus its not even a zero sum game. The energy delivered from hydrogen is slightly less than the electric energy used to make it.

The only way water can be used as a fuel is to disassociate the H and the O. That works but you need a battery or something to do it. There is a technology using a membrane which steal H atoms but I'm not sure how it is panning out.

[u4ea]

Great idea, then all the sluts can start breeding again when their oldest kid turns 5, that gives them enough time to have another kid before the oldest one turns 6, meaning that they get another 6 years off work. I can imagine that cycle repeating itself many times over, until they are too old to have more kids. Then they will say that they are sick and unable to work for all those years of alcohol/drug abuse meaning they will be on the sickness benefit for the rest of their lives. It seems that nothing really changes for the people who gain the most from this system.

This is nothing new PMSFL!!! I rekon cut the benne if the parent gets up the duff while on the benne..and take an audit on how many of "both" parents are actually claiming for a child each and possibly residing together..a farking good income!!! all the perks and ya never leave the house!!!

Well, this country got damn close in the '50s. At one point there were I think 26 people unemloyed, and the Prime Minister Keith Holyoake knew the name of every one of them. Seriously.

A job for every person who wants one. *Then* you can crack down on the bludgers. Requires making full employment the priority instead of corporate profits. And going for a high wage economy not a low wage one. Won't happen. Too many vested interests in keeping unemployment high and wages low.

Scary!

That is exactly what the DPB was introduced for, at least it is working for her, it was bloody tough before DPB was here but they still managed, how I don't know!

Nobody minds paying tax to help the real needy but to make a career choice of the DPB is criminal abuse of the system! IMHO

Free simply means "someone else" is paying!

They managed by growing food..washing nappies and working ...gee they have it tough now!I was on the dpb yrs ago..got sick of the bash too..but I worked in very non-glam jobs with no child care subsidies or working for families..wouldve been easier to get pregnant again but I kindov wanted more for my son..

[bluebird]

yeh, yeh, yeh...kill the poor, send the children back to the factories, and deport the crims to australia. and yes paula bennett is a heffer; strong, usefull, predictable but a 20W lightbulb shines out of the eyes.

[Robert Taylor]

yeh, yeh, yeh...kill the poor, send the children back to the factories, and deport the crims to australia. and yes paula bennett is a heffer; strong, usefull, predictable but a 20W lightbulb shines out of the eyes.

Shes definitely more appealing than all the dykes on the Labour benches. All Labour Governments do is saddle us with more taxes, more debt and stupid laws.