Woz and Buzz - To the South Pole
Listening to: Unbreakable - Evermore
From the geek-cool files. Woz is going to drive to the South-Pole in a hydrogen powered Hummer H2… riding shot-gun: Buzz Aldrin
The Woz said he plans to drive to the South Pole in a Hummer in 2007. He said that in passing, and it seemed so absurd that I had to find out more. So after his talk, I went up and asked. Woz explained that he was participating in an expedition planned for December 2007 in which a group will drive Hummers running on hydrogen powered fuel cells from McMurdo Station to the South Pole. Woz said his particular vehicle would be co-piloted by Buzz Aldrin, who walked on the moon in 1969. The expedition is to be filmed in 3D for the director James Cameorn. Woz said that the group has received important advice on the project from the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authroity, which has been running some hydrogen fuel-cell powered buses.
src: TUAW
August 3rd, 2006 at 6:30 am
interesting that one… I wonder if they realise that hydrogen fuel cells don’t perform well under very cold conditions… they might have one or two issues cold starting in the morning
There is a fairly strong possibility that the fuel cells will come from the company I work for, Johnson Matthey PLC… will have to have a look at it for you.
As an aside, you don’t have an e-mail link on your Blog anymore - unless I am blind…
August 3rd, 2006 at 6:48 pm
If you could track that info down… that’d be cool!
Have added the email link to the front page.