An Exciting Development in Alternative Fuels

A man in Erie, PA has developed a way to burn salt water. The AP has picked this up too.

Now, don't go trying this at home, but apparently, exposing salt water to an RF energy field and supplying a flame will yield a constant burn at temperatures exceeding 3,000 degress Farenheit. That's a lot of energy, if it can be efficiently harvested.

If this turns out to be true, it could mark a huge advance in alternative fuel technology. Salt water, unlike liquid hydrogen, ethanol, or biodiesel, is a relatively inert substance, and is easy to transport from place to place. Also unlike the other fuels mentioned, it requires almost no energy to harvest, since 2/3 of the planet's surface is covered in it. The only costs involved would be collection and shipping the stuff inland. Finally, using salt water as a fuel would generate almost no pollution at all, since the reaction involved is simply burning hydrogen and oxygen.