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  4. Should I Invest £1k In Halifax Shares?

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    Now is most definitely the time to invest in real estate, manufacturing, transport etc. Oil is also a definite winner (not if you have a conscience though). I wouldn't really consider the majority of banks or financial institutions now as I think that ship has definitely sailed when it comes to short term gains. I've made in two weeks double what I'd get from a years worth of bank interest at current rates. Made £46 since 8:30 this morning alone, although that'll probably level out to about £30 by the time the market closes. I'm going to see if I can trade my way through uni :P.

  5. The Future Technologies Thread!

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    I supply parts for the Airbus :S

    My brother works for the place that assembles the wings for the A380, just outside Mansfield I think. He says that some of the stuff that goes on there would change your mind about getting on one, however I suppose that's probably true about a lot of places.

    anyone have any opinions on hydrogen fuel cells? only emission is water. i know the technology is being tested in a few cars and has also been made into a boiler. i believe once they have a safe way of using them (as they are very volatile and like to blow up at the moment) it will be one of the main sources of power in the future.

    also....i was thinking though, if everything was run on hydrogen fuel cells would the atmosphere be able to cope? as in would everything just get covered in condensation? or a much more humid/sticky/damp atmosphere? just thoughts, im probably wrong

    Doesn't the electrolysis required (or heat, or whatever other process you use) to prepare the hydrogen sort of undo all the good the cell itself does? You'd need to burn oil or use some form of unsustainable energy source before the cell is even created.

  7. The Future Technologies Thread!

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    I reckon a Gnat would do 600 maybe 700 miles per hour at a push and the £500 - £1000 an hour fuel is all well and good, but it wouldn't even run for an hour as it doesn't have the fuel capacity. Sorry to shit on your potatos, but I don't think you'd find anything on a remotely modest budget that would take you a useful distance (ie more than 500 miles) at supersonic speeds, and certainly not something that old.

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