Water is made of Hydrogen and Oxygen (H2O). Fish have a natural way of extracting oxygen from water using their gills. They seem to do this without expending much energy. If the oxygen is extracted from water this would leave the hydrogen. The hydrogen can then be burned in the oxygen creating energy and harmless byproduct - water. Then the cycle can be repeated.
So logically it should be possible to manufacture some artificial gills (probably using meta-materials) to to split oxygen and hydrogen to produce energy. With enough research this could be done on an industrial scale.
Hence, crisis solved! Who's with me? Any (nay sayers) see any possible problems with this?
2006-10-24 22:31:48 · 10 answers · asked by TechHead 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Actually fish extract dissolved oxygen in the water not oxygen from splitting water molecules.
2006-10-24 22:36:28 · answer #1 · answered by Robert A 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
while you're perfect in quite some procedures i quite dont think of it quite is a clever thought to easily supply up residing a existence that does help, notwithstanding if its basically in a mini way. Jane Doe has 10 buddies and all of her buddies have 10 greater buddies. Jane resides a eco-friendly existence, possibilities are high a number of her buddies are too, and a few could nicely be presuaded to additionally. Then those ten buddies have their ten buddies and quickly you have an echo village. It wont ensue unexpectedly yet its a large existence and notwithstanding if the international inhabitants on no account catches on that they are raping the Earth you have nevertheless achieved your area and had a large existence by way of fact of it.
2016-10-16 09:22:30 · answer #2 · answered by seelye 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, I'm with you. You've just saved humanity.
Oh no, wait a minute...aha, I see, you're just uneducated and don't realise that gills extract dissolved oxygen (as Robert A has said).
Though I'd love to see fish swimming around with molecular fission devices poking out of their heads. They look so dull and bored normally.
And I had such high hopes for you...back to the drawing board, eh? Me ol' mucker.
2006-10-24 23:45:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe we could just wear the artificial gills and move to the bottom of the ocean where there isn't any pollution. It would save a lot of work not having to split those molecules and I could have a pet squid. Anybody wanna go?
2006-10-24 22:37:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having lots of fishy looking people flipping around would look rather ugly really and may give our truely gilled friends rather a complex. Bravo for thinking though - not enough of you mortals do this enough.
2006-10-24 22:34:49 · answer #5 · answered by Frufrubella (fairy princess) 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the red corpuscles in blood is what removes the oxygen.. it's a scary thought using blood to produce energy.
2006-10-24 22:44:13 · answer #6 · answered by david n 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Robert says is correct.
2006-10-24 22:39:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Robert A is correct... nice idea though.
2006-10-25 02:32:52 · answer #8 · answered by snake_girl85 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
novel idea- not sure how the gills would be big enough, though
2006-10-25 02:11:00 · answer #9 · answered by rose_merrick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
......... possible ......... but you have to see the commercial viability of the project .....................
2006-10-24 22:41:08 · answer #10 · answered by spaceman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋