HHO, should we believe the hype?

According to various websites, HHO is the answer to our gas problems. Since gas has reached the $4.00 mark, people are desperate. Many people argue that the science behind HHO is fact and many people argue that it is fiction.

Rather than jumping on a particular bandwagon, I'll preface my opinions as skeptical due to the absence of validation. Of course the science seems to be pseudoscience left over from the 1970s. The times are perfect to sell snake oil, so research will certainly have to be done in order to overcome the notion that "just because it's on the net it has to be true".

In short, thanks to the current state of the internet, it's nearly impossible to do valid research on HHO. A google search on HHO or any of it's variants will lead one to a list of sites that promote or discredit based on little more than opinion or a nice smoke/mirror showing.

Remember, watching a video of bubbling water does not constitute an automotive grade fuel. Again, I'm not entirely ready to say that you're not getting your $49 to $99 worth out of the information they sell. Until I see some real science, it's more likely that your money will do little more than signify your disgust with the current gas prices.

We all want fuel prices that will not adversely effect our economy. We're seeing people have trouble getting their kids to school, pay for products that have to be shipped long distances, get to work, or even skipping vacations due to fuel prices.

At the same time, none of us like being lied to or being taken advantage of. The water4gas setups seem to be doing just that. Even if it did work, the setup and maintenance is above and beyond what the average person can undertake as a long term solution. Most of the plans sold will never be built. Of the ones that are built, many will never be installed. Of the ones that are installed, many will be abandoned after a short while. In the end, the people selling the information will probably make a fortune with no regard for the lack of feasibility or practicality of the information they are selling.

Tomorrow I hope to begin posting a thing or two that i've learned along my journey to HHO enlightenment...