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		cracki on Feb 22, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bloom Box Fuel Cell Device is Revealed from the box itself, i'd guess... electric heating elements?

pedalpete on Feb 22, 2010 [–]

electric heating elements to get 1800F? Wouldn't that take more power than this thing would create? I missed the part about heating to 1800.

ncarlson on Feb 22, 2010 | [–]

The chemical reaction heats up the box. However, large amounts of insulation is needed to retain the heat.

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