Hydrogen on History Channel Wednesday

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The History Channel's "Modern Marvels" will air a program about hydrogen as a fuel this Wednesday at 10 PM, according to TiVo guides. Some viewers express skepticism about the show's content, anticipating a mix of factual and fictional elements, with concerns that hydrogen will only receive minimal coverage. There is a nostalgic comparison to past promotional films that made overly optimistic predictions about technology. The discussion highlights a general frustration with the quality of content and the accuracy of program summaries. Overall, viewers are encouraged to watch and see how the topic of hydrogen is presented.
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According to my TiVo guide this Wednesday at 10PM the show "Modern Marvels" on the History Channel will have a program about hydrogen as a fuel.

Those interested may want to check it out to see if it indeed covers this topic.

Cliff
 
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"Gas Tech:" usual HC mish-mash of fact & fiction.
 
Ooops! Sorry, didn't realize from the guide description that it was a show about gas as a phase of matter (H, He, Ne, Ar) and that H2 had just a couple minutes of rehashed footage.

I wonder if the people watching the promotional films in the 50s/60s predicting the future of flying cars, automated kitchens, and personal servant robots tired of the overly optimistic junk the same way as we do today.

Cliff
 
"Sorry?" Kinda doubt HC consulted you on content of program summaries or on production quality.

"Controlled fusion, cancer cures, chicken in every pot?" Tiring? Nah. Entertaining --- sad, but amusing.
 

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