From: tomswift@cruzio.com   
      
   Lets see now, carbon has an atomic weight of 12. We have 60 of them in a   
   buckyball, and it will be storing 1 hydrogen atom.  That may work as far   
   as stabilizing the H but Im not to sure it would be of any help in a   
   propulsion system for use in space : ).   
      
   Mike   
      
   In article <20040206205528.06160.00000170@mb-m21.aol.com>,   
    bllfs6@aol.com (BllFs6) wrote:   
      
   > >ractical interest in such approaches centers on finding a way to   
   > >stabilize H, so you can invest all that energy on the ground, and release   
   > >it in flight without having to carry the powerplant along.  Unfortunately,   
   > >nobody has yet found any workable stabilizing technique.   
   > >--   
   > >MOST launched 30 June; science observations running     |   Henry Spencer   
   > >since Oct; first surprises seen; papers pending.        | hen   
   y@spsystems.net   
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   > could you trap a solitary H atom inside something like a buckyball?   
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   > take care   
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   > Blll   
      
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