OT two+ buck a gallon gas AAARRRGGGGHHH

[Mark Brownell]

On Friday, March 19, 2004, at 06:06  AM, Alejandro Tejada wrote:

> Just for the record,
>
> Looks what happens to those lone inventors
> in their quest for the holy grail of energy
> efficiency:
>
> http://www.lapress.org/article.asp?IssCode=&lanCode=1&artCode=3194
>
> Notice:
> "He ended up in abject poverty and his friends
> and family — including his wife — abandoned him."
>
> Encouraging? Or Not?
>
> al

He should have heard of RonCo.

http://www.thekcrachannel.com/call3/2668095/detail.html
"Will It Work: Turbo Cooker

POSTED: 3:54 p.m. PST November 26, 2003

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The four-in-one cooking system Turbo Cooker is 
supposed to help cooks make meals from frozen to finished in less than 
15 minutes. But does it really work?"

"Turbo Cooker sells on TV for almost $80, but CALL 3 found it at 
Walgreens for $39.99."