Message text written by Andy Peabody >They both pass the fuel over very strong magnets which in turn breaks do= wn the nasty microbes and slime. < I can't think of any mechanism that would cause a magnet to have much effect on these microbes. Are there any biologists on the list qualifi= ed to comment? Michael Rowe Lurker

Kanani@compuserve.com writes: >Message text written by Andy Peabody >>They both pass the fuel over very strong magnets which in turn >breaks down >the nasty microbes and >slime. < > > >I can't think of any mechanism that would cause a magnet to have much >effect on these microbes. Are there any biologists on the list >qualified >to comment? This subject was discussed just recently on another list ad nauseum. There were a number of convinced users, mostly commercial people, but just as many disbelievers who had never tried the device but found umpteen pseudo-scientific reasons why it couldn't possibly work. There was no final conclusion and eventually the discussions just faded out. George of Scaramouche