Several years ago I got the idea to use my wife's feet as a heat sink for an overclocked CPU. Once I solved the issue of frost buildup on the chip, it worked great.

Holy Cow! I work with Gene. I never thought he was capable of something like this.

Just goes to show you never really know someone.

Correct, which is why it will be the 3rd and 4th gen hybrid that will be the game changer. Would you like to change your reply to "Yes and Yes" now? :-)

Think of today's Hybrids as the equivalent of the first iPod. "No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame." It's the 3rd and 4th gen of these vehicles that will blow everything else out off the road, in a matter of speaking.

Pretty soon, Google will BE the Internet.

Unless science can find another part of the human anatomy that is problematic when limp, this probably won't get off the ground.

... what's the threshold for number of occupants before they blast off?

/no, I will not explain the reference.