I ran across this on the net today, has anyone else ever heard this?

UPDATED 03/08) "A WARNING about 'build your own electrolyzer plans', sold on the Internet and the use of "Baking Soda" in your Electrolyzer."

It has come to our attention that there are now several Internet Businesses selling DIY type books, DVDs and CDROMs telling people how to build their own "electrolyzers" and "MAP Enhancers".

While we applaud their effort and encourage the efforts of those that wish to build their own systems, we must warn that the feeble attempt, in these plans, to copy our "Protium Fuel Optimizer" and "Protium Oxyisolator" are not accurate and will actually cause problems with the Fuel Injection Computer. If you'd like to save some time and money by not having to trash what you've built from these plans, you can always come to Protium Fuel Systems.

And finally, we must insist in the strongest terms possible, the use of "Baking Soda" in an Electrolyzer CAN BE DEADLY! If an Electrolyzer is built correctly, no catalyst is needed for safe operations. Yet, they suggest the most deadly combination of off-the-shelf products.

It's obvious, these peddlers of books and DVDs have no idea how these systems operate or they would know that it only takes a small leak or accidental exposure to the DEADLY GASES that are generated by the use of "Baking Soda" to kill you and your loved ones. Please heed this warning. Save your money and save your families life.

For those of you that doubt the lethality of the usage of "Baking Soda", please read the following and then spread the word:

When you place Baking Soda in your Electrolizer, you create a deadly gas that is odorless, tasteless, and colorless. The only symptom you'll have of your poisoning is sudden, uncontrollable sleepiness, and by this time ... it's too late ... you're DEAD!

First, "Baking Soda" is NOT a catalyst, it's a CONSUMABLE.

Second, when you use Baking Soda in your Electrolyzer you create a molecular reaction that forms "CARBON MONOXIDE GAS". Yes, the same stuff that comes out of the exhaust pipe of your vehicle. Great for suicide, not great for hydrogen.

Third and most important, what makes it more lethal than your exhaust gases is the fact it is not laced with other toxins which would make your eyes burn, irritate your lungs and create nausea. All wonderful warnings to get out before you drop dead. Therefore, without these extra toxins, the only warning you have is the sudden sleepiness. Actually, that's not a warning at all, it's you dying ...

If you still have any doubts about this. Contact any chemist. They will confirm everything you've just read. Now, spread the word and save someone's life!

He states that these guides instruct that you use baking soda as a "catalyst" for the generator and that it produces carbon monoxide and that even a small leak can kill you. Pretty bold and serious statements to be sure.

I asked this man to send me any factual proof, government warnings or statistics on those hurt by running their own hydrogen generators. He wrote back that if I didn't believe him I could ask any high school chemistry teacher. I thought this was a pretty lame answer so I wrote back stating that if a person makes a claim against another that causes that person financial harm (which he was doing by claiming the guides people were selling on the internet could kill people) then he needed some factual data supporting his claims. He wrote back that I should forward any more correspondence to his lawyer. Interesting and typical response from someone caught lying.

But to be sure, I had my generator tested by an independent, licensed technician which showed no carbon monoxide production. I contacted an actual scientist and researcher from Gulf Laboratories and he said the claims this man made were "laughably ridiculous" and that his 25 years experience told him that you don't get carbon monoxide from baking soda.

I contacted the company I originally bought my DIY guide from and forwarded the article to him and said I wanted my money back if this turned out to be true. He sent me documentation and proof that the system was safe and said that the claims made by this person selling the expensive HHO gas kit were "unsubstantiated ranting and filled with so many inaccuracies that it could not even be taken seriously"."