FINISHED FILMING TODAY 60 MINUTES

BIGKIWI · Sep 24, 2008

finished filming today all went really well will put link up as supposed to be on TV3 New Zealand on moday

mike1107 · Sep 24, 2008

tell us more bro

BIGKIWI · Sep 24, 2008

They followed me around for 3 days put me up in a n apartment then brought me all my shopping and food the food must of cost them a fortune hahahah. They filmed me training chest then doing our convict training of lifting people that we did inside, bussiness meetings, eating, out playing pool ...... then the did the actual ionterview which was not an easy one but could have been alot rougher. should look pretty good in the end I hope

B1gJ1m · Sep 24, 2008

Sounds great man, definitely keep us posted as we all will want to see this. Thanks again.

jcmule · Sep 24, 2008

do you know when it will air in the States?

Steak Helmet · Sep 24, 2008

BUMP...

will this air in the states??

oldfella · Sep 24, 2008

BK? Was it the Aussie crew filmi and interviewing? Dp you know if it will air in OZ? Would love to see it!

On the other side.......Good going bro, really! Well done!

BIGKIWI · Sep 24, 2008

It was a NZ film crew I am not sure if will show in Oz or US but who knows

I will put a link up as soon as it goes on so others can watch

nosmas · Sep 24, 2008

PLEASE PLEASE post the link when it becomes available.

confuzed_guy2000 · Sep 25, 2008

Sorry to hear about that:

In 1980 the CBS program 60 Minutes contacted Francisco and told him they wanted to do an entire show on his invention. At last he believed on demand hydrogen would be recognized as a viable alternative energy source. Relieved and happy, he prepared for the show.

A 60 Minutes crew arrived to film his demonstration which took place in a friends barn. The demonstration included showing a hydrogen fueled burner, running an electric motor, blowing up a balloon with the gas, cutting a number 2 from a ¾" thick steel plate with a torch using the hydrogen and running a 3hp lawnmower engine. All demonstrations worked perfectly except for the lawnmower engine. Because he was going to be on national TV, Francisco went out and bought a new lawnmower for the presentation and did not have time to test it. Unfortunately, the engine choked due to the excessive amount of fuel being produced. The 60 Minutes crew reassured Francisco and told him not to worry. They said they had enough footage of the successful demonstrations to complete a program.

When the show was aired, however, it had quite a different focus. The only part of the demonstration that was shown was the failure of the lawnmower to work and was used to point out an example of an independent inventors non-working invention. Although Francisco was advised to sue the program for misrepresenting his work, he discovered that the cost to do so would be more than he could bear having already mortgaged his home to put the needed dollars into prototypes and demonstration models.

At first devastated by this betrayal, his belief system that motivated his research for 50 years, despite the obstacles and frustrations experienced along the way, kept him focused. In 1986, he wrote to the Department of Energy about his generator. He received a form letter in response from an "Information Specialist" which included brief information describing the virtues and drawbacks of hydrogen as fuel.

Tyrone · Sep 25, 2008

That-a-boy BIGKWI!!! I can't wait to see you on tv telling how it is!!!

cpesloco · Sep 25, 2008

I sure hope they do not edit you to look like a complete ass. I have done several different interviews and other video type stuff and depending on what they need for the audiance, can change the outcome. I hope the best for you on the final product.

BIGKIWI · Sep 25, 2008

cpesloco said:
I sure hope they do not edit you to look like a complete ass. I have done several different interviews and other video type stuff and depending on what they need for the audiance, can change the outcome. I hope the best for you on the final product.

Yep me to there is always that possibility but I hope not