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| Topic Started: May 22 2008, 01:47 PM (209 Views) | |
| bweezy | May 22 2008, 01:47 PM Post #1 |
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On Vacation
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Anyone ever heard of this? Sounds a little too good to be true... http://www.runyourscarwithwater.com/ |
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| Omnivorous | May 22 2008, 01:56 PM Post #2 |
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www.run-your-scar-on-water.com? I'm quite happy to use public transport
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| Jack Tarr | May 22 2008, 04:23 PM Post #3 |
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Water injection has been around since I was in high school but what that web page is proposing is that you send them your $ and then they will ask "Was it good for you too dear?" |
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| Niongor | May 23 2008, 06:05 AM Post #4 |
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Giver of the *Hi-5*
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Public trans...port?! What the f**king hell is that?!?! Tell you what it is! Not for me! As for this idea of cars running on water, BBC News 24 had a whole 20 minute program on about it...at 3:40am...but still, I was impressed. If it wasn't so expensive and was practical, I'd definitely get this sorted for any car I owned! Would be nice and green. I reckon this technology will only become widely available after the death of oil however... |
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| bweezy | May 23 2008, 07:57 AM Post #5 |
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It will become widely available when market forces make it profitable to develop. Should the price of oil continue to skyrocket, it could happen sooner rather than later. Especially in Europe, where the cost of petroleum is far higher than in North America. |
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| Fin | May 23 2008, 12:39 PM Post #6 |
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Tilting Windmills
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My truck runs on hopes and dreams.......sigh it doesnt get very far |
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| Mirahge | May 24 2008, 11:44 AM Post #7 |
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And you say I have problems!
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OMG i have to quote that! |
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| Omnivorous | May 24 2008, 11:53 AM Post #8 |
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Do you prefer to go to uni in your chauffeur-driven Rolls? ![]() Me saving money by not driving, there's a train station nearby which takes the same time to get to work as driving does And the journey is picturesque alongside the Lea Valley canals
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| Cameron of Lochiel | May 24 2008, 01:31 PM Post #9 |
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Our Cabinet needs to do MORE !!
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Correct, this has been around for YEARS !! But .... Stan Myers was poisoned and died in 1998 before releasing a motor that would run 100 miles per gallon of water after many threats from oil companies. His prototypes were stolen. Read This Page Oil Corporations AND most governments have too much riding on Oil to allow the development of "On Board Hydrogen Electrolysis" Watch This Video Unfortunately Free energy is regarded as ANARCHY/anti-government :angry: Other Webpages worth Reading .... |
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| bweezy | May 28 2008, 02:19 PM Post #10 |
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More altenative fuel options. http://www.autonet.ca/donut/content/news/e...5671071-cp.html |
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| disposablepuppetland | Jun 23 2008, 08:37 AM Post #11 |
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Their process, if it worked, would break a fundamental law of physics. Yes, you can split water into hydrogen and oxygen, and yes, you can then burn that mixture to form water again. However, the maximum amount of energy you can possibly get from the burning is exactly the same as you used to split the water in the first place. There is no energy gain in changing water into water. In reality you'd lose a significant amount of energy in heat. The only way an engine could be powered by water is to split it into hydrogen and oxygen, then combine two hydrogen atoms to make helium. That means nuclear fusion, and if these guys have developed a working fusion reactor I doubt they'd be selling the plans for $150. Basically, it's a scam. Water Injection is used for cooling, not power. |
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| Cameron of Lochiel | Jun 23 2008, 02:41 PM Post #12 |
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Our Cabinet needs to do MORE !!
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Whilst I can't speak for the Product on Bweezy's commercial link DPL .... .... the technology does work ! It involves Hydrolysis, or more accurately Electrolysis of water (We've all, or most of us will have, performed Hydrolysis at school to produce hydrogen (Burns with a pop)) Well ... Electrolysis is the decomposition of water into oxygen and hydrogen gas due to an electric current being passed through the water. This electrolytic process is used in some industrial applications when hydrogen is needed .... .... it can also power a car !! As for the Fundamental (Conservation of Energy) principles of Physics .... .... nobody is claiming that you get more energy out than you put in (which would break that law) Water Powered cars DO work tho' ! - check out my links above.
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| disposablepuppetland | Jun 23 2008, 07:21 PM Post #13 |
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Yes hydrolysis is perfectly valid, but you won't gain any energy by recombining the hydrogen and oxygen.
The articles you link to are claiming they can get more energy out than they put in. All the energy has to be used up in splitting the water. There is no energy left to move the car. Stanley Meyer was a fraud. [link] I quote from the first paragraph:
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[align=center]This is what DPL is about - Also known as The Justified Ancients of West-Side - Furthermore known as the Jam Cartographer of Canada[/align] | |
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| jDELIGHT | Jul 1 2008, 01:34 AM Post #14 |
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Fun is the only noise you should hear
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Prince Charles finally gets a short-handed goal (at least in my book, this counts): runs on wine. Aston Martin. |
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| Niongor | Jul 1 2008, 09:38 AM Post #15 |
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LOL! I only just saw this, have no idea how the hell I missed it first time round?! ![]() Anyway, we do actually have a chauffer (and natch, he's South African) but he's back home in Australia and we only hired him because my dad wasn't well enough (at the time) to drive for himself. Now he's part time staff. My does actually have a Rolls too a Rolls Phantom BMW or something or other. Nice ride though... but we had to have it shipped over from the the UK <_< which the Australian tax man was very happy about ![]() As for getting to uni - it's a 20 minute walk! My mate and I make it regardless of rain or shine, but I plan to have a car soon...maybe I'll still walk...maybe not...but no public transport, my OCD can't take it! I read that Prince Charles managed to reduce his carbon foot print by 18%. Considering the size of his estates and all the travelling he does, that's pretty impressive! |
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| West Fryslan | Jul 1 2008, 02:27 PM Post #16 |
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Very recently the governing body of Amsterdam which is currently made up of Party of the Workers and GreenLeft coalition, knoecked back suggestions of installing these water filling facilities at gas stations. "Too expensive" they say. But they approved plans to close a port (which makes money) and replace it with free housing that will only be available to asylum seekers. I have no problem with asylum seekers but our homeless and poor could use the free housing and others could do with the work the poort brings in. Thank God I live in seperate province! |
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| Niongor | Jul 2 2008, 03:26 PM Post #17 |
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Giver of the *Hi-5*
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Say what?! That's just crazy! A socialist-green government knocks back a green proposal that would set a trend for a nation if not a continent...in favour of cutting jobs and creating, what is in essence, a segregated community for foreigners...we had a name for that one in South Africa... :angry:
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| Omnivorous | Jul 2 2008, 03:49 PM Post #18 |
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| Pez201 | Jul 3 2008, 05:07 AM Post #19 |
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A mate of mine used to pick me up for school in his 1990 Holden/Vauxhall 5-door Nova Hatchback... yeah, beat that for quality. ![]()
I get to uni by bus... 90 minutes there, 90 minutes back. Man, it's boring.
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"I never said i was the first person..yesh. I admit Pez was the first one to throw a goat" - Fin Leader of the Canadian Fat Whale Party from 21/5/08 - 29/8/09 and from 1/8/09 when his 48 hour brain fuzz cleared up.
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| Niongor | Jul 3 2008, 11:34 AM Post #20 |
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I remember when I first started coming to the UK for uni and I saw a Holden Corsa under the name "Vauxhall" I thought that was weird until I saw the crummy European name for 'em: "Opel" (How sh*t!) I used to walk to high school too, it was 20 mins there, 20 mins back. Ah how I remember those days. My home is like 4 minutes from the beach and so we would sometimes take a long walk to school when it was really nice weather. Btw, Omni, I didn't get what was funny
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a Rolls Phantom BMW or something or other. Nice ride though...
but we had to have it shipped over from the the UK <_< which the Australian tax man was very happy about

7:30 PM Jul 10