Water-Fueled Car
Earth2012 this month announced the launch of a major new project: they're going to build a water-fueled car. And they're soliciting donations to help them achieve this ambitious dream. Of course, a water-fueled car might raise a few skeptical eyebrows, but Earth2012 says the science behind their project is all very sound. The tank of their car will be filled up with water, but the water will then be converted onboard into hydrogen. So it's really a hydrogen-powered car, not a water-powered one. And hydrogen-powered cars, of course, already exist. What makes my hoax detector start ringing when I read about their project is their description of the onboard water-to-hydrogen conversion process. From what I understand, it takes quite a bit of energy to separate water into hydrogen and oxygen. This has always been one of the major stumbling blocks on the road to a hydrogen economy (the cost of producing hydrogen). But Earth2012 says that it has developed a 'revolutionary way of creating hydrogen from water.' This involves vibrating the water at exactly the correct frequency, thereby causing the water to easily separate into oxygen and hydrogen.
Maybe Earth2012 really has developed this revolutionary new process, though the details they provide about it are awfully sketchy. But it all sounds an awful lot like a water-as-fuel hoax, of which there have been many in the past... one of the weirdest being Guido Franch's claims back in the 70s that he had developed a cheap green powder that, when added to water, transformed the water into gasoline. Franch gave a few demonstrations of his powder, though never under scientifically controlled conditions, and his credibility took a bit of a blow when he confessed that the secret of the powder had been given to him by a group of spacemen from the planet Neptune. The Straight Dope has an article about Franch if you're interested in reading more about him.
Update: Parazyte has provided a link to an article (in English) about Daniel Dingel, a Filipino man who claims that he invented a water-powered car back in 1969. The rest of the site is in German, but click here to see a video of Mr. Dingel driving around in his watercar.
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Can we run our car with water and gas?
Can anybody tell me is the HHO Gas is real working or is another scam?
Posted by johnandrews52 in California on Thu Jun 19, 2008 at 04:16 AM
Can anybody tell me is the HHO Gas is real working or is another scam?
Hi, John
There are several kits avaliable just search for 'water car kit':
http://www.runcarswithwater.com/?gclid=CM7ere7ZgZQCFSoZagodGiEvWA
A recent conference in Canada revealed a company producing units that seperated Hydrogen from water, a diswasher sized unit, that were comercially available:
http://www.pollutionprobe.org/Publications/Air.htm
http://aboutclimatechange.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=48
http://www.pej.org/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=6759&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
Hope this all helps.
Also check out the video at Channel 9 above.
Regards,
KH
Posted by KEith Harris in Australia on Thu Jun 19, 2008 at 04:02 PM
There are several kits avaliable just search for 'water car kit':
http://www.runcarswithwater.com/?gclid=CM7ere7ZgZQCFSoZagodGiEvWA
A recent conference in Canada revealed a company producing units that seperated Hydrogen from water, a diswasher sized unit, that were comercially available:
http://www.pollutionprobe.org/Publications/Air.htm
http://aboutclimatechange.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=48
http://www.pej.org/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=6759&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
Hope this all helps.
Also check out the video at Channel 9 above.
Regards,
KH
Hi, John,
Found a similar company producinmg an industrial unit that replaces acetlyne cutting tourches. if you look into Stanley Meyer's pages and videos you will find one that shows his technology [patented] doing the same thing.
It is a small step from an acetlyne torch to a motor car engine.
http://hytechapps.com/
Regards,
KH
Posted by KEith Harris in Australia on Thu Jun 19, 2008 at 04:09 PM
Found a similar company producinmg an industrial unit that replaces acetlyne cutting tourches. if you look into Stanley Meyer's pages and videos you will find one that shows his technology [patented] doing the same thing.
It is a small step from an acetlyne torch to a motor car engine.
http://hytechapps.com/
Regards,
KH
In Sri Lanka a boy engineer has found a methode to break water to H2 and o2, very eazly, he runs his car by water around 80Km per leter of water
Posted by Anura Kumarasiri in Sri Lanka on Wed Jul 09, 2008 at 02:16 AM
Hi, Anura
Can you send details, URL or other info on Sri Lanka.
Am working on same idea.
Thanks. KH
Posted by Keith Harris in Australia on Wed Jul 09, 2008 at 05:45 PM
Can you send details, URL or other info on Sri Lanka.
Am working on same idea.
Thanks. KH
I've been reading through a lot of these comments. Let me just first say, it's very plausible. And for people who are talking about replacing spark plugs, maintence, etc, let me tell you this. Buy a tank of straight hydrogen, hook a hose up to the regular, and spray it directly into the top of ANY carb motor. The motor will work FLAWLESSLY with NO modification. Hydrogen gas completly takes the place of gas. The spark plugs ignite the hydro gas, regular combustion, no pollution, etc. And, for maintence, the motor will be in MUCH better shape - no carbon build up, etc. It will be clean. It's just water. Too many people argue on here though, there is no reason to keep arguing. It works. And it's possible. There is a list of people who have developed great ways to split H20. Keep working and researching. The answer will come.
Posted by Alex in Fort Collins, CO on Sat Oct 03, 2009 at 07:11 AM
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