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water powered car!
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Okay I happen to own a 1994 Ford Escort Wagon the exact colour of the one in this clip. I'm going out right now to pour some water in the tank and see how this works. (Just kidding - Its -7 C outside and water doesn't pour all that well at that temperature).
Dang those laws of thermo-dynamics. I want them repealed.
That was quite a suprize at the end - Proud to be a Canadian Conservative? Who would have thought?
Dang those laws of thermo-dynamics. I want them repealed.
whats with the proud to be stuff at the end? and the lift music??
other than that, pretty cool idea.
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That was quite a suprize at the end - Proud to be a Canadian Conservative? Who would have thought?
All energy conversion consumes more energy than it yields. Practicality is determined by more than just energy returns. Energy conversion is tolerable when the resulting energy is more conveniently or efficiently useable.
All this talk and no one even mentions the cold Hydrogen flame. Not even knowing about Thermo that's just ridiculous.
As for the discussion about using water for a car. If you pour water in your car and expect to convert it to Hydrogen through electrolysis, you have to supply the electricity. This means you either have to have batteries or a generator. So if you're running an IC engine on the Hydrogen from the electrolysis to power a generator, the electricity you get out is less than what's required for electrolysis. Simple as that. Has nothing to do with the energy being converted to a more useable form.
I hate it when the news publishes crap like this. They should get their stories checked by people who have a technical background so as to prevent spreading this nonsense.
As for the discussion about using water for a car. If you pour water in your car and expect to convert it to Hydrogen through electrolysis, you have to supply the electricity. This means you either have to have batteries or a generator. So if you're running an IC engine on the Hydrogen from the electrolysis to power a generator, the electricity you get out is less than what's required for electrolysis. Simple as that. Has nothing to do with the energy being converted to a more useable form.
I hate it when the news publishes crap like this. They should get their stories checked by people who have a technical background so as to prevent spreading this nonsense.