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CommyCommy Posts: 4,984
edited May 2008 in A Moving Train
This thing can go from Cali to NY on 20 gallons of water. Wtf are they waiting for?

You can buy a parts for your vehicle and change into a hybrid from the second link.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/889506/unbelievable_patented_technology/

http://waterpoweredcar.com/
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  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    I think this is one of those circumstances where it takes more energy to make than it produces.
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

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  • CommyCommy Posts: 4,984
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    I think this is one of those circumstances where it takes more energy to make than it produces.
    could be. I haven't done much research on this...even so, an electric powered car that runs on water (power source and fuel source) would be quite the step up from anything on the road now.
  • My3rdEyeMy3rdEye Posts: 927
    Commy wrote:
    This thing can go from Cali to NY on 20 gallons of water. Wtf are they waiting for?

    You can buy a parts for your vehicle and change into a hybrid from the second link.

    http://www.metacafe.com/watch/889506/unbelievable_patented_technology/

    http://waterpoweredcar.com/

    "They" are waiting for more quarters where "they" generate 40 BILLION dollar profits.

    Besides aren't we going to run out of water too anyway. Where the hell is California going to get water to fuel cars?

    We certainly need an alternative to gas (and not just because of the prices but because it's killing us all anyway with the emissions) but I prefer having water around to drink.

    I don't know the answer but encouraging people to ride bikes and take PT is a good start. We should pay people not to drive cars :)
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  • Smellyman2Smellyman2 Posts: 689
    Something awfully fishy about that one.

    I am diggin the air car

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  • Skitch PattersonSkitch Patterson Posts: 642
    i say steam engines are the answer.
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    My3rdEye wrote:

    Besides aren't we going to run out of water too anyway. Where the hell is California going to get water to fuel cars?
    Yes....potable water and the lack of it will be a major problem in the coming decades....in some places it already is a problem.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • macgyver06macgyver06 Posts: 2,500
    i dont think water should be used for anything but crops, drinking water and sanitaray usage (cleaning/toilet/bath/sink)
  • macgyver06macgyver06 Posts: 2,500
    tybird wrote:
    Yes....potable water and the lack of it will be a major problem in the coming decades....in some places it already is a problem.


    its a MAJOR problem in some places


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  • justamjustam Posts: 21,412
    Commy wrote:
    This thing can go from Cali to NY on 20 gallons of water. Wtf are they waiting for?

    You can buy a parts for your vehicle and change into a hybrid from the second link.

    http://www.metacafe.com/watch/889506/unbelievable_patented_technology/

    http://waterpoweredcar.com/


    Oh gee. You really think it's a good idea to use water (which humans need to drink and water crops!!!) as fuel for vehicles?

    Save us all. :p
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  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    macgyver06 wrote:
    its a MAJOR problem in some places


    life and death
    Maybe I should have said...a current and growing problem. :D
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    Skitch Patterson wrote:
    i say steam engines are the answer.
    Burning more coal and more wood is indeed the answer.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • CommyCommy Posts: 4,984
    justam wrote:
    Oh gee. You really think it's a good idea to use water (which humans need to drink and water crops!!!) as fuel for vehicles?

    Save us all. :p
    He converts H2O into HHO, and then uses the Hydrogen for fuel, with water as the byproduct. Very clean process. Even saltwater can be used, with no adverse affects on the fuel cell.
  • justamjustam Posts: 21,412
    I feel that food and water should be off limits for use as fuel for anything but living beings though.
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  • sweet adelinesweet adeline Posts: 2,191
    i'd be curious if the exhaust was steam, so essentially it would be releasing H2O back into the atmosphere and thus there was no loss in the water supply.

    could turn LA into a pretty muggy place, but i suppose thats better than smog ;)
  • Strangest TribeStrangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
    Ive never understood why saltwater/oceanwater is not a viable source of water.

    In survival class we took salt water boiled it and captures the steam in plastic containers and it was totally salt free.
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  • sweet adelinesweet adeline Posts: 2,191
    Strangest Tribe wrote:
    Ive never understood why saltwater/oceanwater is not a viable source of water.

    In survival class we took salt water boiled it and captures the steam in plastic containers and it was totally salt free.

    survival class sounds badass.

    where did you take this?
  • Kel VarnsenKel Varnsen Posts: 1,952
    Strangest Tribe wrote:
    Ive never understood why saltwater/oceanwater is not a viable source of water.

    In survival class we took salt water boiled it and captures the steam in plastic containers and it was totally salt free.


    Oh it totally is. It bugs me when people act like there is a "shortage" of water. There isn't, there is only a shortage of cheap water. Hell they convert human waste (urine) into drinking water on the international space station so you can pretty much get drinking water from anything that contains water, it is just a matter of how much you are willing to pay for it.
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    Strangest Tribe wrote:
    Ive never understood why saltwater/oceanwater is not a viable source of water.

    In survival class we took salt water boiled it and captures the steam in plastic containers and it was totally salt free.
    Because you have to burn some type of fuel to turn the water into steam...and you have to have the infrastructure to capture the steam. The burning fuel will create emissions...unless you use nuclear power which has its own set of problems.

    Yes, you could heat the water by electricity...but the electricity has be generated in some form....most likely by burning coal...thus, creating emissions.
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  • Strangest TribeStrangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
    sweet adeline wrote:
    survival class sounds badass.

    where did you take this?
    College elective Southeast MO State circa 1986.
    Yeah I'm an old fart
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  • Strangest TribeStrangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
    tybird wrote:
    Because you have to burn some type of fuel to turn the water into steam...and you have to have the infrastructure to capture the steam. The burning fuel will create emissions...unless you use nuclear power which has its own set of problems.

    Yes, you could heat the water by electricity...but the electricity has be generated in some form....most likely by burning coal...thus, creating emissions.
    All true... However, water naturally evaporates solar, it's slow.
    Also pressurized water evaporates very quickly.
    I'm sure there's a solution out there.
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  • sweet adelinesweet adeline Posts: 2,191
    Strangest Tribe wrote:
    College elective Southeast MO State circa 1986.
    Yeah I'm an old fart

    sounds interesting, the only cool elective i took at UCSB was winetasting. i still use that knowledge to this day.
  • Strangest TribeStrangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
    sweet adeline wrote:
    sounds interesting, the only cool elective i took at UCSB was winetasting. i still use that knowledge to this day.

    I would have taken that every semester :D
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  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Commy wrote:
    He converts H2O into HHO, and then uses the Hydrogen for fuel, with water as the byproduct. Very clean process. Even saltwater can be used, with no adverse affects on the fuel cell.

    It's probably not, but just looking at HHO... isn't that in fact 2 "H's" and one "O" i.e. H2O?
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

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  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Commy, what about pollutants in the water, are they filtered first?
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  • godpt3godpt3 Posts: 1,020
    Commy wrote:
    He converts H2O into HHO, and then uses the Hydrogen for fuel, with water as the byproduct. Very clean process. Even saltwater can be used, with no adverse affects on the fuel cell.

    couple of things...
    —NASA's been using fuel cells since about 1965... they still have reliability issues.
    —Can you say Hindenburg...
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  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    godpt3 wrote:
    couple of things...
    —NASA's been using fuel cells since about 1965... they still have reliability issues.
    —Can you say Hindenburg...


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  • Kel VarnsenKel Varnsen Posts: 1,952
    godpt3 wrote:
    —Can you say Hindenburg...

    I wouldn't worry too much about that, I mean yes Hydrogen is explosive, but so is gasoline (in its gaseous state), and that doesn't stop people from driving gas powered cars.
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    Strangest Tribe wrote:
    All true... However, water naturally evaporates solar, it's slow.
    Also pressurized water evaporates very quickly.
    I'm sure there's a solution out there.
    Using the sun to evaporate that much water and have something to catch before it drifts away would require a huge and I mean HUGE amount of space and infrastructure.

    Pressurization would also require a machine operating on electricity or fossil fuel.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    Kel Varnsen wrote:
    I wouldn't worry too much about that, I mean yes Hydrogen is explosive, but so is gasoline (in its gaseous state), and that doesn't stop people from driving gas powered cars.
    The problem is keeping in pressurized, like you see in the vehicles that run on LNG. All it takes is a very small leak in the system and an inconvenient spark.....BOOM!!!
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
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