The urban legend surrounding Stanley Meyer will probably never fade away. Stanley Meyer is an American man from Ohio who claimed to have created a water powered car. Supposedly he used a system of water molecule separation to extract hydrogen which requires less energy to use than gasoline. According to the story, Stanley built a prototype of his water powered car with the intention of demonstrating his invention. Apparently he drove for one hundred miles using only four ounces of water. Unfortunately for fans of Stanley, he was convicted of fraud by an Ohio court in 1996 and died in 1998. There is a lot of controversy surrounding the death of Stanley Meyer. Some people claim that the autopsy report revealed an aneurysm and others claim that he was poisoned.
One of the reasons that the urban legends surrounding Stanley Meyer and the Water Powered Car are so popular is that people really do want to believe that a car that runs on water could be a possibility. After all, people have been promising its possibility almost since the day the automobile was invented. After almost one hundred years, hearing that the technology is still being found is a little frustrating.
There are a lot of reasons people want to have a water powered car:
1. A water powered car is, quite simply, cheaper. Water costs far less than gasoline and the price of gasoline is not likely to go down any time soon. Currently gas is around three dollars US per gallon and it is expected to keep climbing.
2. A water powered car is better for the environment. A car that "burns water" is not going to emit any of the dangerous greenhouse gasses that gasoline burning or diesel burning cars emit. Greenhouse gases are a major contributor to global warming. Whether or not you believe in global warming is irrelevant, everybody can agree that the smog that hangs over even the smallest town is no fun to breathe.
3. Water is a constantly renewable resource. Unlike gasoline which relies on the availability of dinosaur bones (fossil fuels), it is unlikely that the earth will ever run out of water, and by the time the earth runs completely out of water nobody will care much about their car. It is possible that by driving a water powered car, people might actually contribute to the production of more water, sending the oxygen into the atmosphere to help with the evaporation and re-condensation of water.
Water powered cars have a small air of romance about them. After all, everybody would like to believe that it would be possible to drive all over the place and not hurt the planet, drain the bank account, or contribute to the decline in fossil fuels. Unfortunately the technology just is not ready yet. Hopefully it will be ready sooner rather than later but we wouldn't recommend holding your breath while you wait. Water powered cars will be here eventually, we just have to be patient.
Cars That Run on Water Tip #1
No matter what anybody tells you, there is not yet a water powered car in production. That is an urban myth that reached its peak with Stanley Meyer who claimed that he drove one hundred miles using only four ounces of water (he was later convicted of fraud). The water powered engine hasn't even been invented yet. Scientists are still trying to figure out if it is even possible. |
Cars That Run on Water Tip #2
Many major car manufacturers are embracing the idea of the hydrogen car. BMW hopes to release a hydrogen car to the public by 2008 (or 2010 at the latest) and other manufacturers like Toyota are also making plans to release hydrogen car lines. Of course the debate over using hydrogen in cars is still raging and nothing has been settled yet. |
Cars That Run on Water Tip #3
While both a water based engine and a hydrogen engine will do wonders for fuel emissions and the environment, one of the major reasons people want them is to improve their fuel mileage. Of course, gas mileage can be improved right now. You can improve your gas mileage drastically just by driving sensibly and making sure your car is maintained properly. |
