http://presscore.ca/2011/?p=1910
Car that runs on water?
I will be able to sleep much better if this is ripped to shreds and destroyed.

 

While waiting for the link to load...
http://xkcd.com/901/

 

I saw where there was a compressed air vehicle on the news the other night.

http://www.gizmag.com/compressed-air-car-set-for-us-launch-in-2010/8896/

 

I like the guy in the hockey-mask in the drivers seat

 

I notice the story isn't allowing comments. Figures, not everyone is an idiot.

 

I saw another emissions free concept-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vPk-l2k1-U

 

The article state this

The water electrical generator is located in the back of the car and when water is poured it is then broken down in order to create electricity to power the car. Imagine what such a generator could do to the oil industry, the nuclear plants and the electrical grid.

And how is the water broken down. I would like to know that small detail.

 

The first article says you can run it on two cans of soda. It didn't state however how you are going to keep all the flies and honey bees away from it in the summer

 

I am sure flies and honey bees. Will see that it is scam. And keep away from it. If not just use low fat extra diet soda (sparkling water) Fill up with one litre with water. And off you go in 80 kmh for and hour.

 

The article state this

And how is the water broken down. I would like to know that small detail.

u and me both...

 

I think it is the typical overunity scam some idiot in the press has bought into. They probably start getting comments pointing to the pile on the kitchen floor, so the story stayed up (typical) while the comments were closed (and hidden).

It is a scam.

 

There is always that little remaining mystery....

 

That journo needs firing. From the URL on the car:
Website closed over 2 years before the article.

Thank you for visiting our website.
We at GENEPAX have strived to develop new technologies to enable environment friendly energy systems, to mitigate environmental risks such as those posed by global warming.　The systems that we have proposed have received warm words of support from many people. However, we have yet to overcome the many obstacles we face in the current world, to bring our systems to market. Moreover, the costs of development have become very large. As our resources are very limited, we need to retrench and reassess our resources and our development plans at this time, and we are accordingly closing our website.
We express our deep gratitude for the supportive messages we have received. We hope that you will continue to be supportive of efforts to develop cleaner and more environment friendly energies, and we will continue to strive to develop systems to preserve our environment.

February 10th, 2009
Yasuyuki Takahashi
Representative Director
GENEPAX

 

That journo needs firing. From the URL on the car:
Website closed over 2 years before the article.

Sounds fishy, websites cost almost nothing...

 

websites cost almost nothing...

True and you get what you pay for. If all you require is the occasional email support and not concerned with uptime or bandwidth, the almost nothing sites could be for you. If uptime is important, you'll pay a little more.

You will notice the website is still active ... the money for the research has reached it's nadir, so those activities ceased. Someone will "read the website" and "invest into the company". After all, Man's Incredulity never ceases to amaze me.

 

Empty aluminum cans which are put into a pool of water(containing sodium hydroxide) will release LARGE amounts of hydrogen gas. There are actually people who have designed systems to run small gasoline engines(like lawn mowers) on the hydrogen gas.

Is this a replacement technology for gasoline/oil? Not even close.

 

Maybe the fuel tank is made of sodium - http://www2.uni-siegen.de/~pci/versuche/english/v44-1-1.html

 

Empty aluminum cans which are put into a pool of water(containing sodium hydroxide) will release LARGE amounts of hydrogen gas. There are actually people who have designed systems to run small gasoline engines(like lawn mowers) on the hydrogen gas.

Is this a replacement technology for gasoline/oil? Not even close.

That's horrible, because it takes huge amounts of energy to refine aluminum. Usually this is OK because it is like 99% recyclable or something. Not to mention that NaOH is serious stuff, it will mess you up.
I know a guy that had his hand dipped in it in an industrial accident, the skin shrank so much from dehydration that you could see the bones.

Google and you will find nasty images.

 

I remember an article where you would buy aluminum sheets for a car battery. 6 sheets and then you'd have to replace the electrolyte, the old stuff would be sent to be recycled and make more aluminum sheets. It's just a transport mechanism, just like gasoline or hydrogen.

 

What you say about the recycling may be true, but gasoline doesn't burn your skin off when you spill it on you.
Of course theres still lead acid batteries...
OH well, I still don't think it's a good idea...