[Okc] Re: [ok-sus] run your car on water

[John SomdeCerff]

It IS either a scam or the person writing it is mistaken and has not 
tried it.  I stopped reading at "How it Works" - comments below:

Chikaskia at aol.com wrote:

> i did a bit of searching after receiving this post earlier to see if 
> it is perhaps scam and/or there is any truth to it.  i see nothing 
> than pans the idea and most of technology is valid/in existance.  i 
> wonder if this really works!  curtis andrew beckwith
>
> ...
>
>
> How To Convert Your Car To Run On Water!
>
> PRELIMINARY PLANS TO RUN YOUR CAR ON TAP WATER!
>
> IT ALSO WORKS ON YOUR
> TRUCK / RV / MOTORCYCLE / AIRPLANE (ETC)
> ...
> How It Works
> Exceedingly simple. Water is pumped as needed to replenish and maintain
> the liquid level in the chamber. The electrodes are vibrated with a
> 0.5-5A electrical pulse which breaks 2(H2O) => 2H2 + O2.

It always takes more energy to split water than you get back out by 
burning it.  Even if you could split the water at 100% efficiency, your 
engine will get a third of that at most out to the wheels.  So you get 
less than 33 watts out for every 100 you put in.
There are no free rides in thermodynamics, you always get less out than 
you put in.

John Somdecerff
Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Registered PE in Oklahoma (in Control Systems)
(Former "car guy" before realizing biking is the way to go.)
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