

| Subject: | Re: Water Powered Cars |
| From: | Andrew Grebneff |
| Date: | Thu, 6 Mar 2008 20:08:30 +1300 |
>Yeah. > >H2O + Energy = H2 + O >H2 + O = H2O + Energy > >So what is gained? > >I can't see this as workable. > >It will produce hydrogen, if you have a need for it. > >I do have a friend who uses a hydrogen generator to produce hydrogen >for his oxy/hydrogen torch. It requires distilled water, potassium >hydroxide, and a pretty stout electrical transformer to produce a >steady stream of hydrogen for the torch. So what was shown in the >film does in fact work, but not for the vehicles. Making the >hydrogen is complicated. It takes a lot of energy to split water into hydroger & oxygen. Far more than you can get out of the hydrogen produced. No-win. -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut � Opinions stated are mine, not those of Otago University "There is water at the bottom of the ocean" - Talking Heads
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