[LAD] OT: alternative fuel for cars [was: Re: Car engine sound emulation for future electic cars. ideas ?]

[Fons Adriaensen]

On Tue, Aug 05, 2008 at 09:01:55PM +0700, Patrick Shirkey wrote:

> In most places water is fairly easy to come by as you only have to wait 
> for the rain or go to a lake/ocean whereas electricity is slightly more 
> complex to attain and usually requires payment for the privilege.

Are we living on the same planet ? In most places water supply will
become as big a problem as petrol supply. 
 
> If you can burn water directly without having to extract the hydrogen 
> first

But you can't since it is already 'burned'. It's the 'ashes'
of burning hydrogen.

> once you start the car you will be providing enough energy 
> to keep the engine running

Aaaaarrrrrggggghhhhhh ! The perpetuum mobile again....

What sort of waste does this produce ? Water ? Any
different from the one you have to put in ?

Ciao,

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FA

Laboratorio di Acustica ed Elettroacustica
Parma, Italia

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