So I attended a get together this past Sunday, when a drunk guest decided to tell me about a car that could run on water. When I voiced my skepticism he insisted on my e-mail address so he could convince me. He then sent me this link to the YouTube video that would change my mind:
You have got to be fucking kidding. Not only does this story reek of bullshit, it was shoveled to you by Fox. The guy in the video is Denny Klein, and he has his own company and is seeking getting investors to assist in this miracle of science.
I did a little digging and found out that his car uses electrolysis to separate hydrogen (H) from oxygen (O) in water. Alright, nothing new or cutting edge there. I would agree that doing this will allow you to use the H and O to drive your car, but there is one problem...it takes energy to separate the H from the O. You can't just dump water in a tank and expect it to go, this car has to create it's own fuel and that takes ahhhhh fuel. So your not getting anything for free like they would like you to believe. You would have to get a battery, or plug it into the wall to start and keep the system going. In fact if you do the math, you are negative in the energy dept.
The now sober guest, attempted to give credence to the invention by sending me another link that showed his design has been patented. Well, ok, a lot of stupid crap has patents, doesn't mean it works. There is a hole show dedicated to stupid ass patents and how their suckyness..it's called patent bending.
When I inform him of this, we get to the real heart of the matter...Conspiracy. He claims Denny Klein is dead and the oil companies, government, and many others feared him and his magic water. I won't bore you with the rest, but he did go on and on and on. I have no idea if he is dead, and frankly don't care. I find it difficult to argue with someone who mind is full of conspiracy theories. To me it's like arguing with fundamentalists, they always have the stupid ass trump card.
The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity. Harlan Ellison
Monday, May 5, 2008
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Conspiracy theorists usually respond well to you leaning towards them, so that nobody else can hear, and saying "I'm putting you on the list. If you want to survive don't repeat what you just said." Then you smile and move back.
I like you, you made me laugh at 6:30 a.m.
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