The invention that will most likely live on in the memory of inventor Stanley Meyer is his assertion that he created a water-powered dune buggy.
It was believed that he had created an engine that could only run on water, which, if true, would be extremely significant.
Diverse accounts exist regarding how he claimed to have accomplished this. According to one theory, he developed a fuel cell based on the idea of dissolving water atoms into their parts.
Naturally, this refers to hydrogen and oxygen; strictly speaking, hydrogen is used as fuel. Meyer purportedly claimed that his engine could burn the hydrogen, generating energy, and separate the two components. According to his engine ideas, the only emissions would be oxygen and minor water residue.
Something like this technology would radically upend the oil industry, given how profitable it is. Thus, it makes sense that not everyone would be happy with a clever, green device such as Meyer’s purported water-fueled engine.
Meyer passed away in 1998, and because of how terrifying his alleged final remarks were, they grabbed headlines.
His brother claimed that he had been out at lunch when he suddenly grasped his throat, collapsed to the ground, and said, “They poisoned me.”
However, subsequent sources have stated that a toxicology study, obtained after the death and an inquest, revealed that ‘no poison known to American science’ was present. Meyer’s death was ruled to be from “natural causes” by the coroner, despite reports that he suffered an aneurysm.
A court in Ohio found him guilty of “gross and egregious fraud” two years before his death, and the court ordered him to reimburse investors for money they had paid him.
A few months back, a Reddit topic named r/pics included some insightful remarks and justifications.
As one individual puts it, “the car that runs on water” and the “carburettor that gets 100 miles per gallon” are urban legends that have stuck around for a while and acquired a lot of popularity in the 1980s and 90s. I had always heard of them, I think.
Although it’s technically true that you can drive a car on “water” and get 100 mpg from a carb, there are significant disadvantages, which is why we don’t do those things. While you can get 100 mpg out of a carb, you’re essentially simply utilising hydrogen with water, which requires a lot more energy to manufacture than it can burn.
