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re: Non-sense? "A Car that runs on Gibberish??"

Johannes — 6/16/2008 1:25:58 AM (archived)

Iâ€™m sure that an engine could be build or existing one modified to burn acetylene.

Acetylene could be generated on board the vehicle by combining water with Calcium carbide.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_carbide

The reaction of calcium carbide with water was discovered by Friedrich Wohler in 1862.
CaC2 + 2H2O Ã C2H2+ Ca(OH)2

This reaction is the basis of the industrial manufacture of acetylene, and is the major industrial use of calcium carbide.

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Water-fuel car unveiled in Japan - Eric - 6/14/2008 12:52:02 PM
- re: Water powered cars, would be a wrong way of stating that - Johannes - 6/15/2008 6:16:20 PM
- There has been no hint of the precursors necessary for this. - Bowser - 6/14/2008 5:34:08 PM
  - Here's one from 30 years ago - Eric - 6/15/2008 1:58:26 AM
    - It was BS then just as its BS now! - ARRELL - 6/15/2008 2:36:22 AM
      - Non-sense? "A Car that runs on Gibberish??" - Lindy - 6/15/2008 11:48:32 PM
        
        Learn to read... Its not a car that runs on water - ARRELL - 6/16/2008 3:13:55 AM
        
        MPG??? (n/t) - Lee - 6/16/2008 2:25:46 AM
        
        re: Non-sense? "A Car that runs on Gibberish??" - Johannes - 6/16/2008 1:25:58 AM
    - Here's one patent - Lindy - 6/15/2008 2:33:05 AM
      - Wow.... some cover up- eh? - ARRELL - 6/15/2008 2:43:53 AM
    - Or how about the story of Stan Meyer? - Lindy - 6/15/2008 2:21:39 AM
      - I'll take one of those! - Eric - 6/15/2008 3:54:41 PM
      - Reality check - TB - 6/15/2008 4:33:16 AM
        
        re: Reality check - Lindy - 6/15/2008 1:49:52 PM
- Bilgewater, or bongwater? - ER - 6/14/2008 3:24:12 PM
  - Here's how it works - Lindy - 6/14/2008 3:52:46 PM
    - re: Here's how it probably really works - TB - 6/14/2008 5:03:45 PM
      - Beat me to it... - ARRELL - 6/14/2008 5:15:04 PM
        
        There's a lot of hype going on right now - TB - 6/14/2008 5:53:39 PM
        
        Remember when "heavier-than-air human flight" was impossible too? - Lindy - 6/14/2008 6:06:27 PM
        
        re: Remember when "heavier-than-air human flight" was impossible too? - ER - 6/14/2008 6:45:15 PM
        
        I are not an engineer - Lindy - 6/14/2008 6:59:16 PM
      - And it's got a ways to go before you can drive a car on it. - TB - 6/14/2008 5:11:59 PM
    - It's gibberish written by a chemist. - ER - 6/14/2008 4:39:42 PM
  - For those of us who don't have a clue - Lindy - 6/14/2008 3:38:51 PM
    - Don't even get me started - ER - 6/14/2008 4:24:47 PM
    - Two Words: Energy Conservation (n/t) - ARRELL - 6/14/2008 3:40:33 PM
      - Bringing back the 55mph limit might not be a bad idea. - RobVG - 6/14/2008 4:49:47 PM
- Cool! I want one. - Eri - 6/14/2008 3:11:13 PM
- re: Water-fuel car unveiled in Japan - Lindy - 6/14/2008 2:11:06 PM
  - Would you like to buy shares? - nick hoffman - 6/14/2008 3:38:30 PM
    - re: Would you like to buy shares? - Lindy - 6/14/2008 3:40:47 PM

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