Pakistaani Blooper: Water powered car

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Pakistani officials who have failed for years to fix the country's rampant energy shortages have latched on to a local engineer's dubious claim to have invented a water-fuelled car, sparking criticism from experts who bemoan what the episode says about the sorry state of the government.

The only catch seems to be that developing a vehicle that efficiently runs on water defies the basic laws of physics, detractors say. Critical Pakistani scientists say it is the car's battery, not the water, that's key to powering the vehicle. That has done little to dent the hype surrounding Ahmed's invention.
"Demonstration of water-fuelled car astonishes experts," read the headline in Dawn newspaper at the end of July after the engineer drove his vehicle in front of a crowd of over 100 Pakistani officials, engineers, scientists and journalists at a sprawling sports complex in Islamabad.

Ahmed began the demonstration by disconnecting the rubber hose that fed gasoline into the car's engine and replacing it with a tube connected to his "water kit." The engineer says the kit powers the car through the process of electrolysis, whereby a current from the battery passes through distilled water filled with electrolytes, separating out the hydrogen from the oxygen. The hydrogen, which is combustible, is fed into the engine to power it, he added.

"You will see a revolution in Pakistan if we use this technology," said Ahmed. "Most of our problems are due to shortage of electricity and the increasing energy crisis."
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Pakistan water-fuelled car claim sparks joy, worry


Agha Waqar Ahmad deserves a medal from the people of Pakistan for his great service to the nation. In a few short days, he has exposed just how far Pakistan has fallen into the pit of ignorance and self-delusion.

No practical joker could have demonstrated more dramatically the true nature of our country’s political leaders, popular TV anchors and famed scientists.At first, it sounded like a joke: a self-styled engineer, trained in Khairpur’s polytechnic institute, claims to have invented a ‘water kit’ enabling any car to run on water alone. It didn’t matter that the rest of world couldn’t extract energy from water; he had done it. He promised a new Pakistan with limitless energy, no need for petrol or gas, and no more loadshedding. For an energy starved nation, it is a vision of paradise.
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The water car fraud | Times of Pakistan


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Altair said:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH :lol: :lol: :lol:
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[AN OLD TIMER's RANT]
Maybe you kids are too young to remember this. Somewhere in the late 90's there was a guy from Chennai who had claimed to invented 'Herbal Petrol': Petrol made out of a 'special' plant. He got wide coverage in major newspapers, including the "Times of India" (Which was where I got informed). He even made some demonstrations before some scientists and govt. officials at IIT Chennai. It went for almost a month, before he was de-bunked.
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I wouldn't be so smug. Gullible people exist everywhere, including Pakistan and India.

Edit: Dear Good God, just googled and found the same guy is still away at it-
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-23/chennai/28247001_1_claim-gm-herbal-fuel
 
Gryph0n said:
[AN OLD TIMER's RANT]
Maybe you kids are too young to remember this. Somewhere in the late 90's there was a guy from Chennai who had claimed to invented 'Herbal Petrol': Petrol made out of a 'special' plant. He got wide coverage in major newspapers, including the "Times of India" (Which was where I got informed). He even made some demonstrations before some scientists and govt. officials at IIT Chennai. It went for almost a month, before he was de-bunked.
[/AN OLD TIMER's RANT]

I wouldn't be so smug. Gullible people exist everywhere, including Pakistan and India.

Edit: Dear Good God, just googled and found the same guy is still away at it-
Herbal fuel inventor' back with a new claim - Times Of India
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Chill my laugh was not intended for the topic posted. It was just for the comment the guy above me posted. And yeah i am 19 years old a kid though but i know about all these herbal/water/solar etc vehicles. I've read quite a few stuff. Anyways, in short i laughed over the comment and not the Official Post. :)
 
^^ And I dont think he had taken offense to your comment. That was something he remembered when he read the OP :)
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I agree with Gryph0n, gullible people are everywhere.
 
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