The notion that “plain old water” could be used as a basis for powering a car seems fanciful to most of us – and yet, quite a few people have spent many years investigating such notions, and in quite a few cases paying for such investigations with their lives. Interestingly, some years ago I heard of a guy in my home town of Melbourne, Australia who was working on such ideas and I paid him a visit. It was clear there was something behind what he was doing, but it was not something you could commercialise, even without the artificial barriers.
As with many other alternative energy sources, these seem to be able to gain traction and visibility recently in ways that have eluded them in the past. This article (thanks, Molly) discusses some of those efforts, along with some of the history of those who died in the attempt.
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