The mysterious case of Stanley Meyer... an innovator killed by Big Oil? Meyer developed a fuel cell that could propel an automobile using just water. It is said his last words while running out of a restaurant during an investor meeting were "They poisoned me"! What say you? Was his car real?

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[–]TarBaby 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I heard he sold his invention to Ford and Ford sat on it and did nothing.

[–]chottohen 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I suppose he made the "Stanley Steamer" that reached outrageous speeds for the time and then just faded away.

[–]Adventurous_Ad6212 1 insightful - 3 fun1 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

Why does stanley steamer sound like some degenerate sex move

[–]chottohen 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

You never saw the SS on old news reels? It must be on YouTube. I think back then people didn't think that way.

[–]chottohen 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This page has a whole bunch of SS stuff: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=stanley+steamer+car or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jnab5sG9PQs Jay Leno's garage OK, in 1906 a steamer hit 127 mph: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqzLAR3Byc8