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

Sorry, but a water-powered fuel cell is stupid on the face of it. Water is burnt hydrogen. Getting energy out of that just doesn't make sense.

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

He developed the, now standardized hydrogen fuel cell, through electrolysis. I've built and used one, there's not much to them. The problem is they require a large amount of electricity to cause the electrolysis. Meyer's unique part, was his design and implementation's purported efficiency and purported ability to produce more enegey than it put in with electricity.