The ‘Free Energy’ Myth…
Wow. It’s been damn near forever since I posted.. I blame Facebook. Most of my friends are on it, and so my blog falls into disrepair.. but I just finished writing a rant in response to a dear friend, and I thought it was worthy of being included here. So, here goes: My friend emails me with the following:
I’ve been keeping up with your blog, and wondered if you’d be interested in commenting on these videos concerning alternative energy sources. Apparently, we do have free energy technology, but the World Bank… wealthy oil shieks, and the government don’t want to share it with the people of the world. They are using it for deep space exploration, star wars, and military warfare such as tanks. Check it out. =)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6yRn4IAsrU
also Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8stApCmxYEMalso Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h75_TGiwg78Other people inventing the same thing. Unbelievable!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVhXrvCCILwAir Car - Australia & France
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-A3XHFT5qchttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq8aZVLpf-c
India Air Car
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_i3aMz7q1w
My reply to her begins below, and continues after the jump:
I saw the videos and the material you sent, and, well.. you know me, I’m always the skeptical spoilsport. I hate to burst your bubble, but, don’t take this stuff at face value. Neither one of those things is the mythical ‘free energy’ that they’re billed as. Let’s start with the so-called ‘Water Car’.
WARNING: Lots and lots of ranting ahead. This is an old topic for me.
The inventor of the ‘Water Car’, Stan Meyer, was convicted of fraud in ‘96. He had been selling ‘dealerships’ to investors for the right to market his Water Engine technology for years, and while he seemed quite willing to demonstrate his device in his own home lab, he never actually *delivered* on the device to his investors, which is why he was sued. He was supposed to show his car to Michael Laughton, Professor of Electrical Engineering at Queen Mary, University of London and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, but when it came time to actually show up for the testing, he made excuses and never showed up. When his Water Fuel Cell was examined by 3 different experts in court, they all came to the same conclusion: it wasn’t what he claimed it was. It was a simple electrolysis device, no more or less efficient than any other. He was convicted of fraud and ordered to repay his investors they $25,000 dollars.
(more…)
