INVENTOR : Daniel DingelThis invention has been around since 1969 but the patent is still pending. A tecknology that is both cheap and environment-friendly. The “hydro car” is said to be able to use tap water or even seawater, and can function for one hour per one liter of water. Dingel has mentioned that he had suggested his invention to presidents as early as the Marcos regime, then the Aquino period, and so on… the Philippine government always says “ah, that’s a great invention!” but fail to organize the movement to make the water car project achieve fruition.
On the other hand, some have doubts as to whether the technology would actually work in a production environment. There are some observations that the amount of water is not sufficient to generate the needed current to power the car, and that the fuel is actually nitrogen hydroxide created by the action of low pressure/vacuum on hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen (from the air) … and since it’s a nitrogen-based compound, it “is” highly explosive.
Japan wants to buy and develop the invention in their name but Dingel refused. Dingel says his priority is still the Philippine government. He wants his invention to be an authentic Philippine product.
If you are interested in the development of this environment-friendly invention, check it out at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/watercar/.
