Oil crisis - Page 4

Viro · #25 July 5th, 2008, 07:51 AM

Eh ...

Satcomer · #26 July 5th, 2008, 04:08 PM

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Breaking news. Donkey Kong is responsible for the oil crisis.

That was funny. To bad the lack of any REAL energy alternatives! I am sick of the inaction.

reed · #27 July 6th, 2008, 10:05 AM

We can drive with water. For example.

"We" just have to: Break the monopolies/distributors, knock off the dangerous lobbies pushing oil based materials....which, alas is a lot, put a few corporate executives and political leaders and their friends out of the way, give a protected and carte blanche hand to free-spirit inventors (without fear of death or being bought off to stop what they are doing), boycott anything that guzzles gasoline, and avoid any oilbased product that is "in". VAST PROGRAM. Right?
I'm sure I'm forgetting some details, which I'm sure somebody on the forum will remind me of.
Keep dreaming reed.

Qion · #28 July 6th, 2008, 10:43 AM

No, reed, you're right.

The only thing I'd add to that is motivation. That'll be the real crux.

A lot of the Americans over here like their enormous air-conditioned SUVs and hillbillymobile pick-up trucks to cave to a simple global climate change argument!

Viro · #29 July 6th, 2008, 12:49 PM

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We can drive with water.

lulz...

I hope you're not being serious.

reed · #30 July 6th, 2008, 01:13 PM

In fact you you can have a sip (a bit stinky, but drinkable) from the exhaust pipe. Only one hitch...it costs too much for Mr Everyman.....................for the moment. Iceland is using it's thermal waters in this direction. Tapping what they already have, what. But don't tell anybody. Very dangerous.

Viro · #31 July 7th, 2008, 08:42 AM

I like conspiracy theories as much as the next geek.

But a car driven by water is just not going to happen. You get a net loss of energy after doing the electrolysis + combustion and that means it's not sustainable and is rather pointless.

Qion · #32 July 7th, 2008, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Viro

I like conspiracy theories as much as the next geek.

But a car driven by water is just not going to happen. You get a net loss of energy after doing the electrolysis + combustion and that means it's not sustainable and is rather pointless.

I realize that physical law does come in at some point, but just look at the huge number of inventions and innovations that came exploding in the face of naysayers. Honda has a hydrogen car, so is a water car really such a stretch?