Three Reasons For Not Converting Your Car to a Water Hybrid

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=John_Young]John Young

Last Friday, I filled up the tank of my Toyota Camry. It cost $71.00 to fill a 16 gallon tank . Today, Tuesday, I've used almost half of that. That's $35.00 in three days of minimal driving. As I drove, I noticed fuel prices that ranged from $4.00 a gallon for regular up to almost $5.00 a gallon for Supreme. I couldn't believe my eyes -- I never thought I'd live to see the day.

Alternative Fuel Research

Almost thirty years ago, the world was experiencing another gasoline crisis,. I remember it well, because it was shocking to see automobiles lined up at pumps fighting to get a tank of gasoline. I remember desperation in the air, and the demise of the old gas guzzlers. I myself traded off a Dodge Dart, which was getting about 10 to 12 miles to the gallon, for a Toyota Station Wagon that got almost twice that.

When Jimmy Carter announced a program of alternate fuel research, the rush was on to develop Oil Shale from the vast deposits in Western Colorado. Progress was made until the price of oil dropped, and it was"no longer economically feasible" to develop the shale. The same was true of other alternate energy research.

Alternate Fuels -- The Heat Is On

Why am I talking about something that happened thirty years ago? Because we had our chance -- then -- to develop an alternate resource for oil, one that we could control in the US on home soil. But we abandoned it. Why?

Well conspiracy theories aside, it was not immediately economically feasible (and, I suspect, resistance by Environmentalism to anything that would disturb the Environment had something to do with it).

Now we are in a real bind, as OPEC skyrockets it's prices and our luxurious gas guzzlers fuel (no pun intended) our deepening problems in the Middle East.

We are talking now about "bio-fuels", which appear promising as viable alternatives to gasoline. Except -- they appear to produce more carbon dioxide emissions than gasoline, and they rob the world of sources of food at a time when the specter of famine lurks in the not-so-distant future.

Other alternative fuels include Hydrogen fuel cells and electricity. Both of these apparently have run into snags. Diesel may be on the horizon for most cars, but that's going to be expensive, and doesn't do much to eliminate our need for foreign oil.

Water Hybrids -- 3 Bad Reasons For Not Converting Your Car

Many posts on You Tube claim to have developed and tested a new technology that can convert your car into a "water hybrid", which, as the term implies, means that your car runs on gasoline as well as water.

The words, "running your car on water" lifts credulous eyebrows, and invokes an impression of "snake oil remedies" for the gasoline crisis. How could one give serious consideration to such an idea?

Although the answer is quite simple...split the water molecule, burn the hydrogen, our reluctance to implement this technology is more solidly rooted in three basic problems: 1) Our reluctance to change, 2) Our reluctance to personally act to make a change, and 3) our fear of the unknown.

1) Our Reluctance To Change

We've heard it constantly -- we're in love with our automobiles and won't change them. We Americans find a solid identity in our vehicles...they are a personal expression of what lies deep within us. The American "way of life" is deeply rooted in the automobile and the way it runs, and we really DON'T want to change that.

2) Our Reluctance to Act Personally

I hate to say this, but I really don't want to do things myself. I've grown up in a culture that is, for the most part, passive. I've sat in front of my television set for most of my life, having my thoughts and opinions handed to me, and accepting the changes Industry gives me...disparaging changes that could come from any other source.

I think that when it comes to a modification on my car, I pretty much expect the Auto Industry to do it. They are the ones who are supposed to come up with the solution to this crisis, not me.

The trouble with that thinking is...there is no real reason for the oil or automobile companies to come up with viable alternatives. Automobiles run on gasoline--and considering the enormous costs involved in changing an infrastructure supporting transportation vehicles...do you really think there is no collusion between the two? I think in any other industry we'd have a solution to the problem a long time ago.

The solution is not going to come from them. It's going to come from us...we, the consumer.

3) Our Fear Of The Unknown

Yes, it is scary to convert your car. I know I've been reluctant...questions such as, "is this technology really sound?", "will it harm my car or void the warranty?", "how will it affect performance?" and above all the nagging feeling that "it really just doesn't make sense".

Water puts fires out. It doesn't start them.

Brown's Gas

The secret is in electrolyzing (electrically splitting) the water molecule into Hydrogen and Oxygen -- a mixture known as Brown's gas -- and simply mixing it with the gasoline vapor in the carburetor.

Hydrogen serves as a supplementary fuel, and greatly increases the performance of the gasoline, to the tune of a 50 to 60% increase in gasoline mileage. The gas is introduced into the intake of the carburetor, and basically has the same components as air, though in different ratios. This means it absolutely cannot harm your engine.

Because the modification is fully reversible, it cannot void the manufacturer's warranty.

And it's cheap. Parts to construct the modification are not more than $100 to $150. Once you've assembled them (they can be found in your kitchen), you can get your mechanic to install them if you don't want to do it yourself. It should take him about 15 minutes.

The Challenge

We can do something to save money, gas, the Environment, and our vehicles. But we have to act.

A couple of centuries ago, American Revolutionaries threw some of King George's tea into the Boston harbor. Two hundred years later, it's time for we, their descendants, to do the same thing.

We need to start converting our cars into water hybrids and end our dependence on foreign oil, and the decisions of American oil companies and car manufacturers. We need to do it now.

John Young is a former Chemist, author, and editor of online ezines. He has posted an open letter to the consumer "Are Water Hybrids A Hoax" at http://www.water4gas.pcreveal.com/Hoax.html

He lives in Southern California.

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