The Inventor Of ‘Water-Powered Car’ Died Screaming ‘They Poisoned Me’

A man who claimed he had invented a car that could be powered by water met a tragic end, uttering some deeply disturbing final words.

Stanley Meyer, the inventor, claimed he had developed an engine that could run entirely on water.

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He suggested this engine was potent enough to drive a buggy and boasted that it produced completely clean emissions.

But what was the secret behind this invention?

Meyer said he had designed a fuel cell that operated on the principle of splitting water molecules into their basic elements.

Naturally, with water, or H₂O, these are hydrogen and oxygen, with hydrogen serving as a potential fuel source.

He alleged that his engine could separate these elements, burning the hydrogen to generate energy, and leaving only oxygen and some water residue as emissions.

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That’s an extraordinary claim, almost hard to believe.

Given the vast scale of the global oil market, which sees transactions in the realm of hundreds of billions of dollars for oil production annually, it makes sense.

It’s clear why a technology that threatens to significantly cut oil demand could raise some eyebrows.

Meyer’s final words then add a layer of intrigue to his story, especially given the reaction they provoked in the press back in 1998.

Reportedly, during a meal out, he suddenly clutched his throat and yelled, ‘they poisoned me’, as per his brother’s account.

An investigation into Meyer’s death included a toxicology examination, which detected ‘no poison known to American science’.

Ultimately, the official verdict was that Meyer succumbed to an aneurysm, with the coroner deeming it a ‘natural causes’ death.

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Regarding his groundbreaking claims, a court in Ohio found in 1996, two years prior to Meyer’s demise, that his assertions were fraudulent.

At that time, Meyer was also directed to reimburse investors the money they had contributed.

Furthermore, a significant technical obstacle exists in the process of decomposing water into hydrogen and oxygen.

Water molecules are exceptionally stable, meaning the energy required to break them down exceeds the energy that can be harvested.

This poses a substantial challenge if one intends to utilize it as an energy source.

However, the concept of generating power from hydrogen is not far-fetched, with numerous initiatives currently exploring hydrogen as a viable alternative to fossil fuels.

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