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Reply to cthulu2016 (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2012, 10:14 AM

Jul 2012

This is one of the best anti conspiracy-woo posts ever made at DU.

Very well done.

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The Water Engine [View all] cthulu2016 Jul 2012 OP

The entire water engine story... jberryhill Jul 2012 #1

aarrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!! HereSince1628 Jul 2012 #6

The problem with the air engine is it runs on carbon monoxide extracted from the air. rug Jul 2012 #13

Actually, the air engine I've seen online runs on compressed air jmowreader Jul 2012 #20

Not as much as it takes to compress water jberryhill Jul 2012 #27

All you have to do is leave a pail out in winter. rug Jul 2012 #30

It expands down to 4 Celsius jberryhill Jul 2012 #32

First you have to convert it to a gas 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #45

Thomas Newcomen, is that you? jberryhill Jul 2012 #47

But... Xyzse Jul 2012 #42

And it's all a conspiracy against the Perpetual Motion Machine. trof Jul 2012 #50

Most "believers" do not think too deeply. Many people do not have critical thinking skills. n-t Logical Jul 2012 #2

Though this is different.... it is almost the same. 2on2u Jul 2012 #3

Blacklight Power is... amazing jberryhill Jul 2012 #7

There's his profit model right there. Zalatix Jul 2012 #14

This truly is amazing. 2on2u Jul 2012 #29

Not one watt-hour of energy produced jberryhill Jul 2012 #31

Not one street light until Edison figgered it out.... right? n/t 2on2u Jul 2012 #48

Not at all comparable jberryhill Jul 2012 #49

A few observations cthulu2016 Jul 2012 #51

DUgle "Blacklight Power" in the E&E and Science forums ... eppur_se_muova Jul 2012 #53

Very well said. JFN1 Jul 2012 #4

The things that get "lost" are typically through obsolescence jberryhill Jul 2012 #10

A remarkable method that doesn't occur to us... cthulu2016 Jul 2012 #19

And some things get lost to history with good reason. Early Color TV. wandy Jul 2012 #52

Forget the water engine hooey edhopper Jul 2012 #5

Substitute "Cure for 'any disease'" GoneOffShore Jul 2012 #8

Yes, but with a few wrinkles cthulu2016 Jul 2012 #21

Arthur Eddington, astronomer, spoke about this. longship Jul 2012 #9

and so it goes. GeorgeGist Jul 2012 #11

So let's talk about money and imagination jberryhill Jul 2012 #12

I'm not sure that's all true Shankapotomus Jul 2012 #15

Read "Guns, Germs and Steel" progressoid Jul 2012 #17

Been on my reading list forever Shankapotomus Jul 2012 #24

"Connections" is another classic British series jberryhill Jul 2012 #28

I considered getting into this in the OP cthulu2016 Jul 2012 #22

And it follows then Shankapotomus Jul 2012 #25

We do not disagree on that cthulu2016 Jul 2012 #44

What you really need as a requisite to the development of guns is cowardice 1-Old-Man Jul 2012 #34

Most idiotic post of the day...possibly the week. Johnny Rico Jul 2012 #41

One of the postulates in GG&S.... Wounded Bear Jul 2012 #40

"Third, a conspiracy to suppress knowledge of something everyone in the world wants is an absurdity" lumberjack_jeff Jul 2012 #16

That proves the point. cthulu2016 Jul 2012 #23

The knowledge may not be suppressed, but the application certainly is. nt lumberjack_jeff Jul 2012 #35

Bullshit jberryhill Jul 2012 #36

"Bullshit" suggests that you have some reason to disbelieve what I said. lumberjack_jeff Jul 2012 #37

You aren't gettting the point jberryhill Jul 2012 #38

That's not a point of anything in the op. It's not germane at all. lumberjack_jeff Jul 2012 #39

There is no US patent issued in 1990 which is in force today jberryhill Jul 2012 #43

I'm not saying is was aliens... progressoid Jul 2012 #18

Also this Shankapotomus Jul 2012 #26

DU rec... SidDithers Jul 2012 #33

I imagine it's the same kind of mentality that supports homeopathy 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #46

Short version: water is the ASH/EXHAUST produced by burning fuel. eppur_se_muova Jul 2012 #54