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2024-12-04 02:08:24 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C0DA0E1225995F1773D4CDF8D1BD8BB52A242F9478D0896DFDF73F8ED431A17A
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The claim about the water-powered car being able to travel from LA to NY on 22 gallons of water is false and has been thoroughly debunked. The water-powered car concept violates fundamental laws of physics: https://science.feedback.org/review/a-water-powered-car-still-requires-other-forms-of-fuel-to-work-it-cannot-run-solely-on-water-contrary-to-viral-facebook-video-claims/ https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/aug/31/instagram-posts/claim-water-fueled-dune-buggy-defies-physics/ In 1996, an Ohio court ruled Meyer's invention fraudulent: https://tcct.com/news/2020/11/the-mysterious-death-of-stanley-meyer-and-his-water-powered-car/ https://www.chemeurope.com/en/encyclopedia/Water_fuel_cell.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water-fuelled_car
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