Friday, 17 April 2009

Steam - Why Not?

Another day, another gimmick - but what I want to know is this: Why does nobody seem to be developing steam cars, like this fine fellow? Surely they're the ultimate solution - run on water, make no noise and no emissions, and potentially capable of pretty impressive performance. In these retroprogressive times, the steam car should return to our roads in triumph...
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  1. will17 April 2009 at 10:38

    ...they run on water that has been heated by burning fossil fuels???

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  2. dearieme17 April 2009 at 14:27

    Peak Water will pose a problem.

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  3. Mark17 April 2009 at 14:44

    I guess the danger is a giant pilau up after one of these crashes into a truckload of basmati rice on the M25.

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  4. Nige17 April 2009 at 14:49

    Magnificent -

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  5. Frank Wilson18 April 2009 at 01:43

    Good Lord, Nige, we really do think alike. I posted this a while back:
    If we really are serious….
    And yes, Will, the water does have to be heated by those precious fossil fuels, but only in amounts that are a small fraction of what is needed now. That's the point.

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