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Lobster

Hello again. After the previous piece on water powered cars, I thought I’d share some interesting trivia with you, on a lighter note. It still has a connection with water though. Sorry.

Many years ago, I was taking a boat trip, don’t want to say where exactly, but it was on the Irish coast. The guy piloting the boat was the chatty type, but also very knowledgeable, a good mix. The man should have been a school teacher. Anyway, I’ll steer back on course. As we chatted, in an effort to distract me from the ever closer reality of reliving breakfast, in reverse gear, I mentioned my love of cars. We talked about all manner of machinery, and then it was as if we hit a sand bank in his mind. His face changed. He looked around, making sure nobody was listening. “You remember the car from that film with the mad scientist?…….whats it called again?”. I reckoned he had to be talking about Back To The Future. “DeLorean?” came my instintive reply. “The very one, good man”.

He told me about how the factory in the north of Ireland had been a much needed boost to the economy and it was a massive blow to all involved when it had to close. The contents of the factory were sold off, with many bits being bought for use in other factories and the majority of the other parts just headed for recycling. “A local fisherman needed something to secure lobster pots to ya know. He heard about the sale and took a spin up to Belfast to see if there was anything that might do the job. Sure enough, he got some big bits, massive weight and for small money. Twas a lot of work getting them here and out into the water I can tell ya! Those are his marker bouys over there. Have a guess what bits he bought?……”. I had no idea. Thoughts of engines, gearboxes and other components went through my mind, but they wouldn’t be THAT heavy. “Not a clue” I said.

“You know when they make the cars, they press a shape into sheet metal? Things like the roof, bonnet, doors and stuff. Well, the key to making another DeLorean is whats down there, under the water. The metal stamps”.

Now, for those of you diehard DeLorean fans reading this, who are probably choking this minute, rest assured that I, even though not a huge fan of the car, was totally gobsmacked. Thoughts raced through my mind…… images of building a brand new shell and being the envy of all those fans. Owning a piece of automotive magic, the very tools which turned flat metal into one of the most iconic cars of our time. I wanted to dive into the water to check. I wanted to turn the boat around, get back on land and find the guy who sank these wonderous pieces to the murky depths of the cold Irish coastline, then possibly torture him. Then I thought about the length of time they would be have been there by now. The multitude of sea life who would be calling them home by now. The effect of anchors hitting them, rocks smashing against them with the tide. Salt water. Did those little lobsters have any idea what was tying them in place? If they did, I’m sure they’d like to time travel themselves and perhaps be freed from their watery prison. I began thinking of scenes from the movies. Quotes. Thinking of what would happen if the world found out about this. Should they? Should I not just keep this to myself and perhaps find the cash, somehow, to buy them? If he hadn’t bought them, they would surely have been melted to make something else. So, even though I was a little miffed that someone would/could sink them to the seabed, he did kinda save them. Should I just keep the info and location to myself?

No. They are too important for that. I’m hoping that someone, somewhere, might be willing to buy them. If you have a large sum of money burning a DMC-12 sized hole in your wallet, get in touch. I’d love to see them put back to use and make even just one more shell, instead of being surrounded by lobster shells.

Free power?

As you may have guessed, I’m not the biggest fan of diesel powered cars. Petrol is good, but Hydrogen is better. Vegetable Oil & Electric propulsion, especially when the electricity comes from renewable resources, are great ways to power something. What I’m about to tell you may get me killed…… really.

My Granduncle, like me, loved all things mechanical. He spent a lot of his life tinkering with cars, trucks, radios, televisions and other things that may be in need of some fettling. As a child, he would tell me stories about places he had visited and people he had met. Stories about various cargo he had moved and stories about accidents and coverups. What really got my attention was when he would talk about various types of engine(sad, I know). He is largely responsible for me owning a rotary powered car, and the name Felix Wankel stuck in my mind until I was much older and spotted my first RX-7, but thats a story for another time.

What have I to tell you that is so dangerous? Well, its a type of engine I heard about from my uncle, many, many years ago.

He knew about a scientist, German if I remember correctly, who invented a revolutionary engine. Simply put and to cut to the chase, it was water powered. Rubbish, I hear you say? No, fact. This man found a way to allow anyone with access to fresh water, to run their car.

So why haven’t we heard more about this? Why are we driving cars with Petrol, Diesel and various other fuel types? Exactly. Why?

And this is the dangerous bit. My Granduncle told me how this was obviously a fantastic breakthrough and the inventor had found a way to bring affordable transport to the masses. Quite rightly, this was the dawn of a new age in transport. But, the inventor disapeared. His research…. vanished. In fact, it was as if the whole thing never happened.

A lot of you are probably thinking “Conspiracy Theory!!”, ok fair enough. But think about it for a minute. We would all, as consumers and general population, stand to benefit from the discovery. Who would loose out?

The Oil Industry.

Think of the sheer wealth within the oil business. Untold wealth. Think of what has happened, worldwide, for decades, because of the fight for oil…… Is it really so hard to believe that someone threathening this global mega money making machine could vanish?

What about Gas? Another huge industry that would stand to loose out.

Think about the money invested in super tankers, oil rigs, pipelines, refineries etc. Think about the businesses intertwined with them also. Consider the number of fuel depots, in each country, worldwide. What about the number of fuel stations in one country alone. Think about the taxes made from selling the fuel. To threathen this world of wealth would have immense consequences, surely?

Oil is a non renewable resource. The cost of it is increasing and will continue to do so. But it WILL run out. Water, according to the USGS, covers 71% of our planet. There is so much water on our planet, in our planet and around our planet.

How many of you have found yourself stranded at the side of the road, without fuel. Probably a long trek to the nearest station. What if you could just bring a bottle or other container to the nearest stream, fill up and be on your way again? Sounds good, doesn’t it?

I could suggest a simple naca duct, somewhere on your car, connected to a tank.

Think about it the next time its raining. Picture it as free fuel, falling from the sky and all you have to do is collect it. In truth, that is exactly what it is, free fuel(until the governments find a way to tax it) and the life blood of our planet.

So, if I vanish mysteriously, or perhaps am involved in an accident, at least give it a little thought. And ask, “why are we not driving water powered cars?”

Thank you.