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• Stan Meyer was an inventor who reportedly developed a water fuel cell to power a car.

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: circa 1941
  2. Died: March 21, 1998
  3. Age at death: 57
  4. Cause of death: Brain Aneurysm
  5. Conspiracies suggest he was poisonedThe Columbus Dispatch: The car that ran on water (July 8, 2007)
  6. Not a trained scientistAutoblogGreen: Conspiracy? Stan Meyer and the Mysterious, Elusive Electrolyzer (May 29, 2007)
  7. Reportedly invented water fuel cell in 1990European Patent Office: Patent US4936961
  8. Convicted of fraud in 1996 regarding investor contractsThe Columbus Dispatch: The car that ran on water (July 8, 2007)
  9. Claimed he could drive from Los Angeles to New York on 22 gallons of waterYouTube: Stan Meyer News Report (Time: 1:44)

• Background

  According to its patent, Stan Meyer's water fuel cell electrolyzed water down to hydrogen and oxygen molecules, producing a "fuel gas mixture."European Patent Office: Patent US4936961 Meyer claimed the cell made it possible to power an automotive engine on just water and a car battery.

  To prove his claim, Meyer tested his invention on a dune buggy, which he reportedly drove using the water fuel cell. Meyer attracted numerous investors, but was convicted of "gross and egregious fraud" in 1996. An Ohio court found "nothing revolutionary" about the cell since it used "conventional electrolysis."BrainStuff: Ode to Stanley Meyer (December 7, 2007)

  Meyer died in March 1998 of a brain aneurysm. Since his death, Japanese company Genepax developed an electric car that also runs on water.Reuters: Water-fuel car unveiled in Japan

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