Board index › Off Topic Discussion › Random Discussion

10 Inventions That Could Have Changed The World

Page 1 of 1 [ 3 posts ] 

Previous topic | Next topic

AnonymousAnonymous
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 23 Nov 2006
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Posts: 70,100
Location: Portland, Oregon

15 Apr 2014, 6:08 pm

The Tesla Coil should have been higher up on this list and the US Navy has claimed to have found a way to turn water into fuel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-eJoWXV ... 4gD760N0aV


_________________
Silly NTs, I have Aspergers, and having Aspergers is gr-r-reat!


Prof_Pretorius
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 20 Aug 2006
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Posts: 7,520
Location: Hiding in the attic of the Arkham Library

15 Apr 2014, 7:30 pm

Fascinating stuff ! !
When I was a lad I read about the soft glass, and remember it supposedly could be molded like clay.
As for the Tesla coil, it's difficult to separate fact from fiction, but it still could be investigated and put to use.
Interesting that the number one invention had to do with water to energy. About 8 years ago I read about some bloke who claimed to have invented an audio based system of splitting water. He said he installed it in a large motor-home and drove across the USA using only water as fuel. His claimed breakthrough was, of course, that his device used far less energy breaking the water down than the usual electrode system. I actually looked up his patent (! !) but couldn't decipher the diagrams.


_________________
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow. I feel my fate in what I cannot fear. I learn by going where I have to go. ~Theodore Roethke


CockneyRebel
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 17 Jul 2004
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Posts: 113,522
Location: Stalag 13

15 Apr 2014, 11:00 pm

Imagine if all those inventions had a chance to develop.


_________________
Who wants to adopt a Sweet Pea?