As with any technology that can turn the world around, the Stanley Meier cell (or water fuel cell) is still talked about. Some claim it is almost like a perpetual motion machine, others argue that this is a pure fraud. Some even prophesied the Nobel Prize for the creator of this miracle. A series of legal proceedings and the mysterious death of Meyer only added fuel to the fire of doubts.
So what did Stanley Meyer actually invent? The following is known: in 1980, the American inventor Stanley Allen Meyer presented a light all-terrain vehicle - a buggy to the public and journalists. It would seem a common thing, but his buggy did not run on gasoline, but on water. Moreover, the efficiency of the engine was such that more than four thousand kilometers (from New York to Los Angeles) would require only eighty-three liters of water.
Engine from Stanley Meyer's water car. An ordinary Volkswagen engine was taken as a basis.
Of course, the inventor did not disclose the entire design of the super engine. Initially, Meyer talked about water injectors instead of candles, which made it possible to get energy from the water. Then, reluctantly, he told about the water cell he created - the main component of the engine. The cell made it possible to obtain hydrogen and oxygen from water, and to use hydrogen as fuel.
Diagram from Meyer's patent.
And, although many immediately began to talk about the "invention" of Stanley Meyer for a long and well-known electrolyzer, Meyer's device required much less energy to split water. In fact, his device could provide itself with energy - just add water. Ignoring the criticism of opponents, Stanley Meyer patented his invention and began to seek investment for further development. And I found them!
Stanley Meyer's interview (can be found online).
The inventor supported rumors and innuendo around the invention of "water fuel cells" by not allowing testing and research by independent inspectors and technicians, arguing that all examinations were passed at the stage of patenting. That is why the riddle of the “cells” has remained a mystery.
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In 1996, two of Meyer's investors sued him in Ohio, which the inventor lost. Both the miracle buggy and the "fuel cell" were found to be fakes. The principle of obtaining hydrogen was recognized in the destruction of polar bonds in a water molecule using microwave radiation. But Stanley continued to work until 1998, when his death again rocked American newspapers.
Officially, he died of a cerebral aneurysm. But the inventor's brother told a different story. “During dinner with Belgian investors, Stanley took a sip of cranberry juice. Then he grabbed him by the neck, jumped out of the door, fell to his knees and vomited. I ran out into the street and asked him: "What happened?" He said, "They poisoned me." This was his last statement.
Although Meyer's drawings and patent remained, so far no one has been able to reliably repeat his work … Or he could, but does not want to share it with the world.