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[Alex]

I've been thinking about this a bit recently.

We (as people, not myself and fellow troglodites) can make a lot of cool stuff, as well as synthetic natural things. Synthetic polymers, synthetic hormones (steroids), synthetic oil for engines. Massive advances in medicine. We're not actually that dim.

So how hard can it actually be for scientists to make a synthetic alternative to petrol / diesel which is - at the end of the day, a flammable liquid. I understand that what petrol actually is is chemically stored energy that - due to synthesis in the ground or some shit - is stored in this liquid called oil. Oil is distilled to get petrol - cleaner liquid with these synthesised energy mollecules in it. Put this in the engine. This explodes and gives us VTAKKKKKK.

So in order to make a synthetic fuel, we'd have to find some way of transferring some form of energy into a liquid? But we already do that SORT of thing, turning kinetic energy into electrical energy, as well as solar -> electric. So why haven't we cracked this yet?

Or am I being a bit thick?

[Al]

vtec_yo, on 22 February 2012 - 02:24 PM, said:

I've been thinking about this a bit recently.

We (as people, not myself and fellow troglodites) can make a lot of cool stuff, as well as synthetic natural things. Synthetic polymers, synthetic hormones (steroids), synthetic oil for engines. Massive advances in medicine. We're not actually that dim.

So how hard can it actually be for scientists to make a synthetic alternative to petrol / diesel which is - at the end of the day, a flammable liquid. I understand that what petrol actually is is chemically stored energy that - due to synthesis in the ground or some shit - is stored in this liquid called oil. Oil is distilled to get petrol - cleaner liquid with these synthesised energy mollecules in it. Put this in the engine. This explodes and gives us VTAKKKKKK.

So in order to make a synthetic fuel, we'd have to find some way of transferring some form of energy into a liquid? But we already do that SORT of thing, turning kinetic energy into electrical energy, as well as solar -> electric. So why haven't we cracked this yet?

Or am I being a bit thick?

Seconded.

[a2k00]

vtec_yo, on 22 February 2012 - 02:24 PM, said:

I've been thinking about this a bit recently.

We (as people, not myself and fellow troglodites) can make a lot of cool stuff, as well as synthetic natural things. Synthetic polymers, synthetic hormones (steroids), synthetic oil for engines. Massive advances in medicine. We're not actually that dim.

So how hard can it actually be for scientists to make a synthetic alternative to petrol / diesel which is - at the end of the day, a flammable liquid. I understand that what petrol actually is is chemically stored energy that - due to synthesis in the ground or some shit - is stored in this liquid called oil. Oil is distilled to get petrol - cleaner liquid with these synthesised energy mollecules in it. Put this in the engine. This explodes and gives us VTAKKKKKK.

So in order to make a synthetic fuel, we'd have to find some way of transferring some form of energy into a liquid? But we already do that SORT of thing, turning kinetic energy into electrical energy, as well as solar -> electric. So why haven't we cracked this yet?

Or am I being a bit thick?

Simple £££££££££££££££££££££££££££


The rights to hydro and electric cars were bought and owned by, yup you've guessed it, the petroleum companies...... They restrict such technologys as they would loose billions if we all started using them

[Teshi]

a2k00, on 22 February 2012 - 02:46 PM, said:

vtec_yo, on 22 February 2012 - 02:24 PM, said:

I've been thinking about this a bit recently.

We (as people, not myself and fellow troglodites) can make a lot of cool stuff, as well as synthetic natural things. Synthetic polymers, synthetic hormones (steroids), synthetic oil for engines. Massive advances in medicine. We're not actually that dim.

So how hard can it actually be for scientists to make a synthetic alternative to petrol / diesel which is - at the end of the day, a flammable liquid. I understand that what petrol actually is is chemically stored energy that - due to synthesis in the ground or some shit - is stored in this liquid called oil. Oil is distilled to get petrol - cleaner liquid with these synthesised energy mollecules in it. Put this in the engine. This explodes and gives us VTAKKKKKK.

So in order to make a synthetic fuel, we'd have to find some way of transferring some form of energy into a liquid? But we already do that SORT of thing, turning kinetic energy into electrical energy, as well as solar -> electric. So why haven't we cracked this yet?

Or am I being a bit thick?

Simple £££££££££££££££££££££££££££


The rights to hydro and electric cars were bought and owned by, yup you've guessed it, the petroleum companies...... They restrict such technologys as they would loose billions if we all started using them

This! They know their future and how their resources are not endless anymore so ensuring they can do whatever to keep the money rolling in.

[walter22]

a day will come where we will have to use electric cars.

did anyone see that one on top gear? it looked bit like a mustag and it charged itself... electricity and petrol rolled into one, the petrol was used to fuel the engine which then producted electricity i believe...

[NeilVtec]

No Fossil Fuels = No Economy

Im sure that has alot to do with it!

[ste91]

Diesel is easy, as they can run on pretty much anything.

But as mentioned, the government make big money off fuel tax.