Cleaning out old email, and this post turned up from 20 years ago (edited). Needless to say, yet another false alarm in the quest for that miracle shortcut to free energy. OTOH it was definitely as green as. err. freshly-mowed grass.
Date: 28 Oct 1995 From: Eugene Mallove (on behalf or unnamed inventor) To: Vortex <vortex-l@eskimo.com> Subject: PUBLIC DISCLOSURE - NEW INVENTION The device is an internal combustion engine in which small quantities of water are turned into steam by the use of a magnetron (as found in microwave ovens).. Inventor: "The engine I have invented is far more efficient than any other steam engine because the efficiency of the magnetron in turning water into steam. In fact, the water droplet 'explodes' very much like air/gasoline explodes in a conventional internal combustion engine.." The following is an outline of how to construct the device and a few cautions: PARTS NEEDED: 1. Magnetron from medium power microwave oven. 2. Small 4-stroke single cylinder lawn mower engine or similar engine with 'old style' points and ignition system. 3. Automotive alternator with built-in rectifier and regulator, also a 12 volt auto battery. 4. "Trigger" mechanism from an aircraft "strobe" landing light. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. The magnetron fits into the spark plug hole. 2. The distributor points are modified so that the contact is closed when the piston is at the top dead center and this contact is used to activate the aircraft strobe mechanism. 3. The high voltage from the strobe is connected to directly fire the magnetron which in turn produces steam which moves the piston. 4. The engine turns the alternator which keeps the battery charged, which supplies the electrical power for the magnetron. SPREAD THIS TECHNOLOGY - IT IS FREE!! PRINT THIS BEFORE IT IS DELETED FROM THE NET! MY CODE FOR FUTURE IDENTIFICATION IS PANGURBAN Fast forward two decades . the silence is deafening. Maybe Pangurban was holding out for Bill Gates money, or maybe like the geniuses at SHT - the military slapped a gag order, or else the MIB came calling ? Note: the inventor never says that the battery does not run down, only implies that it is "recharged" which can arguably be a partial recharge - so - one cannot label it an outright fabrication. BTW - still waiting for the free energy flashlight from ADGEX. Looking like yet another free energy scam.
