On 01/27/2010 03:48 PM, [email protected] wrote: > In reply to [email protected]'s message of Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:40:18 > +0000 > (UTC): > Hi, > [snip] >> There was mention of a combustion engine in new IE issue using inert gases. >> Is this what >> SPICE is based on? could one gas act like an electrolyte while compressing >> "bubbles" of >> the other gas? > [snip] > The Papp engine ran on inert gasses. Is that what they are referring to?
You mean "runs", not "ran"; the (cough) "dream" lives on, as the Rohner brothers are apparently still in business, claiming to be the techies who actually built the engine and the only people who understand it, and at least one of them is apparently selling something, not quite sure what: http://www.rohnermachine.com/ http://www.pappengine.com/ All good fun, they look at least as legitimate as Steorn... When there is a pressing need which nobody can fill, people will come crawling out of the woodwork claiming to have special magical knowledge that allows them to fill the need. Love the story of the Papp submarine -- particularly the bit about the plane tickets.
