Jesus Tap-Dancin' Christ

I was referring to the invetion being produced. i learned of it from an english prof who was talking with a bunch of engineers. Great design, but it never was used.

As for the patent thing...well, that is just hypothesis as to why no one ever used it, due to its huge advantage in savings in gas.

Mageth

100 mpg carbuerator, everlasting lightbulb...two I remember from my younger days.

These and several other "inventions that were covered up by the [oil/power/etc.] company" are nothing more than urban legends, as is the water-burning car.

Mageth

What he's referring to is an engine that was designed to only be (essentially) one-stroke, meaning that there is a huge power saving, thus being much more fuel efficient. The oil/auto companies bought the patents up and never let it see the light of day.

Umm, if this was in the '60s, the patents would have expired at least 10 years ago.

One-stroke engines have been around a long time.

<a href="http://user.tninet.se/~zyo199o/cgp.htm" target="_blank">100-year-old one-stroke engine</a>

The <a href="http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/tadp/1996/general/stirling.html" target="_blank">Stirling</a> engine is quite fascinating, though not technically a one-stroke, and its basic design was conceived decades before the "classic" internal combustion engine.

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