Yes ... it appears the government have funded a perpetual motion engine company run by a bunch of Russians.
Cars would use water as the main fuel and need only a small amount of petrol, thus cutting costs for motorists.
Trade Minister Ian Pearson said: "The successful creation of OM Energy Ltd as a UK company represents UK Trade & Investment's steadfast commitment to help develop global entrepreneurship based on exceptional intellectual property.
I wonder how much of our tax monies have been sent in this particular direction.
Cars would use water as the main fuel and need only a small amount of petrol, thus cutting costs for motorists.
Trade Minister Ian Pearson said: "The successful creation of OM Energy Ltd as a UK company represents UK Trade & Investment's steadfast commitment to help develop global entrepreneurship based on exceptional intellectual property.
I wonder how much of our tax monies have been sent in this particular direction.
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Just exactly what are you saying here. Would you have said a "gaggle of Arabs" or "load of Poles"? I suspect if these were US citizens you wouldn't have said "a bunch of Yanks" but would have accepted that investing in innovation wasn't such a bad idea.
Is the "museum of unworkable devices"
Two-thirds of my family are Russians and we see no problem at all with the phrase, any more than I would with "a bunch of Poles", "a bunch of Saudis" or "a bunch of Americans".
Not sure whether I understand the science and engineering principles of this yet, so I won't comment on whether this will work.
There may still be a lot of wild, offbeat but possibly useful ideas to come out of Russia. I remember some years ago some military scientists writing to me for help in marketing some kind of high-speed smoking of fish.