Re: Do magnets REALLY help fuel economy
 

That version has the magnet rotated down. In cartoon physics, magnetic attraction flows directly inline with the magnet orientation.

Bob Wilson

Re: Do magnets REALLY help fuel economy
 

Joining the thread late.

This reminds me of the braces that are supposed to cure arthretis.

Re: Do magnets REALLY help fuel economy
 

Bob:Hurry up!
You should APPLY FOR A PATENT for this one! :confused:

Re: Do magnets REALLY help fuel economy
 

Whew... for a second there I thought you were describing RELIGION. Had me worried! :)

Re: Do magnets REALLY help fuel economy
 

Re: Do magnets REALLY help fuel economy
 

Hi,

Ok:
What was your before fuel economy?
What is your after fuel economy?
How did you measure it?
Have you taken it off and seen a return to the original fuel economy?

Did you read the great write up from the EPA about this product?
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/consumer/devices/pb82194937.pdf

". . . The "Super-Mag Fuel Extender" consists of a set of two rectangular magnets mounted on plates, two steel plates, and two plastic ties that are installed around a vehicle's fuel line, about 3 inches from the carburator. The magnets and plates are arranged so as to form an open-ended four-sided box surrounding the fuel line. A claim for the device's effectiveness appears in a message on the package label, which reads "Transforms Molecular Properties of Liquid Fuel to Maximum Combustion Efficiency." . . .

The EPA evaluation of the device using three vehicles, showed that there was no emission or fuel economy benefit due to the installation of the "Super-Mag Fuel Extender."

This was a report made at the request of "the Consumer Office of the Metropolitan District Attorney for Denver, Colorado."

Hummm, do you live in Colorado, near Denver?

This is just another SPAM touting a fraud. But no doubt, it may make another amusing set of PowerPoint engineering charts . . .

Thanks,
Bob Wilson

Re: Do magnets REALLY help fuel economy
 

Hi David,

I'd like to recommend this US Environmental Protection Agency site that lists common energy frauds:

http://www.epa.gov/otaq/consumer/reports.htm

I'm curious, did you get a chance to study any physics or chemistry in school? The reason I ask is there are some very readable books on both subjects around. With a little bit of study, you'll gain a lot of insight and be less subject to "Cartoon Physics" as documented by MIT. Here is another excellent list.


Bob Wilson

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Hook, line, and sinker ;)

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Just another day of play . . . or was that your sock puppet?

Bob Wilson

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My post was removed.

I guess this site isn't the place for sarcasm. My apologies go out to the readers who were affected by my reklessnes.