Eli5: Why do automobiles operate with diesel or petrol but not with water?
In: Physics
To be a usefull fuel stuff has to be able to burn.
There is no chemical reaction that would release energy from water, as water is already a very stable molecule.
When you burn diesel or petrol one of the results is actually water. So running a car on water is like trying to run a campfire on ashes.
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