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| Ever wanted a car that actually runs on thin air? Well, your dreams have come true thanks to the work of Dr. James Crowferd! |
Note from Author: Hi, this is Mr. Smiley. We've written a lot of articles here at Smiley's News and since Earth Day is coming up, I decided that I'd rerun an older article for you readers to enjoy. Hope you like it!
You know it, as a matter
of fact, we all know
it: the plain and simple truth is gas prices are going up, up, up.
And income for many of us is just going down, down, down. Gas prices
just aren’t helping the situation. Well, Dr. James Crowferd of
Vassar College, USA might be an answer to your prayers! He has just
made an astounding discovery: how to make a car run on almost nothing
but air. You read the
last word right: AIR! The same oxygen we breathe in and out every
single day. How does the car, nicknamed the “Airway”, run on air
anyway? Well, first in order to get it to go, Dr. James decided to
get rid of another problem many of us have: trash build-up. First,
all that the car needs to start is some trash from that trash can you
have sitting around (you can kiss the garbage truck goodbye!). Simply
put the trash in the same place gas would normally go and then you’re
off! After the car is running, air rushes into the front of the car
through a hole. The air rushing into the hole causes little windmills
inside the car to turn and the air comes bursting out the back. “I
invented this car because I have a vision – a clear, almost
new-looking earth with cleaner air and water,” says Dr. James. When
I asked him about the price of the car, he winced and said, “Well,
I’m not really in this for the money, but the prices at first are
going to be a little high – around $300,000,000, at least until
they catch on. Then I plan to lower the price to around $50,000. And
if that works out, even lower.” So when this new cars start to
catch on, perhaps being “green” with our cars will be a breeze.
Written by: Mr. Smiley
Photographer: Daniel P.
Smithwater
Edited by: Christian Ryan and Joy Hammond
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