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In article <24646@castle.ed.ac.uk>, eang42@castle.ed.ac.uk (L Bootland) writes:
> We acquired a leaflet about this at the local shopping centre (Cameron
> Toll), stuck under the windscreen wiper.
> 
> It claims to be "..a highly effective , easy to install fuel saving
> device, created through the technology of Magneto Hydro Dynamics (MHD).
> It will enhance your engine's performance and reduce exhaust emissions."
> 
> Allegedly it works by aligning hydrocarbon molecules in a concentrated
> magnetic field.  (What is the magnetic moment of petrol (gas) anyway?). 
> This alignment creates a more effective fuel/air mixture. 
> 
> Apparently it can increase efficiency by 15 to 20 %. (There must be a
> massive conspiracy by fuel processors and sellers to keep this
> information from us:-)  Just think how much money could be saved if you
> got an extra tank of petrol for every six you bought :-). )
> 
> Seriously, anyone care to tear this to shreds, in words that a literate
> non scientist can understand?
> 

       Anybody know whether this is the same gadget which straps magnets round 
your water pipes to get rid of hard water? About a foot long, made of what
looks like foam rubber (presumably with a few magnets embedded). It comes with 
two photos of water pipes in cross-section, one with scale, one without, just
so you know that it works.


Michael.