Water-Car Sold For $25.6 Million
* From the Wellington newspaper, New Zealand “A 30-year-old New Zealand mechanic who says he has developed a car engine fueled by water was reported today to have sold his invention for $25.6 million to an international research group.”
* The Sunday News of Auckland said that “M. Malcolm Vincent, of Nelson, had sold the rights to his water-powered rotary engine to the Club of Rome, through its Melbourne representatives.” “They’re paying me $NZ600,000 down and $1 million a year for 25 years,” Mr. Vincent is reported to have said.
* Before the newspaper broke the story today there had been several reports that Mr. Vincent had perfected his water-powered engine, but apart from a television report which showed his car moving down a slight hill the reports have never been substantiated.
* After the television film the NZ Government sent Ministry Transport automotive engineers to appraise the invention.
“No Chance to See It”
“But he never gave us a chance to see it,” the chief automotive engineer, Mr. F.D. McWha, said. ” He hasn’t disclosed to us the principle of his engine and he didn’t want any help.” Mr. McWha said he understood Mr. Vincent had not patented his invention and has allowed nobody so see it for fear his secret would be stolen.
* The Sunday News said Mr. Vincent flew to Melbourne with a crated prototype of his engine a few days ago. The newspaper quoted Mr. Vincent as saying before he left for Melbourne that “It didn’t take long to negotiate the sale. The first production engine we will be trying to build will be for a car.”
* Mr. Vincent told the newspaper that in trials round the Nelson district in the South Island, “The best run we had with the engine so far has been in a Holden. We did 159 miles in it around the Nelson area.” According to Mr. Vincent two manufacturing units will be set up by the Club of Rome; one in Australia and one in New Zealand.
* Mr. Vincent died under mysterious circumstances in 1989. The manufacturing units never got built!
NO COMMON SENSE
ANALYZE THE EXAMPLE
* Which supports and barriers were in play?
* What were the dynamics?
* Who, or what, won the Tug-of-War?
* Discuss the outcome with your friends and family.
* Use Post #4 as a reference for the dynamics and relationships between supports and barriers.
