If someone invents a way to save on fuel do the oil companies have them killed?

Question

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcXLFDuAJNE&NR=1

Answer 1

The oil companies aren't expanding the refineries they own very fast because of the uncertain future.  They will not care as long as we don't ban gasoline and gasoline burning cars.

Look at BP (the biggest refiner of gasoline).  They are pushing for more ethanol and bio-diesel--more wind and solar power because they stand to profit even more than from oil.  DuPont is pushing that agenda because they stand to make a lot of money as well.

Answer 2

Yeah just like the way horse buggy makers killed off the auto inventors. Lefties just don't get it, the market always wins. Anything that would save fuel would have to be patented to be valuable. Patents are public documents so even if an "evil" oil company bought up the patent after the patent expired anyone could use it. By the way Tesla died of a heart attack and his patents where upheld.

Answer 3

You invent something that is going to change the world and make money for you patent wise hand over fist, any copies is lawsuit galore.  You can single handedly shut down the middle east of all their money and you are STUBBORNLY going to refuse to allow to partner with anyone and build it/manufacturer it on your own.  Will you get bumped off? d**n straight.  Anyone that thinks other wise has no idea about the importance of economics.

Answer 4

This idea is so silly.

Scientists all over the world are working on alternative energy; solar, wind, biofuels.  And on techniques to conserve energy.

Oil was cheap, and we didn't know about global warming, so we used it.  Now it's getting scarce and expensive, and we know about global warming, so we're looking for ways not to use it.

That's all that's happening.  No evil conspiracies.  It will require hard work to solve this problem.  There is no hidden "magic invention" that will save us.  You can't just find some imaginary "bad guys" and stop them.  If you believe that, you're just part of the problem.

Answer 5

No,they generally do not.

However they will not allow such things to get off the ground.

If it gets too close, they will buy it and then destroy whatever

someone has invented....?

Answer 6

Absolute shlock journalism.  Was it originally broadcast on the Fox network I wonder.

Answer 7

it wouldn't surprise me....i bet its already happened too

Answer 8

No. I am sick of hearing this myth.

My logic - Look at Japan and many other countries. They have thousands and thousands of good scientists and engineers. They have been in an energy crisis for 50 years. These countries have little or no oil or coal and need power for their economy. The oil companies would have to control every inventor in every country. Not going to happen, because for every inventor, there is an investor that would love to get rich on the invention.

Answer 9

Look up Nickola Telsa.....was killed by the goverment back in 1933 for doing just that. He also created the alternator and first laser beam in the USA as well then mysteriously disappeared and the government seized all of his equipment.

Answer 10

This video was actually funny to watch just because they made claim after claim and had 0 evidence to back it up other than "scientists" that no one can find.  I'm pretty sure it also claimed the N-machine produced more power than it consumed (impossible).

My favorite quote was that oil companies own the newspapers.  Read the USA Today.  Every article makes a reference to high gas prices.  If oil companies owned the papers, why would they being trying to spread propaganda against themselves?

Answer 11

I don't know about murder (at least not anymore) but they are all about spending millions to keep patents and breakthrough technology inventions locked away.  I highly recommend checking out the documentary movie "Who Killed the Electric Car?"

Answer 12

Well, something is definitely happening here...back in the mid 60's there was a man who had a turbine engine running on alcohol, (a renewable resource), inside the Houston Coliseum for weeks, putting off no adverse emissions, getting at least as good gas mileage as gasoline...I fully expected to see cars with these engines within a few years..guess what??  Never saw or heard from him/the concept again!  Either someone killed him off, ( just joking), or they bought out his patent, (the more likely reason).  There have been many many inventions over the years that should have/would have taken us off of this oil addiction..there is definitely something at work here...

Answer 13

People will do allot of things for money . But i have no idea if they kill them or pay them off . I have seen things that the government has that would make your head spin around but never seen any of it out on the market . I think we are suppressed allot but if everyone had all the things that are kept under wrap allot of people would misuse it and you never know what could happen if in the wrong hands .

This guys trying to get his invention out if you see him on the news accidental death then you will know for sure http://www.first-molecule.com

Answer 14

no , they just buy the new idea and thats the last you see of it

Answer 15

There are and have been rumors of burning water.

It would be difficult if not impossible to market that invention.

Imagine the effect on the world's economy.

No oil wells operating.

No refineries.

No gas stations.

Worthless oil stocks.

Oil companies around the globe, bankrupt.

TAXES kaput.  Any alternative would have to be taxed.

Answer 16

Good question. There is so much that goes on in this world that we do not know about, it's completely unreal. I wouldn't totally rule this out as a possibility though. People will do anything for money. Sad but true.

Answer 17

The Toyota Prius already saves fuel, and no one got killed for that. Entrenched technologies can be difficult to replace, simply because it costs a lot to upgrade all the gas stations. It is also hard to replace gasoline, because it comes out of the ground cheaply, has high energy and is easy to transport. A revolutionary invention is not likely, since car engines are about 40% efficient, and any improvement would cost money anyway. Oil companies are probably trying to avoid a federal government increase in fuel efficiency requirements, but I doubt they have ever found a fantastic invention and killed the inventor and got away with it.

Answer 18

no, he will be classified as the top most endangered specie and he will be protected by the whole force of the United Nations. He is the best there is...

Answer 19

no, they buy it from the person. our local high school science teacher has a PhD and he came up with a concept to better fuel efficiency.  they swept in, told him that they would continue R+D on the product and cut him a phat check.