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-{{Perpetual motion machine
- |name=Agha Waqar's water-fuelled car
- |topics=[[Physics]] and [[engineering]]
- |claims= The device is designed to produce [[hydrogen]] and [[oxygen]], from [[water]] using [[electricity]], by a method other than simple [[water electrolysis]].
- |origyear= 2012
- |origprop= Agha Waqar Ahmad
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- |lawviolation= Violation of the [[second law of thermodynamics]]
- |inventorclaim= Water break-up by unconventional form of electrolysis
-}}
-The '''water-kit''' is a [[Technical engineer|technical design]] of an alleged "[[perpetual motion machine]]" created by Agha Waqar Ahmed, an inventor based in [[Khairpur, Pakistan|Khairpur]], [[Sindh]], Pakistan.{{citation needed|date=October 2013}} In July 2012, Agha Waqar Ahmed's Water-kit was publicly announced as an apparatus that allows water to be used as a source of [[Water-fuelled car|fuel in cars]].{{citation needed|date=September 2012}} The apparatus consists of a "water-kit" that can break water into hydrogen and oxygen molecules through the process of [[electrolysis of water]]. Ahmed claims that any car using his kit can run exclusively on water and will yield {{convert|40|km}} of travel on a liter of water.<ref name="ET: Water World">{{cite web|last=Ahmed|first=Noman|title=Water world: Dr Attaur Rahman senses a scam behind man touting water kit|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/417246/water-world-dr-attaur-rehman-senses-a-scam-behind-man-touting-water-kit/|work=The Express Tribune|accessdate=7 August 2012}}</ref><ref name="Times Of India">{{cite news|title=Dream come true? A car that can run on water|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-28/science/32906478_1_hydrogen-cng-cc-car|accessdate=7 August 2012 | work=The Times Of India}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated4>{{Cite episode |title=Capital Talk|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkw7oRbsTiY |accessdate= 7 August 2012|series= Capital Talk|serieslink= |credits= |network= GEO TV|station= |city= |date= 30 July 2012|began= |ended= |season= |seriesno= |number= |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcripturl= |language=Urdu}}</ref>
-He has also claimed that his technology can power the entire country with water.<ref name="LT: Country powered with Water">{{cite web|last=SIYAL|first=NAZIR|title=Loadshedding in Pakistan maybe end if govt take revolutionary steps: Dr. Qadeer Khan |url=http://www.lhrtimes.com/2012/07/31/loadshedding-in-pakistan-maybe-end-if-govt-take-revolutionary-steps-dr-qadeer-khan/|work=The Lahore Times|accessdate=7 August 2012}}</ref> His claims have been met with scepticism as well as enthusiasm from Pakistani scientists.<ref name=NYTimes>{{cite news|last=WALSH|first=DECLAN|title=Craving Energy and Glory, Pakistan Revels in Boast of Water-Run Car|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/05/world/asia/boast-of-water-run-car-thrills-pakistan.html|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=7 August 2012|quote=The country’s most famous scientist, Abdul Qadeer Khan – revered inside Pakistan as the father of the country’s nuclear weapons program and reviled elsewhere as a notorious figure in the international nuclear black market – gave it his imprimatur, too...But for established scientists, it was a symptom of a wider, more worrisome, ignorance of science.|date=4 August 2012}}</ref> Critics have pointed out that in order for the invention to work, it would have to violate the [[second law of thermodynamics]].<ref name=NYTimes />
-==Water kit==
-Ahmed calls his invention "water-kit".{{citation needed|date=September 2012}} The kit consists of a cylindrical jar (which holds the water), electrodes, wires to be attached with car's battery and a hose leading to the engine. The kit claims to use electrolysis to convert water into [[HHO gas]], which is then used as fuel in an otherwise unmodified gasoline engine. The kit states that it requires distilled water.<ref name=autogenerated4 /> Ahmed claims that he has been able to achieve much higher amounts of HHO compared to any other inventor because of his "undisclosed calculations".<ref name=autogenerated1>{{Cite episode |title=Kyun|url=http://www.awaztoday.com/News-Talk-Shows/25361/Kyun-17th-July-2012.aspx |accessdate=7 August 2012 |series=Kyun |serieslink= |credits= |network=Awaz Television Network |station= |city= |date=17 July 2012 |began= |ended= |season= |seriesno= |number= |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcripturl= |language=Urdu}}</ref> He has applied for a patent from the Government of Pakistan and is waiting for their feedback.<ref name=autogenerated1 />
-==Government response==
-Ahmed claims to have done several demonstrations for Pakistani government officials.<ref name=autogenerated3>{{Cite episode |series=Capital Talk |title=Capital Talk |url=http://videos.geo.tv/VideoGallery.aspx?ID=7479 |accessdate=7 August 2012 |serieslink= |credits= |network=GEO TV |station= |city= |date=31 July 2012 |began= |ended= |season= |seriesno= |number= |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcripturl= }}</ref> According to a television interview he has had three meetings with Government's Science and Technology sector as well as a meeting with Pakistan's Atomic energy commission.<ref name=autogenerated5>{{Cite episode |series=Kyun|title=Kyun|url=http://www.awaztoday.com/News-Talk-Shows/25361/Kyun-17th-July-2012.aspx |accessdate=7 August 2012 |serieslink= |credits= |network=Awaz Television Network |station= |city= |date=17 July 2012 |began= |ended= |season= |seriesno= |number= |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcripturl= |language=Urdu}}</ref>
-Upon hearing about his invention, the prime minister of Pakistan, [[Raja Pervaiz Ashraf]], formed a committee consisting of three people. The committee members were Khursheed Shah, the minister of religious affairs, Mir Changez Khan Jamali, the federal minister for Science and Technology, and Dr. Asim Hussain, the advisor to the Prime Minister on Petroleum and Natural Resources.<ref name=autogenerated5 /><ref>{{cite web|title=Agha Waqar Ahmed makes Car that runs on water|url=http://www.markthetruth.com/specialreports/3200-agha-waqar-ahmed-mes-car-that-runs-on-water.html|accessdate=8 August 2012|quote=The Prime Minister of Pakistan Raja Pervaiz Ashraf formed a committee to review running of vehicles on water.According to Private TV channel, the committee comprises Religious Affairs Minister Khursheed Shah, Federal Minister for Science and Technology Mir Changez Khan Jamali and Advisor to the Prime Minister on Petroleum and Natural Resources Dr. Asim Hussain.}}</ref> Out of the three members, Khursheed Shah has publicly supported Ahmed's invention.<ref name=Hoodbhoy>{{cite web|last=Hoodbhoy|first=Pervez|title=The water car fraud|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/416542/the-water-car-fraud/|publisher=The Express tribune|accessdate=8 August 2012}}</ref>
-After much publicity and media coverage, many government officials came forward to offer support for Ahmed's invention. Along with the aforementioned federal minister for Religious Affairs, two other federal ministers endorsed his work.<ref name=Hoodbhoy /><ref name="News tribe religious affairs">{{cite web|title=Minister says will give good news to nation on Aug 14 as Pakistani man runs car on water|url=http://www.thenewstribe.com/2012/07/27/minister-says-will-give-good-news-to-nation-on-aug-14-as-pakistani-man-runs-car-on-water/#.UCHBJk1lS8D|publisher=The News Tribe|accessdate=8 August 2012}}</ref> Sindh Minister for Law and Prisons, Mohammad Ayaz Soomro, called Ahmed a national hero while speaking to a media group.<ref name="ET: Water World" /><ref name="LHR times: Hero">{{cite web|last=ZUBERI|first=SYED|title=Agha Waqar is National Hero: Ayaz Soomro|url=http://www.lhrtimes.com/2012/08/02/agha-waqar-is-national-hero-ayaz-soomro/|accessdate=8 August 2012|quote=Sindh Minister for Law and Prisons Muhammad Ayaz Soomro describing the Agha Waqar a national hero said that Agha Waqar’s invention of Water kit proved and recognized the Sindhi people on world level.}}</ref> Three other government officials congratulated him, stating that he "brought a revolution in the world of Science".<ref name="Sindh Gov. National hero">{{cite web|title=Engineer Agha Waqar Brought a Revolution in the World of Science-Provincial Ministers|url=http://enewspaper.com.pk/10229/sindh-government-news-august-02-2012|accessdate=8 August 2012|date=2 August 2012|quote=Provincial Minister for Environment Shaikh Muhammad Afzal, Minister for Archives Rafique Engineer and Advisor to Chief Minister on Special Education Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh have congratulated the Engineer Agha Waqar of Khairpur on his invention of water kit which can run the Motor Car as well as other vehicles on only water. Sindh Ministers said that Agha Waqar did a successful experience in front of Government officials and media, they said that Agha Waqar has brought a revolution in the world of science.}}</ref> However it should be noted that Ahmed has been criticised for not clearly explaining how his invention could work without violating the [[laws of thermodynamics]].<ref name="Scienceless kit">{{cite web|last=Imam|first=Zafar|title=Agha Waqar and his 'science-less' kit|url=http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/13157/agha-waqar-and-his-science-less-kit/|work=The Express Tribune|accessdate=8 August 2012|date=2 August 2012|quote=In a telephonic interview with Agha Waqar Ahmed on July 29, 2012, for Sindh Express, most of my questions to him were about the physics, thermodynamics and chemistry behind his water kit. However, some questions regarding thermodynamics were not addressed as they should have been and I felt as though Waqar knew more about the 'engineering' behind his kit but not the 'physics' that went into it.}}</ref> Ahmed was invited by Jamil Ahmed Khan, the Pakistani ambassador to UAE, to demonstrate his technology in Abu Dhabi.<ref>{{cite web|title=Demo of car that runs on water in Abu Dhabi|url=http://www.emirates247.com/business/technology/demo-of-car-that-runs-on-water-in-abu-dhabi-2012-08-02-1.470005|accessdate=8 August 2012|date=2 August 2012|quote=Pakistani engineer Waqar Ahmed has been invited by Pakistani Ambassador to UAE Jamil Ahmed Khan in Abu Dhabi to give a demo to Irena’s director general.}}</ref><ref name="BR: AbuDhabi">{{cite web|last=Jabri|first=Parvez|title=Pak envoy invites engineer Waqar to Abu Dhabi for demo Of 'Water Fuel Kit Project'|url=http://www.brecorder.com/top-news/108-pakistan-top-news/71375-pak-envoy-invites-engineer-waqar-to-abu-dhabi-for-demo-of-water-fuel-kit-project.html|work=Business Recorder|date=2 August 2012|quote=Pakistan’s ambassador to UAE Jamil Ahmed Khan and Director General of International Renewable Energy (IRENA) have agreed to hold demo of the water-kit invented by Pakistani engineer that makes it possible for cars to run on water.}}</ref> [[Abdul Qadeer Khan]], a nuclear scientist, has supported the idea of a water-fuelled car; however he has been criticised for his position.<ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite web|last=Hoodbhoy|first=Pervez|title=The water car fraud|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/416542/the-water-car-fraud/|work=The Express Tribune|accessdate=8 August 2012|date=2 August 2012|quote=In a few short days, he has exposed just how far Pakistan has fallen into the pit of ignorance and self-delusion. No practical joker could have demonstrated more dramatically the true nature of our country’s political leaders, popular TV anchors and famed scientists.}}</ref><ref name="Bad Science">{{cite web|last=Saeed|first=Shahid|title=Bad Science|url=http://dawn.com/2012/08/03/bad-science/|work=Dawn|accessdate=8 August 2012|date=3 March 2012|quote=Samar Mubarikmand was supportive of the idea and seemed enthusiastic about it, just suggesting that there are safety concerns, but not feasibility ones.}}</ref>
-[[Samar Mubarakmand]] was supportive of this idea and seemed enthusiastic at first,<ref name="Bad Science"/> but when Agha Waqar was called by [[Pakistan Television Corporation]] to take the demo of this Water Kit, he failed to give a demonstration in the live program in his car, claiming he had not fit the Water kit in his car for the TV program. Mubarakmand then told him that in his opinion, [[calcium carbide]] is added in water to produce the fuel for the engine.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}} In that case, the calcium carbide is the energy source, not the water.
-==Criticism==
-[[Atta ur Rahman (scientist)|Atta ur Rahman]], a scientist and a former minister of Science and Technology, called for a technical investigation of Ahmed's car by top engineering universities when he appeared on [[Geo TV]]'s ''Capital Talk''. He told the host, [[Hamid Mir]], that such inventions don't work and if they were to work, they would violate the law of [[conservation of energy]]. Ahmed replied to this criticism by stating that he had already made long drives with the car, done demonstrations for politicians and media personalities. He even challenged Rahman to check and verify his water fueled car himself. By the end of the show, everyone agreed that the car should be tested by independent sources.<ref name=autogenerated3 /> Rahman showed similar concerns in another show by Talat Hussain Syed, ''News Night with Talat'', for Dawn News.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=News Night With Talat |url= |series=[http://dawnnews.tv/current-affairs/news-night-with-talat News Night With Talat] |credits= |network= |station= |city= |began= |ended= |season= |seriesno= |number= |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcripturl= }}</ref>
-While speaking to Express Tribune, Rahman stated he suspected this invention to be a scam. He repeated that such an invention would have to violate the laws of thermodynamics to work.<ref name="ET: Water World" />
-On 11 August 2012, Rahman reported that the vehicle was to be fully inspected by engineers at the [[National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan|National University of Science & Technology]], but Ahmed never showed up for the appointment. This caused Rehman to further accuse Ahmed of fraud, stating "Agha Waqar Ahmad did a disappearing act and never turned up for the appointment. The fraud had been exposed and escape was the only route available to him".<ref name=thenews_waterscam>{{cite news|last=Rahman|first=Atta-ur|title=The water car scam|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-9-126017-The-water-car-scam|accessdate=11 August 2012|newspaper=The News|date=11 August 2012}}</ref>
-[[Pervez Hoodbhoy]], a nuclear physicist, wrote in [[The Express Tribune]] that Ahmed's coverage in the media, along with endorsement by government authorities and scientists, has exposed the ignorance and self-delusion of such entities. He criticized politicians and media for hailing Ahmed as a national hero and for promoting pseudo-scientific theories related to water-fueled cars. He insisted any technology should comply with basic principles of Science before getting any government funding.<ref name=Hoodbhoy />
-It is worth mentioning that before Agha Waqar Ahmed, another Pakistani known as Doctor Ghulam Sarwar had claimed in December 2011 that he had invented a car that only runs on water.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewspakistan.com/water-running-car-kit-launched-dr-ghulam-sarwar-launch-pakistan.php|title=New Water Running Car Kit Launched by Dr Ghulam Sarwar Launch, The News Pakistan|work=The News Pakistan - Latest Breaking News - Sports News - Headlines News - World Entertainment|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720083146/http://www.thenewspakistan.com/water-running-car-kit-launched-dr-ghulam-sarwar-launch-pakistan.php|archivedate=20 July 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-Several other skeptics have also weighed in on Ahmed's invention, mainly due to its violation of second law of thermodynamics.<ref name="Scienceless kit" /><ref name="Bad Science" /> On 6 August 2012, a physics teacher, Ranomal Malani, challenged Ahmed to demonstrate his kit publicly. If he succeeds, Malani has promised a pay out of five million [[rupees]]. Ahmed accepted the challenge.<ref name=Challenge>{{cite web |title=Agha Waqar accepts Physics teacher's challenge to run car on water |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/418245/mnas-brother-challenges-agha-waqar-to-run-car-on-water/ |accessdate=8 August 2012 |date=2 August 2012}}</ref>
-[[Talat Hussain (news executive)|Talat Hussain]], who covered Ahmed's invention on his show, did a follow up show on 3 August 2012 to address the skeptics. His guests consisted of a panel of scientists, a Ph.D student and a reporter for [[KTN News]]. Ahmed was notable by his absence. The scientists reiterated the problem of water-kit's incompatibility with the second law of thermodynamics. One of the guests, Javed Ahmed Chatta, said he was present at one of the demonstrations and showed his skepticism; however, his concerns were ignored by the authorities.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=News Night with Talat  |url= |series=[http://dawnnews.tv/current-affairs/news-night-with-talat News Night with Talat] |credits= |network=Dawn News |station= |city= |began= |ended= |season= |seriesno= |number= |minutes= |time=6:26 |transcript= |transcripturl= |language=Urdu}}</ref> Another guest, Adeel Ghayur, stated that even if the apparent violation of natural laws was ignored the cost to operate such a car would be impractical.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=News Night with Talat |url= |series=[http://dawnnews.tv/current-affairs/news-night-with-talat News Night with Talat] |credits= |network=Dawn News |station= |city= |began= |ended= |season= |seriesno= |number= |minutes= |time=28:13 |transcript= |transcripturl= |language=Urdu}}</ref>
-==See also==
-{{portal|Cars|Physics}}
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-* [[Hydrogen production]]
-* [[Perpetual motion]]
-* [[Stanley Meyer's water fuel cell]]
-* [[The Water Engine]]
-* [[Timeline of hydrogen technologies]]
-{{div col end}}
-==References==
-{{Reflist|30em}}
-==External links==
-* [http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-6-119207-Local-engineer-develops-device-to-run-car-on-water The News Pakistan]
-*http://www.brecorder.com/general-news/172/1242718/
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