2006-06-14 10:37:22 · 7 answers · asked by breche.1 1 in Environment
LOLOLOL Steam boats heat the water from coal or other fuel in order to use it. :D
2006-06-14 10:40:41 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I won't go into the chemistry of it because it's complicated and not really important to the bottom line. As far as getting energy from a small amount of matter, gasoline is GREAT. In compounds, the energy is found in breaking and re-forming bonds. The bonds in water don't have very much energy in them, and using water to create energy requires energy being put back in. Gasoline and other fossil fuels get their energy from dead stuff that got energy while it was still alive 100M years ago. The fact is, water is incredibly inefficient as a fuel source. A more applicable fuel source would be hydrogen, but that's a whole different discussion.
And a final thought; who uses steamboats? Robert Fulton's big beast of the canals is long dead anyway.
2006-06-14 17:43:19 · answer #2 · answered by Dave A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uhhh. Just how do you think STEAM boats convert water to steam in order to propel the boat? I saw from the other answers that this is as easy a question to answer as I thought. God Bless you.
2006-06-14 17:43:14 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There wouldn't be much profiteering unless they control water which in turn would make the oil diggers bankrupt.It all comes to profits dear.
2006-06-14 18:53:25 · answer #4 · answered by D greendesk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because steamboats use coal also to make steam..how would you like stopping every so often and chunking coal in your car.
2006-06-14 17:40:38 · answer #5 · answered by miss_chrissy_dawn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they burn coal to heat up the water in order to make it steam and coal is an extreme sort of pollution!
2006-06-14 17:42:16 · answer #6 · answered by LeeeeeeeeroooyJeeeeeeeeenkiiiins 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
water doesn't have enough hydrogen that is required to run a car
2006-06-14 17:41:10 · answer #7 · answered by Benny 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋