At first glance, Toyota cars that run on Mountain Dew might seem pretty cool. That’s exactly what inventor Paul Patone thought when he created the Global Environmental Energy Technology Fuel Processor. The contraption is a device that allows a normal internal combustion engine to run on liquids that are at least 80 percent water.
Patone has spend two and a half decades working on this particular invention. Unfortunately in 2006, he was “framed for securities fraud and railroaded to a mental ward at the Utah State Hospital in March.” But that does not change the fact that he created this technology and even has a YouTube video that shows it in action.
When Patone was released from the mental hospital, he moved to New Mexico where he could continue working on his invention. According to him, the device can “reduce the greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution produced by a car by 90 percent.”
That would be pretty neat if you could get your Toyota cars to run on Mountain Dew, Coke, or any of your other favorite soft drinks. We do not recommend trying it, though, as Patone’s invention has never been tested by outside sources. Besides, buying a gallon of soda is probably more expensive than a gallon of gas so it would not be financially viable.