12-year-old inventor Willy Schopf (Billy Schopf) from Pennsylvania came up with an innovative model of the engine, which in his opinion, should produce a real revolution in the automotive industry. The idea of a new car engine that runs on the principle of the windmill, it has prompted another idea - the engine, working on solar batteries. But the young inventor did not suit the fact that a solar-powered car can run only during the day. Once during a walk he saw a windmill that was installed at the research center Da Vinci Science Center in Allington. Will thought that the windmill could easily replace solar panels at night.
At the heart of Da Vinci Science Center, he met with Frank Shveyhgardtom (Frank Schweighardt), with whom he has continued to develop innovative car engine that runs on the principle of the windmill.
Together they came up with the idea to use a special fluid that changes its density during the rotation to make the turbine blades rotate at the correct speed.
As the liquid turns a turbine, it was decided to use (what do you think?) - The most ordinary ketchup. The fact that ketchup is a thixotropic liquid, ie fluid whose viscosity at constant environmental conditions and the shear rate varies with time. It is this fluid is needed for an innovative model of engine operating on the principle of the windmill.
Research Center Da Vinci Science Center received a provisional patent on this concept of an engine running on the principle of the windmill. Now in the center of the work continues on an innovative engine, running on ketchup. Research Centre has received funding for the Senate under a new project. According to a very young inventor who invented the idea of an innovative motor vehicle, operating on the principle of the windmill he is ecstatic that his idea was a success.