Injecting water into a combustion engine isn't as daft as it sounds: it's useful in very high-performance turbocharged units, for example, to suppress detonation and allow higher boost pressure and more advanced ignition timing to gain more power.
Immersing an entire engine in water, though? That's something else altogether.
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