Re: [Vo]:July eclipse and gravity anomaly

2009-07-21 Thread Horace Heffner
On Jul 20, 2009, at 8:08 PM, Harry Veeder wrote: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17481 July eclipse is best chance to look for gravity anomaly It would seem to me a great way to study this would be to look at satellite gathered radar data for the ocean during and soon after the

Re: [Vo]:Tetrahedral Symmetric Condensate and Cold Fusion

2009-07-21 Thread Horace Heffner
On Jul 20, 2009, at 5:50 AM, Abd ul-Rahman Lomax wrote: At 03:21 PM 7/16/2009, Horace Heffner wrote: The emission rate for alphas in CF experiments is very low. Some CR-39 exposures have only a few dozen per mm^2, for a two week experiment. Those wouldn't be the experiments with the

RE: [Vo]:Most papers from Piantelli are authored by Focardi

2009-07-21 Thread Jones Beene
From: Steven Krivit I note your non-response to name your anonymous advisors with whom you discussed and dismissed the Piantelli-Focardi results. I note your non-response to present the specific scientific critique of your anonymous advisors. I am sure that there is no innuendo here from

RE: [Vo]:Most papers from Piantelli are authored by Focardi

2009-07-21 Thread Jones Beene
-Original Message- From: Jed Rothwell I never have a hidden agenda. My view of the Ni-CF research is clearly stated in my book. Your significant and long-standing contributions to LENR, in both time and money, are of the highest order - and should always be recognized... ... and

Re: [Vo]:Most papers from Piantelli are authored by Focardi

2009-07-21 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
Jones Beene wrote: -Original Message- From: Jed Rothwell I never have a hidden agenda. My view of the Ni-CF research is clearly stated in my book. Your significant and long-standing contributions to LENR, in both time and money, are of the highest order - and should always

Re: [Vo]:Most papers from Piantelli are authored by Focardi

2009-07-21 Thread Edmund Storms
The Mills situation is a bit more complex than you note, Stephen. Hydrinos are not the only result of the Mills theory. He has created a new model for atomic interaction and a new model for calculating many fundamental constants including the ionization energy of most elements. His model

RE: [Vo]:Most papers from Piantelli are authored by Focardi

2009-07-21 Thread Steven Krivit
I never have a hidden agenda. My view of the Ni-CF research is clearly stated in my book. Jed, Is this the view to which you refer, from Cold Fusion and the Future? Steve *** There is one more twist to this problem. Cold fusion can transmute the cathode metal

RE: [Vo]:Most papers from Piantelli are authored by Focardi

2009-07-21 Thread Jed Rothwell
Jones Beene wrote: ... and your agenda of minimalizing the importance of Mills' theory to LENR is also known and not secret. As the British would say, this is utter bullocks. I have NO OPINION about Mills' theory, or any theory. I do not understand theory, and I could not care less about

[Vo]:New Scientist editorial attacks cold fusion

2009-07-21 Thread Jed Rothwell
These people never learn. See: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327173.400-the-science-that-dare-not-speak-its-name.html QUOTE: With hindsight, it's clear that the cold fusion a pair of electrochemists thought they had stumbled upon 20 years ago will not deliver the energy miracle it

Re: [Vo]:Most papers from Piantelli are authored by Focardi

2009-07-21 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
Edmund Storms wrote: The Mills situation is a bit more complex than you note, Stephen. Hydrinos are not the only result of the Mills theory. He has created a new model for atomic interaction and a new model for calculating many fundamental constants including the ionization energy of most

RE: [Vo]:Most papers from Piantelli are authored by Focardi

2009-07-21 Thread Jed Rothwell
Steven Krivit wrote: Jed, Is this the view to which you refer, from Cold Fusion and the Future? . . . Fortunately, there are good indications that cold fusion works well with abundant metals including nickel and titanium, although experiments with these materials have not yet been widely

Re: [Vo]:Exxon now into the algoil game

2009-07-21 Thread Horace Heffner
On Jul 20, 2009, at 5:56 AM, Jones Beene wrote: -Original Message- HH: Possibly a better way to go is to use oxygen to burn the power plant fuel and recycle 100% of the CO2 through algae. Then run the power plant on the algae, its oil, cellulose and all. No coal necessary at all.

RE: [Vo]:Most papers from Piantelli are authored by Focardi

2009-07-21 Thread Jed Rothwell
I wrote: The cold fusion reaction has been seen with palladium, titanium, nickel, and with some superconducting ceramics. (Sticking my neck out for Oriani and Mizuno.) And Biberian! He reported patriotic French proton conductors: blue, white and red. - Jed

Re: [Vo]:Most papers from Piantelli are authored by Focardi

2009-07-21 Thread Harry Veeder
- Original Message - From: Stephen A. Lawrence sa...@pobox.com Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 2:54 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:Most papers from Piantelli are authored by Focardi Ptolemaic cosmology predicted many things correctly, after all. But the moons of Jupiter shot it down none the

RE: [Vo]:Most papers from Piantelli are authored by Focardi

2009-07-21 Thread Jones Beene
-Original Message- From: Stephen A. Lawrence they *succeeded* in their replication, *and* they looked at the published data, *and* they found a mundane explanation for the apparent excess heat, *and* they showed that the mundane explanation fully accounted for the results of their

[Vo]:Britz's descriptions are not reviews, and Britz does not endorse them

2009-07-21 Thread Jed Rothwell
Let me clear up some potential confusion about the Britz bibliography. Steve Krivt wrote here: . . . I am also surprised that you did not see Britz's review of the Focardi-Piantelli response. And here: http://www.newenergytimes.com/v2/news/2008/NET29-8dd54geg.shtml Dieter Britz, a longtime

Re: [Vo]:Most papers from Piantelli are authored by Focardi

2009-07-21 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
Jones Beene wrote: -Original Message- From: Stephen A. Lawrence Whoops -- You lifted the following quote from its context: You snipped the part where I said, The claim Jed made was *not* that they failed to replicate; it was that... Consequently, you've made it sound like I

RE: [Vo]:Most papers from Piantelli are authored by Focardi

2009-07-21 Thread Jones Beene
Stephen I should not have jumped on you so hard. Sorry. But please, your opinion is valuable, and this RD is valuable - so read Steve's article, and the Piantelli papers, and let us know what you think - not what someone else thinks you should think. Jones

RE: [Vo]:Most papers from Piantelli are authored by Focardi

2009-07-21 Thread Jed Rothwell
Jones Beene wrote: The CERN groups response is really a joke in my opinion, let alone disproof. They admit up front that they lack critical information from the Piantelli-Focardi paper. Perhaps these were essential details which were responsible for a failure to replicate anything. They

Re: [Vo]:Exxon now into the algoil game

2009-07-21 Thread mixent
In reply to Horace Heffner's message of Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:07:14 -0800: Hi, [snip] They should wake up and realize that the second approach could employ a lot more people in a lot less dangerous environment. [snip] I suspect that they prefer employing fewer people; it costs less. Regards,

[Vo]:Perspective on Piantelli-Focardi Nickel-Hydrogen Work

2009-07-21 Thread Steven Krivit
Jed, The original thread has splintered; one into planet Mills, the other into planet Britz. The Britz issue is an incidental side-issue. I think we are complete with our specific discussion of the CERN replication attempt of the Piantelli-Focardi work...thanks for your critical thoughts on

Re: [Vo]:Perspective on Piantelli-Focardi Nickel-Hydrogen Work

2009-07-21 Thread Jed Rothwell
Steven Krivit wrote: Based on what I read in your book, you generally accept that LENR works with nickel but you have lingering doubts because of the low sampling rate. Correct. As far as I know there have been only a few replications. Also, I do not know of any high heat, or high output to

RE: [Vo]:Most papers from Piantelli are authored by Focardi

2009-07-21 Thread Jed Rothwell
Jones Beene wrote: It really is as simple as this: Radioactivity = Credibility. Transmutation = Credibility. Credibility to scientists. Who needs 'em? Most of them are bought and paid for by the DoE. As Stan Szpak says, scientists believe whatever you pay them to believe. Excess Heat =

[Vo]:Perspective on Heat Vs. Everything Else

2009-07-21 Thread Steven Krivit
Jed, Thanks again for your thorough reply. I understand your perspective now. Heat, heat, heat. That's what it's all about. Heat Energy Useful Application Sorely Need by Society. I get it. Switching threads now once again I have not examined the other claims because frankly, I only

Re: [Vo]:Exxon now into the algoil game

2009-07-21 Thread Horace Heffner
On Jul 21, 2009, at 1:38 PM, mix...@bigpond.com wrote: In reply to Horace Heffner's message of Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:07:14 -0800: Hi, [snip] They should wake up and realize that the second approach could employ a lot more people in a lot less dangerous environment. [snip] I suspect that