>From Jed,
> So corporations are pretty much ruled out. They cannot do cold fusion research > even if they want to, because it will not lead to immediate profits. Also > because > the stockholders and Wall Street speculators would be outraged to learn that a > corporation is doing cold fusion. IMO, it is conceivable that Dr. Randall Mills' Blacklight Power company may be pushing the envelope on that matter. Over the decades BLP, a privately owned R&D company, has managed to receive millions of dollars from rich angel investors in order to prove they can build a new kind of technology capable of generating energy through the exploitation of a controversial (and presumably cheap) new energy source. The process strikes many of us on this list as being somewhat similar to LENR. Again, I say: "Somewhat similar". Dr. Mills would vehemently disagree there is any similarity between his hydrinos and any kind of LENR research. Dr. Mills would then attempt to drive a stake in the heart of all LENR research and researchers, proclaiming the community is primarily made up of faulty researchers who are for the most part incapable of conducing proper experiments. Lately, I noticed there have been some members who have become brave enough to debate LENR research over at Dr. Mills' Society of Classical Physics Yahoo group. Needless to say, Dr. Mills does not seem particularly interested in letting LENR debate progress too far in his discussion group. I can't really blame him since they are supposed to focus on Classical Physics matters. I believe there are a number of really smart cookies doing their best to comprehend how Dr. Mills Classical Physics is supposed to work. Many of them ask questions that involve a lot of scary-looking mathematical formulas. I commend their efforts. OTOH, what did bug me was the existence of a group of cheerleaders who tended to congratulate Dr. Mills for every new alleged breakthrough BLP claimed had just transpired. No questions asked. The latest alleged BLP breakthrough involved transforming SunCell Technology from a moving parts engineering project to a brand new non-moving solid-state engineering project. If true, it would presumably be a huge improvement. I asked Dr. Mills if BLP would be willing to assemble some kind of a "black box" experimental demonstration that could show everyone that the new solid state direction BLP is taking is not just smoke and mirrors. I argued it would help quell negative commentary from pathological skeptics if BLP could show something new indeed was happening. I stressed it would need to be some kind of black box demonstration that would not reveal any proprietary details. By making such a request, repeatedly so I might add, I ended up upsetting the cheerleading section. A few went after me for challenging Dr. Mills. One even called my persistence "passive aggressive". To make a long story short, I was eventually canned from the list. Despite my defrocking, I continue to bare no ill-will towards Dr. Mills or BLP, and especially towards the moderator who privately treated me with the upmost respect. Truth of the matter, Dr. Mills was never under any obligation to show and/or demonstrate anything to the peanut gallery, of which I'm a non-paying member. It is, after all, a privately owned company. But trying to get back to Jed's comment. Will BLP, a privately run R&D company be able to survive the constant slings and arrows of outrageous misfortune and eventually come to be? I'd like to hope so. It would make a great story to tell one's grandchildren. Only time will tell. Regards, Steven Vincent Johnson OrionWorks.com zazzle.com/orionworks
