Better still, if Smith is convinced the e-cat is not real, why not pledge the $1M to a worthy cause if it's not verified by end of 2012? - or offer bets through an on-line site like intrade.com?
Otherwise, it's hard to be sure he's not a flamboyant publicity seeker. > > An X-Prize would be an excellent idea. I hope that Mr. Smith gives this > concept serious consideration. > > Dave > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Lynn <robert.gulliver.l...@gmail.com> > To: vortex-l <vortex-l@eskimo.com> > Sent: Tue, Feb 14, 2012 2:20 pm > Subject: Re: [Vo]:Do you think Rossi will still be too busy? > > > The media are going to love this, and they will be very damning if Rossi > doesn't accept. > > > If he is prepared to put such money on the line it would be nice if Smith > opened this up to all-comers, like an X-Prize, eg for a consistently > replicable cold fusion reaction with a gain of 5-10 and power output >1kW. > > > On 14 February 2012 18:50, Alan J Fletcher <a...@well.com> wrote: > > > At 08:14 AM 2/14/2012, Chemical Engineer wrote: > > Smith Offers $1 Million Prize for Successful E-Cat Demo > > > > > My offer is very simple, which I will restate: I ask you to repeat the > March 29, 2011 demonstration purported to show that your E-CAT unit had an > output power of many times the input power through LENR (low energy > nuclear reactions). > > As the sole judges as to whether this can be repeated correctly, I suggest > we use the two Swedish scientists, Kullander and Essen, as they attended > the March 2011 demonstration and wrote a report. I would be happy to > cover any reasonable cost of having them flying to Italy to attend the > repeat of the demonstration. They can then check the wires (because, as > you know, there have been claims that the wiring may have been > misconnected) and also the power output of the unit in relation to both > the heated water and the steam. > > > > I understand the 29 March 2011 demonstration took place over a period of > more than six hours and showed a power multiplication of approximately ten > times. To make the demonstration test even fairer, I would be happy if > the demonstration to qualify for the assignment of the USD1,000,000 were > reduced to a five-hour period and with a power multiplication ratio of at > least eight times. This will make it very much easier for you to qualify > for the USD1,000,000, As far as I am concerned, eight timesâ power > multiplication through LENRs will solve the worldâs power problems for > the future. > > > > I don't know why he wants to go back to March 29, and not, for example, > the Oct 5 (was it?) Heat Exchanger version, and to use steam rather than > water. > Also, Rossi only guarantees COP=6, not 8. > > K&E would be fine to supervise ... but I think I'd go with recommendations > from Jed (ISTR) to hire an HVAC company to certify the tests with > callibrated equipment, etc etc. > > > > > >
