If it is iron, and not just magnetic carbon, it should also rust. Where is his rust test? ;-)
Harry On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 3:32 PM, OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson < svj.orionwo...@gmail.com> wrote: > I gather Mr. Egely is claiming he is actually transmuting graphite > (carbon) into iron with the use of a microwave oven.. And lets just > forget about how much radiation that must generate as carbon nucleus > are fused into iron nucleus. To prove his conjecture he uses a magnet > to show that his newly created "iron" now shows magnetic properties... > I gather that as far as Mr. Egely is concerned he must be fuzing > carbon and making iron cuz everyone noz that graphite has no magnetic > properties. > > Truth be known, I myself had forgotten about the fact that under > certain unique conditions carbon can display magnetic properties, that > is until Jones once again brought the link to my attention. Thanks for > the link, Jones. > > Well intentioned (if not a little naive) mistakes and > misinterpretations like the one apparently made by Mr. Egely can > nevertheless point us all to even greater discoveries with profound > ramifications, particularly if we are willing to let go to the initial > misinterpretations our egos assigned to the phenomenon. Fact is, newly > discovered phenomenon is often misinterpreted, at least initially. > Those who understand this personal aspect are less inclined to take > their initial misinterpretations personally. Then, the real > discoveries can proceed unhindered by past prejudice. > > As has already been speculated by others, it would surprise me that as > nanotechnology matures carbon based magnetic materials may eventually > turn out to possess crucial industrial applications that may surpass > the need to use expensive rare-earth magnets that are currently in > use. > > Regards > Steven Vincent Johnson > www.OrionWorks.com > www.zazzle.com/orionworks > >
