As with many things, these guys are taking a combination of common effects, tossing in some mumbo-jumbo that is based on a kernel of real science and passing it all off as a breakthrough. Now the science behind zero-point energy is real enough - but the effects are very, very small indeed. We'll not be getting a space-drive out of this any time soon and converting this to electrical energy is even farther out, if it can be done at all.
People interested in discussing the history of this can e-mail me off list. On Mon, 2002-09-09 at 05:14, Lawrence Rhodes wrote: > Tim Ventura, who has reproduced a lifter technology, commented that this > "free energy" technology in general seems to be camera shy. As strange as > that sounds, another inventor who claims to have a device that draws energy > from the aether, said that his machine that has been operational for six > years will stop working at times when certain people come near. Hahahahaha > While the car was in the pit prior to its final run, a volt meter was put on > the batteries. The spectators watched in amazement as they saw the voltage > go up even as the car was just sitting there. "It is as if is recharging > from the sky or something," reported Rumminger. GiggleGiggle > In an interview a week prior, Tilley said that the electricity behaves > differently in this system than usual. He calls it "cold electricity." "700 > amps can go through a cable the size of a pencil." The unusual properties of > the electricity in this system may be in part responsible for the ability of > the batteries to handle the large charge-discharge pressures being put on > them, which normally would cause them to rapidly deteriorate. Additionally, > in order to keep the batteries from being charged too quickly, he runs the > energy through a "charge controller." "I blew up a lot of batteries when I > was figuring out how to do this," said > Tilley.Pffffffffffffffffffffffffffff(Spit take) > The Tilley Foundation has contingency plans of what to do in the event of > Tilley's death; or what to do if the board of directors are all killed. > Ultimately, the blueprints would get posted on the internet for all to see > and build, as the final resort. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO I got a green > stream in the jeans............... >
