Re: [Vo]:Tesla adds new meaning to Supercharging

2013-02-16 Thread Alain Sepeda
Some people on my forum proposed another idea from LENR strutura
difference...

The idea is that soon there will be hybrid LENR+Electric vehicles like what
LENR-Cars is preparing. One waste is that the cost of such an electric
generator is only peak power, thus at night it is a wasted capacity.

the idea is thus to plug the car at night, or in the day, not only to
charge the car if needed, but to feed the grid if possible.

will it be useful ? that is where the smart-grid technology can help. the
car will feed the grid at the parking, and be paid for (to pay the
maintenance and the effort). the battery could also be used to help the
grid, but the cost will be higher...
will it be useful ? maybe not at night because the cost of maintenance will
be too high, but in the day vars could help the grid to absorb peak demand.

with lenr, knowing the cost of solar and wind energy, of storage, there is
no doubt there will be no solar or wind generator used beside some niche
application (and even, it might be replaced by TEG+LENR).

2013/2/16 Jouni Valkonen jounivalko...@gmail.com

 It is good to remember that when electric vehicles goes into mainstream — 
 around
 early 2020's, there will be (wireless) solar/wind charging option in every
 parking lot. Charging option will be free only when there is oversupply of
 solar and wind power.

 —Jouni


 On 15 February 2013 21:13, Jones Beene jone...@pacbell.net wrote:

 http://money.cnn.com/2013/02/15/autos/tesla-model-s/

 There are only a half-dozen of these charging stations in the country, and
 the closest one for me is almost two hours away... but damn ... these
 vehicles are lust-worthy.






Re: [Vo]:ANS Nuclear Cafe: Short interview with Zawodny

2013-02-16 Thread Alain Sepeda
I've just seem a TV document on Marie Curie, and really nothing will change.

people have the imagination that things get more tolerant, but it is always
the same, as explain nicolas taleb in anti-fragile...

rewriting the history of LENR will be done afterward, making physicist look
competent.

2013/2/16 Eric Walker eric.wal...@gmail.com

 On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.comwrote:

 If NASA fails, this will be a black mark.  Failure is not treated the same
 way in LENR as it is in normal science. Beside, anyone who has studied the
 theory must wonder about the competence at NASA.


 Honestly, if LENR gets off the ground and gains mainstream acceptance, I
 see the possibility of it helping to influence the culture of physics in a
 new, more tolerant direction.  Who knows.  The current mode of intolerance
 and haughtiness is not flattering for physics.  I think it is ironic in
 this light that the field can also go in the other direction, towards any
 number of possibly unfalsifiable avenues of investigation in string theory
 and multiple universes and so on.  Perhaps it is just because these areas
 of investigation cannot easily be falsified that some physicists are able
 to carve out a respectable niche there.

 Most physicists will wonder about the competence at NASA if they pursue
 any LENR theory.  It is only a subset of LENR people that wonder about the
 competence of NASA's pursuing W-L.  I think NASA should have
 the latitude to keep on staff a few people who entertain oddball ideas;
 such people can still end up coming up with interesting and useful
 innovations.

 Eric




RE: [Vo]:Russian meteor causes blast; hundreds injured

2013-02-16 Thread Jones Beene
It was only a matter of time before the conspiracy theorists got into full 
action… This one is almost believable.

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/02/15/russian-meteor-conspiracy_n_2694031.html

 

Of course, it is the Russian angle and fairly tame. 

 

Closer to home, has Rush or Rove found a way to blame it on the prez ?

 

 

From: Eric Walker 

 

David Roberson wrote:

 

The fact that both of these events happened so close together just does not 
seem likely since both are infrequent.  Talk of a miracle in cold fusion; this 
seems like one in astronomy.

 

I suspect these events only seem infrequent, in two ways.  First, because we 
personally aren't involved in monitoring all of the asteroids, large and small, 
coming through the local region of the solar system, and if we did, we might 
lose sleep at night (just a guess).  Second, our ability to record such events 
is improving, and we might have lost a lot of data earlier on when the tracking 
of events was less systematic and accurate.

 

An interesting challenge would be to independently work out the parameters of a 
model based on the Poisson distribution to calculate the likelihood and 
magnitude of similar events in the next few years.

 

Eric

 



Re: [Vo]:ANS Nuclear Cafe: Short interview with Zawodny

2013-02-16 Thread Edmund Storms
But Eric, this is not how experimental studies work. Generally people  
see what they look for.  For example, Swartz has a model he uses to  
explain what he see and he explains the behavior only in this way.   
Fleischmann had a model based on Preparata that provided his guidance,  
which lead to an approach for doing experiments that was based only on  
the model. I suffer from the same reliance on my model. As a result,  
no one changes their mind because Nature always supports the model  
being used. Therefore, it is important to start a study using a model  
close to the correct one.  People who say they will simply  do the  
study and see what happens are not telling the truth. This is not a  
simple physics problem that has a clear answer.  The answer will not  
be clear. The result will be complex and will make no sense without a  
model being applied.  For example, a person will see a little heat. He  
will run the experiment again using what appears to be the  same  
material and see nothing. Was the first result error or was the  
material used the second time not exactly the same as the first time?   
How do you decide? At this point a model is applied. Which model you  
use determines what you do next.


Ed
On Feb 15, 2013, at 10:46 PM, Eric Walker wrote:

On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 12:21 PM, David Roberson  
dlrober...@aol.com wrote:


I am not sure anyone has a good answer to your question Ed.  I do  
not care what theory they are operating upon at the moment as long  
as they keep plugging away.


That's right -- it should be like Newton's method for finding the  
roots of a real-valued function.  You pick some starting point --  
anywhere, really, as long as it is not too far afield -- and then  
you plug away, Edisonian-like, gradually narrowing down the  
possibilities without being dogmatic about what has been set aside,  
since new information may come to light that causes one to  
reevaluate previous evidence.  In this context I don't see much use  
for hewing to a specific theory when approaching a very challenging  
problem.  Anything is beloved that delivers, even heavy electrons. ;)


Eric





Re: [Vo]:ANS Nuclear Cafe: Short interview with Zawodny

2013-02-16 Thread David Roberson
Ed, I suspect that what you describe is a very common occurrence in the 
experimental science  world.   We all want some form of support for the process 
that we use to solve problems, but there are many times that something 
unexpected shows up which then leads us in an entirely different direction.   I 
know from my experience that I generally begin solving a complex problem by 
making a series of assumptions based upon my model of the system.  As I seek 
evidence to support the original assumptions I often find unusual behavior that 
is not consistent with my model.


If I pursue the new leads that arise from inconsistencies, additional ones will 
occur that force me to adjust my original model of the thing, whatever it is.  
This procedure allows a researcher or problem solver to modify their 
understanding of the device  as they link all the pieces of evidence together.  
 A person must be capable of realizing that what they originally think is 
important might not turn out to be in the final conclusion and that is pretty 
much where we are in LENR today.


No one can prove that their pet theory is correct at this time and there are a 
multitude of ideas in contention.  The ultimate conclusion may not even be 
currently up for review , so it is a wise idea for us to keep our minds open to 
new concepts.  Many of us question the WL theory, but it does have its 
supporters in high places.  Perhaps they have lost touch with reality, but 
there is a tiny chance that we are the ones that need to open our minds and 
eyes.


An example of the flow of problem solving is immediately available in the form 
of the time domain program I just developed that does a remarkable job of 
matching the behavior of MFMP Celani cell temperature response with time.  I 
started the analysis by noticing that the temperature versus time behavior 
appeared to follow an exponential relationship.  This was soon found to be over 
simplified as I was expecting.  One small change in ideas followed the next as 
I reviewed the errors until I realized how to construct the non linear 
differential equation that explained the system behavior.   Then I came to the 
realization that my curve had the correct shape but was not fitting the data 
with time as I had hoped.  A bright idea hit me that the glass added a delay 
process as the heat conducted toward the outer surface and the design was 
completed.  I left out a great deal of pain and discovery in this history 
lesson, but the general idea is that what I ultimately came up with was quite a 
bit removed from where it began.


My best guess is that some of the concepts being applied in our attempt to 
explain LENR behavior are applicable, but many will not fit into the final 
model very well.  The guys at NASA are attempting a shot gun type of approach.  
No one knows whether or not unusual behavior will be demonstrated at this time, 
but I would not be surprised.  If they are knowledgeable enough and something 
new comes to light, we might all get a welcome gift.  I have my fingers crossed 
that at least one of the many cells that they are testing will not match our 
expectations.


Dave



-Original Message-
From: Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com
To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com
Cc: Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com
Sent: Sat, Feb 16, 2013 9:25 am
Subject: Re: [Vo]:ANS Nuclear Cafe: Short interview with Zawodny


But Eric, this is not how experimental studies work. Generally people see what 
they look for.  For example, Swartz has a model he uses to explain what he see 
and he explains the behavior only in this way.  Fleischmann had a model based 
on Preparata that provided his guidance, which lead to an approach for doing 
experiments that was based only on the model. I suffer from the same reliance 
on my model. As a result, no one changes their mind because Nature always 
supports the model being used. Therefore, it is important to start a study 
using a model close to the correct one.  People who say they will simply  do 
the study and see what happens are not telling the truth. This is not a simple 
physics problem that has a clear answer.  The answer will not be clear. The 
result will be complex and will make no sense without a model being applied.  
For example, a person will see a little heat. He will run the experiment again 
using what appears to be the  same material and see nothing. Was the first 
result error or was the material used the second time not exactly the same as 
the first time?  How do you decide? At this point a model is applied. Which 
model you use determines what you do next.


Ed

On Feb 15, 2013, at 10:46 PM, Eric Walker wrote:


On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 12:21 PM, David Roberson dlrober...@aol.com wrote:


 I am not sure anyone has a good answer to your question Ed.  I do not care 
what theory they are operating upon at the moment as long as they keep plugging 
away.

 
That's right -- it should be like Newton's method for finding the roots 

[Vo]: Asteroid Debris Generation

2013-02-16 Thread David Roberson
I am hoping that NASA or some military units have been carefully photographing 
the asteroid during its close encounter with the Earth.  The tidal forces due 
to the gradient of the gravitational field of the Earth should have disrupted 
the big rock to some degree unless it is entirely composed of a solid chunk of 
material.  It has been in orbit around the sun for many billions of years so it 
has undergone uncountable collisions with smaller bodies which have ejected 
materials with each hit.


It seems logical to assume that a small portion of the material ejected in this 
manner would not have sufficient velocity to escape the gravitational pull of 
the main body.  This dust and other small pebbles should eventually find their 
way back to the big rock and rest upon its surface.   Unless there is a 
cleaning operation due to solar wind or some other mechanism I would think that 
the main body of the asteroid would be knee deep in debris.


A close encounter to a large mass such as Earth would tend to extract some of 
this material away from the asteroid and leave a form of dust trail somewhat 
similar to what happened with the recent Jupiter comet encounter.  One near 
encounter took a single body and converted it into a long string of individual 
bodies which lead to the final fascinating demonstration.  Of course Jupiter is 
a lot bigger than the Earth, but the process should be the same although in a 
far smaller model.


Has anyone seen any published pictures or papers that support my expectations?


Dave


RE: [Vo]:Tesla adds new meaning to Supercharging

2013-02-16 Thread Arnaud Kodeck
I will add also that the LENR generator set in the car might as well provide
wasted heat for the building. That does only need a few pipes from the car
to the heating system. The LENR generator will follow you and provide all
the time our energy needs locally.

 

The Tesla S is the way to go. It’s a first step, the next one is put a LENR
generator in the Tesla. That’s easy to say, if we could make affordable,
replicable, safe, LENR generators …

 

Arnaud

  _  

From: alain.coetm...@gmail.com [mailto:alain.coetm...@gmail.com] On Behalf
Of Alain Sepeda
Sent: samedi 16 février 2013 09:22
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [Vo]:Tesla adds new meaning to Supercharging

 

Some people on my forum proposed another idea from LENR strutura
difference...

The idea is that soon there will be hybrid LENR+Electric vehicles like what
LENR-Cars is preparing. One waste is that the cost of such an electric
generator is only peak power, thus at night it is a wasted capacity.

the idea is thus to plug the car at night, or in the day, not only to charge
the car if needed, but to feed the grid if possible.

will it be useful ? that is where the smart-grid technology can help. the
car will feed the grid at the parking, and be paid for (to pay the
maintenance and the effort). the battery could also be used to help the
grid, but the cost will be higher...
will it be useful ? maybe not at night because the cost of maintenance will
be too high, but in the day vars could help the grid to absorb peak demand.

with lenr, knowing the cost of solar and wind energy, of storage, there is
no doubt there will be no solar or wind generator used beside some niche
application (and even, it might be replaced by TEG+LENR).

2013/2/16 Jouni Valkonen jounivalko...@gmail.com

It is good to remember that when electric vehicles goes into mainstream —
around early 2020's, there will be (wireless) solar/wind charging option in
every parking lot. Charging option will be free only when there is
oversupply of solar and wind power.

 

—Jouni

 

On 15 February 2013 21:13, Jones Beene jone...@pacbell.net wrote:

http://money.cnn.com/2013/02/15/autos/tesla-model-s/

There are only a half-dozen of these charging stations in the country, and
the closest one for me is almost two hours away... but damn ... these
vehicles are lust-worthy.

 

 

 



Re: [Vo]:Science Set Free

2013-02-16 Thread Harry Veeder
A link to the book by Thomas Nagel mentioned by Sheldrake in his talk.


http://www.amazon.ca/Mind-Cosmos-Materialist-Neo-Darwinian-Conception/dp/0199919755/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8qid=1361040962sr=8-1

Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of
Nature is Almost Certainly False

Thomas Nagel

Book Description
Publication Date: Sep 6 2012
In Mind and Cosmos Thomas Nagel argues that the widely accepted world
view of materialist naturalism is untenable. The mind-body problem
cannot be confined to the relation between animal minds and animal
bodies. If materialism cannot accommodate consciousness and other
mind-related aspects of reality, then we must abandon a purely
materialist understanding of nature in general, extending to biology,
evolutionary theory, and cosmology. Since minds are features of
biological systems that have developed through evolution, the standard
materialist version of evolutionary biology is fundamentally
incomplete. And the cosmological history that led to the origin of
life and the coming into existence of the conditions for evolution
cannot be a merely materialist history. An adequate conception of
nature would have to explain the appearance in the universe of
materially irreducible conscious minds, as such. No such explanation
is available, and the physical sciences, including molecular biology,
cannot be expected to provide one. The book explores these problems
through a general treatment of the obstacles to reductionism, with
more specific application to the phenomena of consciousness,
cognition, and value. The conclusion is that physics cannot be the
theory of everything.


Harry



Re: [Vo]:Science Set Free

2013-02-16 Thread Harry Veeder
from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_and_Cosmos

Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of
Nature is Almost Certainly False is a 2012 book by Thomas Nagel,
Professor of Philosophy at New York University.
Overview

In the book, Nagel argues that the materialist version of evolutionary
biology is unable to account for the existence of mind and
consciousness, and is therefore at best incomplete. He writes that
mind is a basic aspect of nature, and that any philosophy of nature
that cannot account for it is fundamentally misguided.[1] He argues
that the standard physico-chemical reductionist account of the
emergence of life – that it emerged out of a series of accidents,
acted upon by the mechanism of natural selection — flies in the face
of common sense.[2]

Nagel's position is that principles of an entirely different kind may
account for the emergence of life, and in particular conscious life,
and that those principles may be teleological, rather than materialist
or mechanistic. He stresses that his argument is not a religious one
(he is an atheist), and that it is not based on the theory of
intelligent design (ID), though he also writes that ID proponents such
as Michael Behe, Stephen Meyer, and David Berlinski do not deserve the
scorn with which their ideas have been met by the overwhelming
majority of the scientific establishment.[3]


Harry



[Vo]:uncertainty-principle-measured-macro-scale

2013-02-16 Thread Mark Goldes
http://www.livescience.com/27137-uncertainty-principle-measured-macro-scale.html


Mark Goldes
Co-Founder, Chava Energy
CEO, Aesop Institute

www.chavaenergy.com
www.aesopinstitute.org

707 861-9070
707 497-3551 fax


Re: [Vo]:ANS Nuclear Cafe: Short interview with Zawodny

2013-02-16 Thread Edmund Storms
Dave, let me explain my situation more clearly.  I studied the effect  
for 23 years, have done hundreds of experiments, and from this  
information arrive at a model that shows how all the observations are  
related though the same mechanism.  This mechanism must occur in  
cracks. So, I design an experiment to create cracks on purpose.  As a  
result, 4 samples make radiation that can only result from a nuclear  
reaction - problem solved. But, I attempt to repeat the success and  
fail.  The radiation is real, the cracks are real, and the idea is  
consistent with all other behavior.


So why is the effect not replicated? If the theory is correct, the  
cracks I'm now making are not the right size. If the theory is wrong,  
I have no idea why the experiment did not work again.  If I had no  
theory, I would not have even tried to make cracks.  CF is too complex  
to just try any idea that comes to mind because the result cannot be  
interpreted without a model.


Let's assume NASA gets an effect from one of their small samples. Did  
this result because W-L is correct, which is what they will assume, or  
did it result because unknown to them the proper cracks were made.   
You see, the next experiment will depend on which theory is believed.   
If they believe W-L, they will look for neutrons. If they believe me  
they will look for cracks. If they are smart, they will look for both,  
but I'm not confident this will happen.



On Feb 16, 2013, at 9:53 AM, David Roberson wrote:

Ed, I suspect that what you describe is a very common occurrence in  
the experimental science  world.   We all want some form of support  
for the process that we use to solve problems, but there are many  
times that something unexpected shows up which then leads us in an  
entirely different direction.   I know from my experience that I  
generally begin solving a complex problem by making a series of  
assumptions based upon my model of the system.  As I seek evidence  
to support the original assumptions I often find unusual behavior  
that is not consistent with my model.


If I pursue the new leads that arise from inconsistencies,  
additional ones will occur that force me to adjust my original model  
of the thing, whatever it is.  This procedure allows a researcher or  
problem solver to modify their understanding of the device  as they  
link all the pieces of evidence together.   A person must be capable  
of realizing that what they originally think is important might not  
turn out to be in the final conclusion and that is pretty much where  
we are in LENR today.


No one can prove that their pet theory is correct at this time and  
there are a multitude of ideas in contention.  The ultimate  
conclusion may not even be currently up for review , so it is a wise  
idea for us to keep our minds open to new concepts.  Many of us  
question the WL theory, but it does have its supporters in high  
places.  Perhaps they have lost touch with reality, but there is a  
tiny chance that we are the ones that need to open our minds and eyes.


An example of the flow of problem solving is immediately available  
in the form of the time domain program I just developed that does a  
remarkable job of matching the behavior of MFMP Celani cell  
temperature response with time.  I started the analysis by noticing  
that the temperature versus time behavior appeared to follow an  
exponential relationship.  This was soon found to be over simplified  
as I was expecting.  One small change in ideas followed the next as  
I reviewed the errors until I realized how to construct the non  
linear differential equation that explained the system behavior.
Then I came to the realization that my curve had the correct shape  
but was not fitting the data with time as I had hoped.  A bright  
idea hit me that the glass added a delay process as the heat  
conducted toward the outer surface and the design was completed.  I  
left out a great deal of pain and discovery in this history lesson,  
but the general idea is that what I ultimately came up with was  
quite a bit removed from where it began.


Calibration of a calorimeter is well know and very simple. I have not  
been following the effort well enough to know if the rules have been  
followed. Nevertheless, if the level of power that Celani claimed was  
produced, there should be no doubt. As a result, we are in an  
ambiguous situation. Is the calorimeter flawed or is the sample dead?   
I suspect we will never know. People will keep looking for heat until  
they get bored or run out of money.  Unfortunately, a wire of this  
kind is doomed to failure because, according to my theory, the  
required crack structure will change as the wire is handled and used.   
This form of material is not stable and will always fail eventually,  
hopefully not before some excess is detected with a reliable  
calorimeter.


Ed




My best guess is that some of the concepts being applied in our  

[Vo]:OT: Lead poisoning could really be A cause of violent crime

2013-02-16 Thread Harry Veeder
Yes, lead poisoning could really be a cause of violent crime

It seems crazy, but the evidence about lead is stacking up. Behind
crimes that have destroyed so many lives, is there a much greater
crime?

At first it seemed preposterous. The hypothesis was so exotic that I
laughed. The rise and fall of violent crime during the second half of
the 20th century and first years of the 21st were caused, it proposed,
not by changes in policing or imprisonment, single parenthood,
recession, crack cocaine or the legalisation of abortion, but mainly
by … lead.

I don't mean bullets. The crime waves that afflicted many parts of the
world and then, against all predictions, collapsed, were ascribed, in
an article published by Mother Jones last week, to the rise and fall
in the use of lead-based paint and leaded petrol.

It's ridiculous – until you see the evidence. Studies between cities,
states and nations show that the rise and fall in crime follows, with
a roughly 20-year lag, the rise and fall in the exposure of infants to
trace quantities of lead. But all that gives us is correlation: an
association that could be coincidental. The Mother Jones article,
which is based on several scientific papers, claimed causation.

more...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/07/violent-crime-lead-poisoning-british-export


Harry



Re: [Vo]:OT: Lead poisoning could really be A cause of violent crime

2013-02-16 Thread Jed Rothwell
There has been good evidence of this for many years.

There is a horrifying example of an apartment complex built over a highway
in the 1950s, exposed to the fumes of the cars with leaded gasoline. Large
number of children raised there became violent.

- Jed


Re: [Vo]:OT: Lead poisoning could really be A cause of violent crime

2013-02-16 Thread Harry Veeder
I posted this after hearing a radio show about the research. That
showed focused on the possible causes of the decline of crime in New
York city during the 1990s. Mayor Rudy Giuliani's no-broken window
policy is usually cited as the cause, but the researcher argues it may
simply have be a delayed effect of the declining lead level which
began in the Mid 1970s.

Harry

On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 9:10 PM, Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com wrote:
 There has been good evidence of this for many years.

 There is a horrifying example of an apartment complex built over a highway
 in the 1950s, exposed to the fumes of the cars with leaded gasoline. Large
 number of children raised there became violent.

 - Jed




Re: [Vo]:uncertainty-principle-measured-macro-scale

2013-02-16 Thread Craig
On 02/16/2013 05:18 PM, Mark Goldes wrote:
 http://www.livescience.com/27137-uncertainty-principle-measured-macro-scale.html



The reporter was wrong: it's not the Uncertainty Principle which is
being demonstrated, but the Observer Effect.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observer_effect_%28physics%29

Craig



Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-16 Thread Harry Veeder
Is it because you use temperature values on the exterior of the cell
and they don't when calculating excess power?

harry

On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 10:39 PM, David Roberson dlrober...@aol.com wrote:
 It is not what I wanted to see Harry.  I was expecting to calculate plenty
 of excess power right up until I ran the program.  Another guy performed a
 correction upon the data that was being used by the MFMP group where he
 compensated for the pressure drop occurring as the hydrogen escapes the
 envelop and came up with results that match mine.

 I hope we are both wrong and they can test that by adding back additional
 hydrogen pressure.  So far that has not been done, so we all await
 patiently.

 Dave


 -Original Message-
 From: Harry Veeder hveeder...@gmail.com
 To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com
 Sent: Sun, Feb 10, 2013 10:17 pm
 Subject: Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

 My questions, concerns and speculations about method arise because I
 find it baffling
 that your estimate and MFMP team's estimate of excess Power can be so
 different.

 Harry



Re: [Vo]:Russian meteor causes blast; hundreds injured

2013-02-16 Thread James Bowery
On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 2:14 PM, Terry Blanton hohlr...@gmail.com wrote:

 On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 2:22 PM, James Bowery jabow...@gmail.com wrote:
  Obvious question:
 
  Was the vector correlated with that of the earth approaching asteroid?

 No, they were almost perpendicular.  Pure and delightful coincidence.


NASA's blog 
stateshttp://blogs.nasa.gov/cm/blog/Watch%20the%20Skies/posts/post_1360947411975.html#comments
:

Asteroid DA14's trajectory is in the opposite direction


180 degrees is pretty far from 90 degrees.

What is your cite, Terry?


Re: [Vo]:Russian meteor causes blast; hundreds injured

2013-02-16 Thread James Bowery
On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 1:46 AM, Eric Walker eric.wal...@gmail.com wrote:

 On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 8:08 PM, David Roberson dlrober...@aol.comwrote:

 The fact that both of these events happened so close together just does
 not seem likely since both are infrequent.  Talk of a miracle in cold
 fusion; this seems like one in astronomy.


 I suspect these events only seem infrequent


Careful, Eric.  We're actually getting, just in the last few
yearshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpagev=dVzR0kzklRE#t=187s,
enough data to falsify claims like yours now.


Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

2013-02-16 Thread David Roberson
My calculations continue to suggest that very little power is being generated 
by the cell.  You are correct in assuming that others are calculating excess 
power while I do not is due to the monitor point that they are using, but 
recent measurements tend to add support to my method.  The cells were cooled 
down and extra hydrogen added to bring the pressure approximately back to where 
it was during the calibration runs.  When the systems were powered up again I 
determined roughly the same null result, but the other monitor points suggest 
that the significant excess power they were measuring has gone away.


I was not surprised by this result.  The worst problem that my technique has to 
overcome is caused by variation in the density of the hydrogen gas.  I believe 
this is due to the fact that lower density hydrogen leads to less heat being 
conducted from the hot wires.  The wires rise in temperature as a result, 
leading to additional IR radiation.  Some of the direct wire IR escapes capture 
in the glass envelop and is not detected.  This causes the outer glass monitor, 
the one I rely upon, to cool down and I therefore calculate less power.  The 
magnitude of the problem is enough to be a concern, but appears to generate 
much less error for me than for people using one of the internal sensors.


Dave 



-Original Message-
From: Harry Veeder hveeder...@gmail.com
To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com
Sent: Sun, Feb 17, 2013 1:08 am
Subject: Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result


Is it because you use temperature values on the exterior of the cell
and they don't when calculating excess power?

harry

On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 10:39 PM, David Roberson dlrober...@aol.com wrote:
 It is not what I wanted to see Harry.  I was expecting to calculate plenty
 of excess power right up until I ran the program.  Another guy performed a
 correction upon the data that was being used by the MFMP group where he
 compensated for the pressure drop occurring as the hydrogen escapes the
 envelop and came up with results that match mine.

 I hope we are both wrong and they can test that by adding back additional
 hydrogen pressure.  So far that has not been done, so we all await
 patiently.

 Dave


 -Original Message-
 From: Harry Veeder hveeder...@gmail.com
 To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com
 Sent: Sun, Feb 10, 2013 10:17 pm
 Subject: Re: [Vo]: MFMP Null Result

 My questions, concerns and speculations about method arise because I
 find it baffling
 that your estimate and MFMP team's estimate of excess Power can be so
 different.

 Harry