RE: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread MarkI-ZeroPoint
[mailto:zeropo...@charter.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:07 PM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: RE: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem Motl is deleting my comment That doesn't surprise me. I too posted a comment. we'll see if he deletes it as well. Here is my post

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Mark Gibbs
On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 1:49 PM, Andrew andrew...@att.net wrote: There's another way to perpetrate the output hoax, and that's to secrete infrared lasers in the ceiling and heat the device up remotely. Lasers?! Don't you think that seems just a little farfetched? And it raises, once again, as

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
for Utopia. What's not right is to a priori refuse to discuss the possibility of a hoax. In my view that's simply infantile. Andrew - Original Message - From: Mark Gibbs To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:20 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
, May 21, 2013 2:52 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem I think it's valuable to approach this topic as would a stage magician - just recall how far this sort of keen observational common sense got Randi; you don't need a whole lot of physics, but you do need a jaundiced eye. Rossi

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Terry Blanton
Mr. Gibbs, welcome to our world. Andrew, infrared lasers? Really. Okay, somehow these scientists missed the hidden CO2 laser which would create spot heating of the test device. :-)

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Terry Blanton
Whew. The paper which started this conversation indicates the scientists involved and their academic affiliation. I would like to caution some people, you know who you are, that this particular list, Vortex-l is widely read. Further caution, I have seen many statements which could be considered

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
that clear. What do you think of my hoax theories? Andrew - Original Message - From: Terry Blanton hohlr...@gmail.com To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:05 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem Whew. The paper which started this conversation indicates

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Terry Blanton
What do you think of my hoax theories? Well, when I look for a hoax, I also ask myself Where is the benefit?

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Terry Blanton
Personally, I would avoid any implication that these scientists nor their institutions are implicit in a hoax. On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 7:14 PM, Terry Blanton hohlr...@gmail.com wrote: What do you think of my hoax theories? Well, when I look for a hoax, I also ask myself Where is the benefit?

RE: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread MarkI-ZeroPoint
. -Mark From: Andrew [mailto:andrew...@att.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:53 PM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem It's been pointed out here in comments by Isaac Brown http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/156393-cold-fusion-reactor-independently

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
- Original Message - From: Terry Blanton hohlr...@gmail.com To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:23 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem Personally, I would avoid any implication that these scientists nor their institutions are implicit in a hoax. On Tue, May

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Terry Blanton
On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 7:34 PM, Andrew andrew...@att.net wrote: The thing about a successful hoax, Terry, is that it is the investigating scientists who are fooled. Nobody is suggesting the sort of grand conspiracy You might not be, but others are. I understand your point about fooling

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Jed Rothwell
Andrew andrew...@att.net wrote: And note that all this was done inside Rossi's own facility. Note further that, according to Randi, scientists are the most easily-fooled audience of all. Just ask Geller and Taylor. I have corresponded with Randi. He does not understand the first thing about

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
does not address them. Andrew - Original Message - From: Jed Rothwell To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 5:31 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem Andrew andrew...@att.net wrote: And note that all this was done inside Rossi's own facility

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread David Roberson
the least bit likely? It would be great if some of these scientists would join the discussion and set aside your concerns. Dave -Original Message- From: Andrew andrew...@att.net To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 6:52 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread David Roberson
Hot Cat paper is a gem Mr. Gibbs, welcome to our world. Andrew, infrared lasers? Really. Okay, somehow these scientists missed the hidden CO2 laser which would create spot heating of the test device. :-)

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2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
, May 21, 2013 6:16 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem Andrew, I would be very surprised to find that these highly educated and qualified scientists would fall for a power input trick. They had many days to uncover anything of that nature. Has anyone checked

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Jed Rothwell
Andrew andrew...@att.net wrote: Rossi has stated that the input waveform is proprietary. Therefore the obvious question is whether these researchers were even allowed to look at it. I do not think they were allowed to look at it, but it is irrelevant. They measured the power going into the

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Jed Rothwell
Andrew andrew...@att.net wrote: ** This is good to know. Can you specifically talk about the clamp-on ammeter probes and their frequency response? No, I do not know enough about that to comment. I will leave that to others. - Jed

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:18 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem And, of course, the reason that they misread the instruments was that they were all blinded by the high power IR. Give me a break. Dave -Original Message- From: Terry Blanton hohlr...@gmail.com

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
Rothwell To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:25 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem Andrew andrew...@att.net wrote: Rossi has stated that the input waveform is proprietary. Therefore the obvious question is whether these researchers were even allowed

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Jed Rothwell
Andrew andrew...@att.net wrote: ** I don't know if you are an EE in any way (I am), Not at all. but irrelevant it is not. If the measurement probes only work up to 60 Hz and the majority . . . I suggest you read the paper and find out if it has enough information to eliminate this

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread David Roberson
: Andrew andrew...@att.net To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 9:21 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem Dave, That would be great if they joined in. It's not that I think there was foul play so much as, going by what's been written in the paper, there's nothing

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem Andrew andrew...@att.net wrote: I don't know if you are an EE in any way (I am), Not at all. but irrelevant it is not. If the measurement probes only work up to 60 Hz and the majority . . . I suggest you read the paper and find

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread David Roberson
that they can be set aside with the proper scrutiny. Dave -Original Message- From: Andrew andrew...@att.net To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 9:27 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem Hey, I admit that's a bit far out. But lasers can be straightforwardly coerced

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Jed Rothwell
Andrew andrew...@att.net wrote: ** I think you're right. Would you be interested in their response? Of course. I am sure we would all be interested. I have said several times that I've read the paper. Nevertheless, it seems time for another reading. I find I must read a paper like this

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
there - the waveform generator - that's off limits. Andrew - Original Message - From: David Roberson To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:47 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem You definitely should drop any reference to powerful lasers. Can you

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread David Roberson
I agree with Jed's advice Andrew. This is an important issue which perhaps you should pursue. Dave -Original Message- From: Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 9:40 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem Andrew

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Harry Veeder
...@att.net To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 9:27 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem Hey, I admit that's a bit far out. But lasers can be straightforwardly coerced into producing something that's not a spot, you know. If there's foul play, my money

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
I'm not getting anything like the buzz I experienced in 1989 on sci.physics.fusion, I must say. I suspect it's because I'm older! Andrew - Original Message - From: Jed Rothwell To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:49 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread David Roberson
To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 9:51 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem The remaining output hoax possibility is beamed RF into the antenna resistors. Now, I do realise that this entails Prof. Levi crawling around in the rafters like Quasimodo...LOL

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Daniel Rocha
of the power is being pumped at 200 Hz (arbitrary numbers), and the probes are 40 dB down at 200 Hz Andrew - Original Message - *From:* Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com *To:* vortex-l@eskimo.com *Sent:* Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:25 PM *Subject:* Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:58 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem The ECAT is made of metal if I recall correctly which would not allow RF to penetrate to activate the resistor antennas. Some might be able to follow the wiring into the device, but the level would

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
- From: Daniel Rocha To: John Milstone Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 7:02 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem But that would mean another device, a circuit, which modified the input when they compared with the empty reactor. 2013/5/21 Andrew andrew...@att.net I don't

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Daniel Rocha
:* Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem But that would mean another device, a circuit, which modified the input when they compared with the empty reactor. 2013/5/21 Andrew andrew...@att.net ** I don't know if you are an EE in any way (I am), but irrelevant it is not. If the measurement

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread David Roberson
vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 10:06 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem Dave, Good call on the metal screening. I'll tell Harry to call off the mutant and ill-tempered sea bass :) I started out this morning very gung-ho about it all, and as the day has progressed

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Joe Hughes
Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem You definitely should drop any reference to powerful lasers. Can you imagine the liability that Rossi would face when reflections or direct path radiation caused serious injuries? This is far outside the realm of reality. The input questions

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Alan Fletcher
From: Andrew andrew...@att.net Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 7:07:19 PM Dave, Good call on the metal screening. I'll tell Harry to call off the mutant and ill-tempered sea bass :) I started out this morning very gung-ho about it all, and as the day has progressed, and I read more

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Alan Fletcher
From: Joe Hughes jhughe...@comcast.net Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 7:45:55 PM Two things that confuse me about the two tests. Second, Rossi is incredibly paranoid and for good reason i might add, so was their something the first test showed that he was concerned about which caused him to

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread David Roberson
@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 10:46 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem Two things that confuse me about the two tests. First, they both utilized completely different power sources that were supposedly part of his trade secret. the supply during the first test was a three phase

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Eric Walker
On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 3:20 PM, Mark Gibbs mgi...@gibbs.com wrote: I'm still somewhat skeptical about the whole thing simply because there are too many unknowns but the arguments that it is just a hoax are getting harder to believe ... it would have to be the biggest, most elaborate hoax in

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Andrew
(modified) and #4. Andrew - Original Message - From: Eric Walker To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 9:20 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 3:20 PM, Mark Gibbs mgi...@gibbs.com wrote: I'm still somewhat skeptical

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Axil Axil
*Subject:* Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem You definitely should drop any reference to powerful lasers. Can you imagine the liability that Rossi would face when reflections or direct path radiation caused serious injuries? This is far outside the realm of reality. The input questions

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Alan Fletcher
From: Andrew andrew...@att.net Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 9:34:42 PM If we're going all Bayesian on this, we'd need to calculate some priors. It's my impression that generally speaking it's not easy to bribe a high-ranking scientist, and not easy to bribe Swedish people, so as far as

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-21 Thread Eric Walker
On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 8:56 AM, Michele Comitini michele.comit...@gmail.com wrote: The following argument is complete nonsense and stops me from reading the full article. No one, unless writing a book that requires complex mathematical notation is so foul to use TeX instead of LaTeX. If one

[Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-20 Thread Jed Rothwell
I just read this paper for the third time. This is a gem. These people think and write like engineers rather than scientists. That is a complement coming from me. They dot every i and cross every t. I can't think of a single thing I wish they had checked but did not. In ever instance, their

Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem

2013-05-20 Thread David Roberson
- From: Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Mon, May 20, 2013 10:10 pm Subject: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem I just read this paper for the third time. This is a gem. These people think and write like engineers rather than scientists. That is a complement

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