Jed,
Thank you for taking some time out to answer this query. A willingness to
share your knowledge of certain historical events is much appreciated.
Regarding Rossi, will history repeat itself, again? I suspect we must wait
for some more shoes to drop for the definitive answer. All I can say is
>From Stephen:
> I've got too much other stuff I'm not getting too, and the Rossi
> discussion is looking to be interminable.
>
> If my will power falters I'll unsubscribe for a while; absent that I'll
> be trying to ignore goings-on here, partly in the no doubt vain hope
> that something will ha
There has a lot of speculation concerning the alleged identity of the
mysterious "engineer" Domenico Fioravanti. For example PESN states he is a
NATO Colonel-Engineer. See:
http://pesn.com/2011/11/07/9601950_Bloombergs_EnergyNow_Names_E-Cat_as_Weeks
_HotZone/
I gather Fioravanti's identity, at pr
This speculative dramatization takes place in a board room of an unnamed
corporation.
Characters in this dramatization:
"Fioravanti" - Domenico Fioravanti
"THE BOSS" - Fioravanti's Superior.
THE BOSS: Can I make an offer you can't refuse?
Fioravanti: [hesitates] What did you have in
>From Jed
>> From Esa
>> you guys had a real nice list going. then mary yugo joined.
>> im out of here.
> Why don't you just block out Mary Yugo's message? Problem solved.
>
> I'll do that in a week or so, and stop responding.
Esa, you sound petulant.
Ms. Yugo has a right to express her opinio
Oops!
I forgot the course description! Let me try again:
"Rossi Business Strategies" - Business #671, Semesters (1 & 2), 4 Credits Each
How to succeed in business by faking out the competition with disinformation
designed to make your own business appear to be a massive scam operation
Rick sez:
> I am captivated by [Cude's] exceptional
> lucidity of mind -- soon, he will give the Defkalion delusion an
> equally exquisite shave
Your personal objectivity on these matters is something to behold, as what
appears to be your undying faith in the infallibility of your heroes.
Rich,
> Jed sez:
>
> > If Rossi does not want MIT to test his reactors,
> > he should never have met
> > with state officials. It was an embarrassing waste
> > of everyone's time.
I suspect Rossi would beg to differ. Seems to me that Rossi has always been
operating on "Rossi time."
> From Terry,
> I
http://evworld.com/article.cfm?storyid=2035
Excerpt:
> Andrea Rossi may have his doubters, detractors and skeptics,
> but the client for whom he demonstrated his 1MW e-Cat energy
> system apparently isn't one of them. Not only did the mysterious
> client take delivery of Rossi's first 1MW heat en
>From Jed:
...
> Additional comments about Rossi at the beginning of the Q&A segment:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWkVyg_iul4
>
> He discusses Rossi's business plans and his frequency generator.
> He says "Rossi is the master of misdirection." He is brilliant
> and his business strategy is
>From David
> This sounds like cold fusion
>
> "New state of matter discovered"
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15876145
Interesting read.
Excerpt:
> According to Professor Putterman's experiments, the plasma goes
> through a phase transition - analogous the melting of ice t
>From Beene
> What a crock !
>
> I'm 99% certain that Bushnell has not authorized that his name be used
> for this, and that you will see this crap pulled immediately -
> followed by strong legal action.
>
> Be glad you are in Oz, if you are...
If I were in Bushnell's shoes I'd be pretty stea
Jed sez:
>> Jones Beene:
>> I'm 99% certain that Bushnell has not authorized that his
>> name be used for this, and that you will see this crap
>> pulled immediately - followed by strong legal action.
>
> That is incorrect. Bushnell is a public figure. Any government
> official is. What he says
Ecat sez:
> Dennis Bushnell gave a very pro-LENR presentation at the
> NASA LENR Workshop held at GRC on September 22, 2011. I think
> he may become a powerful ally of LENR. There is no hint that
> Bushnell thinks the Rossi E-Cat may be a scam--only that he
> has a very early model of a very impor
Rick,
I see a LOT of opinions & commentary being expressed in the links you
supplied. However, it's not clear to me if those are opinions you have
personally arrived at, or whether you are continuing to cite the opinions of
others.
Regards,
Steven Vincent Johnson
www.OrionWorks.com
www.zazzle.com
>From Jed:
> >> What would be the advantage to Rossi if he provided a conclusive test?
>>
>> The advantage would be that people would believe him. If he did not want
>> to be believed, why has he gone through all the demonstrations he has
done
>> thus far with invited guests including press and s
>From David:
> Article about trip of andrea rossi to massachusetts from boston globe
>
>
http://bostonglobe.com/business/2011/11/28/cold-fusion-project-looks-for-hom
e-massachusetts/w7FgGyI9Zx432chxuD5BEL/story.html
Looks like you have to sign up and pay money to view the article.
Regards,
Stev
>From Frank:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMCR9xep81E&feature=related
Thanks Frank. Fun Video.
This makes me think of an analogy where we had companies that sold time
sharing on big computers using remote terminals. Jed recently brought that
up. Then, along came mini and microcomputers, and ti
Peter sez:
>> Dear Italo:
>> I cannot open a camera on our test room, because we make also
>> confidential operations. Only a plant in regular operation in our
>> Customers' concerns is possible.
> Translated in English this is: "you will not see soon working
> E-cats" Reason- they cannot stop th
Jed sez:
...
> Rossi is actually damn good at what he does. People are so in the habit
> of criticizing him and trashing him and making all these outrageous claims
> they fail to notice that he is a first-rate plumber.
It's good to know that Rossi has a useful skill for which he can fall back
on
>From Jed:
...
> I believe Cude threatened to expose the fact that years ago I expressed
doubts
> about Piantelli, whereas I am now more persuaded by his claims. Cude
thinks it
> is shameful for me to reconsider the evidence, and two-faced for me
to change
> my mind. I do not think so.
If that
On a cautionary note: Rossi's terse response strikes me as a matter of
personal interpretation. With Rossi, personal interpretation can mean a lot
of different scenarios. I find myself asking, how is Rossi choosing to
exploit the word "begun" in this particular case.
Maybe it actually does means R
>From Hoyt:
> I was impressed with Rossi's magnetic glasses as seen in one or more
> videos ( made practical by rare earth magnets ), so I ordered two pairs
from:
>
> http://www.readingglasses.com/clic-reader
>
> I like them!
>
> After all, if Rossi likes them, they gotta be good :-) .
I would
Terry sez:
>
> > I would speculate that Rossi probably had Lasik surgery performed on
> > his eyes so that his focus range is permanently set at far distances.
>
>
> He has presbyopia. Inflexible natural lens due to old age. Like me.
Myself as well. I forgot the technical term.
Incidentall
>From Akira,
> On 2011-12-17 05:10, David ledin wrote:
> > http://blog.newenergytimes.com/2011/12/16/shells-interest-indicates-
> major-shift-for-lenr/?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=NewEnergyTimesBlog
>
> In the comments:
>
> > Steven B. Krivit says:
> > December 17, 2011 at 00:21
> >
> > Receiv
>From Terry:
> I don't think this is the first time SK has violated his
> confidentiality agreement with the CMNS group. They have the right to
> boot him you know. Not sure that is in their best interest, tho.
Wow! Krivit actually IS a member of the CMNS group? I didn't know that!
I'm surpris
>From Jed
...
> Fleischmann and Pons had a terrible time. I think it traumatized Pons.
> It did not bother Fleischmann as much because he is a tough, cynical
> person who had nightmare experiences during WWII. The Gestapo beat his
> father to death, and he himself barely escaped. He told me that
>From Susan
> Jed,
> How we call "inidipendent" the tests made by
> Ampenergo ? Do we have something else excepts a bunch
> of words ? Do you know who they are ? These guys are
> all friends or in someway related to Rossi.
> Somewhere there is the list and where thy come from
> (Leonardo, LTI..).
Initially, I found myself speculating that DGT's seeming reluctance to
"invite" Stremmenos to their labs would seem to imply that if he did come
and observe what they have in-house Stremmenos might uncover strong evidence
to the effect that reverse engineering of Rossi's eCat design had occurred.
>From Akira:
> -Original Message-
> > McKubre's M4 bogus experiment index:
> >
> > http://newenergytimes.com/v2/sr/McKubreM4/McKubre-Experiment-M4.shtml
>
> http://newenergytimes.com/v2/sr/McKubreM4/20111221ToWhomItMayConcern.sh
> tml
>
> In the above link it appears to me that Krivit is
>From Aussie:
> Had anybody successfully reverse engineered the formula and
> process to make Coca Cola?
No coke... pepsi.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH_b9XwloHE
Definitely sweeter.
Regards,
Steven Vincent Johnson
www.OrionWorks.com
www.zazzle.com/orionworks
>From Jed:
...
> I am pretty sure the reason is because he wants to keep a low
> profile. He wants enough people to believe it is real to attract
> customers, but not so many that it attracts competition or
> attention from the authorities. He does not want the DoE to
> think it is real
>From Mary Yugo:
> Can you think of a recent spectacular innovation that has
> been marketed by deliberately acting in a way that suggests
> it can't and doesn't work? By acting in a way that
> suggests investor fraud?
It's all in the eye of the beholder. The point I think you gloss
>From Harry:
> I suspect he does not want to take the risk of an independently
> tested ecat behaving erractically. He fears the published results
> would make his commercial promises look silly, even if the basic
> energy producing claims are validated.
>From Jed:
> That's an intere
Jed sez:
...
> It is just a matter of paying a bigger bribe. This is how US
> industry has worked since 1865, and the building of the
> transcontinental railroad.
I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
I have no choice but to do both.
Regards,
Steven Vincent Johnson
www.Orio
>From Aussie:
> Did you not see that my board and myself are 100% convinced?
> I have just completed several international visits. The FPE was
> real in 1989. It is still real in 2010. We now have a working FPE
> device which we will start showing to our clients and investors
> in 2012.
Hello again, Aussie,
I just noticed in a previous post that you state that you will shortly have
a "portable table top LENR demonstrator in operation". However, you also
state in the same post that it will be more-or-less based on a setup high
school kids did back in 2002/2003. This gives me th
Greetings Aussie, and a Merry Down-Under X-Mass to you.
I've taken advantage of a brief respite between family obligations by
sneaking over to my home office for some covert posting.
Despite MY's self-defensive tactic of hoping to remain passively ignorant of
the issues by demanding you spo
Hi Aussie,
> I expect what Rossi will offer us is a complete package,
> including the 330 Ac kW gen set, all tied up with a
> nicely integrated NI thermal kW and Ac kW control system.
> That would be nice. When Rossi is ready to offer the
> system to us, we are ready to evaluate his offering.
Do
> MaryYugo Wrote:
> >
> > Want respect, not mention tons of fame and fortune? Close the
> > loop and make them self running except for (rare) refueling.
> > You'd be the first. That's for sure.
>
> I wonder why the people AG bought the gadgets from did not close
> the loop, or why the high
>From Abd:
...
> I'll comment on it: he [Bushnell] went on to say, but it isn't
> fusion.
>
> That's apparently because he's swallowed, lock, stock, and sinker,
> Widom-Larsen theory, and isolated, idiosyncratic attempt to "explain"
> LENR by coming up with even more preposterous hypo
>From Jones:
...
> The biggest threat to the West, in the eyes of the
> Pentagon, is a non-nuclear or "nuclear-optional" (less
> detectable) but near kiloton capable weapon in the hands
> of the Taliban (or next radical terrorist group with
> access to plenty of cash or a substitute lik
Robin sez:
> Hi,
>
> Quote:
> "I think they will care less about any theoretical arguments that"
>
> This is one of my pet peeves with Americans. ;)
>
> The expression is "couldn't care less" not "could care less".
>
> "couldn't care less" is short for "It isn't possible for me to care
> l
>From Jed:
> I wrote:
> A cleaner copy is here:
>
> http://lenr-canr.org/acrobat/Lautzenhiscoldfusion.pdf
Yes, adding page numbering would be useful.
When was the original report published? I don't see a date displayed on the
PDF copy.
Regards,
Steven Vincent Johnson
www.OrionWorks.com
www.zaz
>From Jed:
...
> The researcher quoted here has it right:
>
>
http://blog.newenergytimes.com/2011/12/29/lenr-researcher-refuses-to-abandon
-fusion-term/
> "I feel it would be much better to allow people to use the terms
> they are comfortable with. Let people use dozens of terms if
Frank sez:
> My predictions
> Jed will write a lot more good stuff
> Rossi will go into hiding
> Blacklight Power will say nothing
> Frank Znidarsic and Mary Hugo will get married
Err... "Yugo"?
Frank,
You have my deepest sympathies.
Regards,
Steven Vincent Johnson
www.OrionWorks.com
www.zazz
< A New Age Philosophical Perspective on J. Cude Modus Operandi>
Aka a fairy tale
We all enter our lives with a chosen list of assignments we hope to
complete. Invariably we stack up more assignments than we can possibly
complete within the six to eight decades of useful corpulent existence
I have to be careful about not performing specific union activity while at
work. This brief reply was sent from home.
I'm sure there are corrupt union officials, just as I'm sure there are
corrupt corporate executives. As the old saying goes power corrupts and
absolute power corrupts absolutely.
See:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SocietyforClassicalPhysics/message/894
Antony asks:
Dr. Mills, your theory presents electrons in atoms as spheres that enclose a
nucleus rather than points or electron clouds or probability waves. I was
wondering if a neutron can pass through the electron
Terry sez:
...
> I think that he is actually considering that it could be real.
I think he's still waiting for just one ill wildebeest to limp by.
Growl...
> After all, with a universe that begins with only hydrogen,
> alchemy must be real!
Ya know, I never thought of it in those terms! Thank
Man! It was a cold, snowy Saturday. But that didn't stop tens and thousands
of demonstrators from showing up at the capital. Biggest crowd yet.
< A Public Service Announcement>
Special Madison Wisconsin You Tube clips of the demonstrations:
Videos of Peter Yarrow singing, of Peter Paul and Mary
Terry sez:
> Well, it wasn't really a good movie. I think I just enjoyed Lorraine
> Bracco when her shirt was soaked during the monsoons. :-)
I must confess the fact that I actually enjoyed watching Medicine Man, even
though the script needed better direction. Certain scenes were a bit awkward
>From Robin:
...
> It's ordinary physics. Charged particles circling around in a magnetic
field
> must radiate cyclotron radiation. If you set up a resonant receiver, you
> should be able to pick it up. For the lower Van Allen belt, the height and
> frequency are approximately such that you could
>From Harry:
> Egypt in Crisis! Is Cold Fusion a Fraud? Consumer Spending Rises!
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jtPhAAsA4U
>
> cold fusion discussion begins at 2:23
He's a decent speaker. Knows how to talk.
However, I thought his spiel pertaining to the Rossi & Focardi's event
struck me
See:
TITLE: A former GOP aide to Senate Republicans: You can beat Walker
http://www.thedailypage.com/thesconz/article.php?article=32660&sid=8be73fb13
05ab54de742adcb9fef8b18
http://tinyurl.com/4avhex8
I think it's time for an encore!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saalGKY7ifU
Steven Vincent J
>From Peatbog:
> > http://www.youtube.com/user/OrionworksVideos?feature=mhum#p/u
> >
> > In the dark of the night, without notice to the public, without
> > any debate, without even printing copies of the bill, 18
> > Republicans used procedural trickery to strip hundreds of
> > thousands of worke
>From Jed:
> Steven: Don't fret about it too much. There will be another election.
> That which is done legislatively can be undone.
That is what we aim to do, Jed. The sooner the better. Recall efforts are
now underway.
BTW, I'm reminded of something Peatbog recently stated:
> I am pleased the
While we all remain deeply concerned about the earthquake aftermath in Japan
and pending nuclear fallout we hope and pray will be contained, it's
important I mention the fact that more history is in the process of being
created out in Madison, Wisconsin. I've just uploaded my latest raw footage
of
>From Horace,
> The following recent broadcast by "Need to Know" may provide some
> useful data.
>
> http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/economy/video-are-public-
> employee-unions-to-blame-for-states-budget-problems/7904/
>
> http://tinyurl.com/4hyt6jw
>
> "Public plans are substan
>From Terry
> Interesting that the 1MW demonstration reactor will be used to power
> the plant in Xanthi which will make ECats!
From: Peter Gluc
>> See please:
>>
http://www.energypress.gr/portal/resource/contentObject/id/e7cf318d-06b8-414
a-8183-54af3baf5897
Hope they pull it off. Strikes me a
The Kiplinger Letter, March 18 2011 edition, was much more wordy than usual
in regards to energy issues. Perhaps Japan's troubles inspired them to make
some predictions. Not surprisingly, their take reveals no indication and/or
acknowledgement of recent Italian events. (They are very conservative o
If recent Wisconsin politics is not your cup-of-tea, (or tea party), please
disregard the following off-topic public service announcement: As they say:
"Move along. nothing to see here"
A recent right-wing conservative republican lead "Shock and Awe" agenda
aimed at trying to destr
Terry sez:
> > If you are strongly attracted to the color blue, you are probably
> > infected with Syrian nanobots.
>
> I just think Na'vi women are purrrfect. Love their tails.
Not wishing to be obsessive about this blue-skin alien reptilian stuff
but... just today the individual I was referri
Book early! ;-)
http://www.letsbookhotel.com/en/greece/petra/hotel/hotel-deukalion.aspx
Regards
Steven Vincent Johnson
www.OrionWorks.com
www.zazzle.com/orionworks
Terry sez:
> > Book early! ;-)
> >
> > http://www.letsbookhotel.com/en/greece/petra/hotel/hotel-deukalion.aspx
>
> A family hotel in Lesbos? Strange, those Griks!
The land of alternate energy and life-styles! ;-)
Regards,
Steven Vincent Johnson
www.OrionWorks.com
www.zazzle.com/orionworks
>From Peter and Terry:
>>> New issue of "What's New", not a single word about the sins of Cold
Fusion
>>> despite its 22nd anniversary.
>> Seems there might be a little less black magic in the world today.
> I am not following Bob with special attention but it seems to me
> that if we ignore his
Peter sed:
> > I am not following Bob with special attention but it seems to me
> > that if we ignore his anti CF attitude he is quite correct.
Actually, after pondering your words a little more I realize I've
misinterpreted you. It seems to me that you are definitely NOT saying Park
is passively
> Skynet gets closer and closer. Organically powered robots are now:
>
>
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/03/24/6335170-video-a-clock-powere
d-by-dead-flies
Obama is getting in the act too!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc5qALPF-F0&feature=related
Regards,
Steven Vincent Johnson
www.O
>From Jed
> This was mentioned by one of Rossi's blog contributers. See:
>
>
http://drbrianoleary.wordpress.com/2011/03/23/breakdown-to-breakthrough-is-p
ossible-now/
I met Dr. Brian O'Leary at a New Age UFO convention held in Nebraska back in
the mid 1990s. Brian was the individual who first piq
>From Harry,
>
> The decline in cold fusion google searches has leveled off...
>
> http://tinyurl.com/64dqn7d
It also looks as if it's working on an abrupt increase starting January
2011. Gee! I wonder what could be responsible for the little blip!
Regards,
Steven Vincent Johnson
www.OrionWorks
Jed sez:
Incidentally, my wife expressed several belly laughs reading your
predictions.
And now, on to my predictions.
When will the following events occur after Rossi sells his first E-Cat.
* When will it be in the pages of the New York Times?
Depends.
If first sold overseas... yes probably
From: Mattia Rizzi
>> I think you should grant this is an independent test.
> Absolutely NO. Independent tests are performed with people *not related*
with Rossi.
> Not friends or acquaintances.
I'm curious. Do you personally suspect fraud is actually occurring due to
the fact that "friends" and
>From Jones:
...
> ... There is a mundane
> explanation for both copper and iron so why invent a reaction that does
not
> exist?
And that speculated "mundane" explanation is...
Out with it!
Hydrinos?
Regards,
Steven Vincent Johnson
www.OrionWorks.com
www.zazzle.com/orionworks
For the sake of linguistic brevity I would like offer up the suggestion that
Rossi's smaller "e-Cat" configuration... what has been called "e-Kittens" (a
wonderfully descriptive linguistic representation, by the way!) be
abbreviated to one of the following terms:
e-kit (Short for e-kittin
>From Robin,
...
> >Regarding the hydrino theory, my first impression would be to conclude
> >(with absolutely no math to back this conclusion up with) that not
> >enough hydrogen was consumed (into hydrinos) that would explain the
> >massive amount of heat recorded. I hope someone can clarify wh
>From Terry
> > I wonder what could it be. It sounds like we will
> > find out soon, anyway.
>
> My guess is Lockheed-Martin. I've heard rumblings of something coming
> from Marietta; but, I always thought it was EEStor.
Wallmart! ...where they treat you like family!
Just kidding. (I wish!)
Jones sez:
...
> Of course, that is "new physics."
>
> That does not mean it is wrong, since by now it is pretty obvious that we
> are in new territory in either physics ... or practical magic .
It's all alchemy man! It's the rise of the Steam Punk Universe & alchemy!
;-)
http://www.steampunk
>From Terry and Peter:
...
> I'm willing to bet that Peter Gluck is right and Rossi bakes his Ni in
> a vacuum to remove the gaseous impurities then puts it in the reaction
> chamber under the bell jar. I think the "catalyst" is a red herring.
Meaning Rossi's Ni contains naturally found isotopi
>From Robin:
...
> In reply to Wm. Scott Smith's message of Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:13:42 -0700:
> Hi,
> [snip]
> >If they immediately have virtually free energy, but no new goods and
services
> have been already developed, the economy will feel the extra money; this
will
> cause inflation.
Yes, I b
See:
http://jobsearch.monster.com/BlackLight-Power__2c-Inc__2e_6
http://jobview.monster.com/Battery-Development-Scientist-Engineer-Job-Cranbu
ry-NJ-US-97865477.aspx
I think it's a recent post.
I would interpret this as possibly meaning: "I'm not dead yet!"
Regards,
Steven Vincent Johnson
www.
>From Jones:
...
> By that, I also mean since H works well on its own - no way do you waste time
> with D, since it can never make commercial sense, even if it improves the
> reaction rate by a large amount. Ergo, when someone mentions D at all in the
> context of a Ni-H demonstration - then it
>From Harry,
> Alchemy was more than just a collection of blind rituals.
> It was based on a natural philosophy which may contain some
> precious insights that were buried with the rise of the
> mechanical philosophy.
Well said.
Steam Punk lives! ;-)
Regards
Steven Vincent Johnson
www.OrionWork
>From Horace:
...
>> From Mr. Rothwell
>> You are looking in the wrong place. Scroll down to "Rossi 18-hour
>> demonstration." The calorimetry is documented in as much detail as
>> you find in any HVAC inspection sheet:
>> Duration of test: 18 hours
>> Flow rate: 3,000 L/h = ~833 ml/s.
>> Coolin
>From Jay:
> Axil, please continue posting, your comments are appreciated.
I second that.
> As I understand, this forum exists only for sharing information and ideas;
> personal comments should not be posted nor ever considered.
Actually... keep in mind that "Personal comments" are often poste
Jed sez:
>> Nobody "supresses" Rossi, even the italian television
>> RAI3 talked about him, there are three Wikipedia articles
>> about the Ecat and the university of Uppsala will perhaps
>> test his device later this week.
> Later this week? That soon? That's great! Where was that reported?
Uni
Mar sez:
> The marketing for the entire line of e-Cats will be Halley Berry
> dressed up in black skin tight leather as Cat-woman...
> "Hear me roar!" And e-Cats of various sizes will be purring along
> all around her.
> :-)
My kitty-cat, Zoey, has graciously volunteered to be Rossi's P-Cat, or
Terry sez:
...
> You're prejudiced.
>
> You're enchanted.
So... who do'ya have in mind to play these juicy parts? ;-)
Regards,
Steven Vincent Johnson
www.OrionWorks.com
www.zazzle.com/orionworks
Brief Interview with Rossi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POZrKGpipmo
April 21, 2011.
In English.
Regards,
Steven Vincent Johnson
www.OrionWorks.com
www.zazzle.com/orionworks
Terry sez:
> Gillette learned long ago that you can give away the
> razor holder and make money on replacement razors.
Indeed.
Then someone comes along and shatters the status quo with a bold new
paradigm shift in the history of shaving: Double blade cartridges. Ergo:
Twin e-Cats!
Aren't they m
>From Robin,
Good detailed analysis. Thanks for the fiddley bits. Much to ponder there.
...
> I always pass judgment on everything, don't you? :)
As do I. I just try to keep'em to myself. Needless to say, I don't always
succeed in that department.
> Please don't take offence, none was intende
Jed sez:
...
> ... We will have a billion robots sitting around anyway,
> or 10 billion if we want. Why not put them to work?
Until they all unionize!
We Wisconsinites can probably supply those robots with some good tips. We're
still working on our own collective bargaining matter. At present w
And now, let's add back in the premise of mining the asteroid belt for
virtually unlimited supplies of nickel! What would be the safest way to get
those supplies back to Earth!
Aiming nickel laden asteroids directly at Earth would IMO be a horrible
suggestion, even if each asteroid was strategical
Robin recently brought up an important speculative issue pertaining to the
available supply of nickel on our planet. If one assumes a worst case
scenario it's possible we might only have a 100 year supply. [For the sake
of argument, let's temporarily remove the premise of mining the asteroid
belt f
>From John Berry
> But interestingly, the FBI officially confirmed that there is no
> hard evidence connecting Osama bin Laden to the 9/11 attacks.
> The FBI never put the head of al-Qaeda on the wanted list for the
> attacks, nor are there any other formal charges - which exist for
> several oth
>From Akira:
> Hasn't Rossi stated a few times over the past months that his reactors
> can reach temperatures able to melt nickel? 1,600 °C is most probably
> the internal temperature reached during a controlled "meltdown", anyway.
Yes, I agree. This should be old news insofar as the Vort Collec
>From Jones,
> > A schematic view of the E-Cat would be something like this:
>
> http://i.imgur.com/llVoU.png
>
> Yes, This is exactly the way it appeared to me at first, given all that is
> known from the images - with only an internal cooling tube and NO external
> water flow around the outsid
Anyone notice the Fraud warning message posted at the Defkalion web site?
* * * * * * *
WARNING(April 7, 2011)
A serious fraud attempt has occurred from the site www.energycatalyzer.us,
where, unbeknownst to us and without our authorization, our logo and company
name were used to solicit moneys
Jones
http://www.rle.mit.edu/media/pr147/33.pdf
Is there such a beast as an "electrothermal diode"?
Woah! If thermal diodes exist, wouldn't the little buggers violate the laws
of thermodynamics? Seems to me it would be Kinda like finding a convenient
Maxewll Demon mechanism. Wouldn't thermal dio
Jones sez:
...
> I know, it is too bizarre to mention in polite company, but where is the
> sanity in a great society like our own that pays out millions for a stupid
> horse race, or an illiterate baseball star, and yet cannot support basic
R&D
> in this vitally important field This technol
> Jones sez:
>
> ...
>
> > I know, it is too bizarre to mention in polite company, but where is the
> > sanity in a great society like our own that pays out millions for a
stupid
> > horse race, or an illiterate baseball star, and yet cannot support basic
> R&D
> > in this vitally important field
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