Let's hope that this does not come to pass. I would rather find out that the device operates with more or less standard physics instead of something sinister.
Dave -----Original Message----- From: ChemE Stewart <[email protected]> To: vortex-l <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Aug 21, 2012 10:39 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:Stronghold argument and Feynman (was:Feynman on the Papp engine and explosion) I wonder how many pops it takes to knock out enough brain cell atoms so that you either forget why you bought the popper or at a minimum start acting like Rossi...Wierd Science. On Tuesday, August 21, 2012, wrote: In reply to Abd ul-Rahman Lomax's message of Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:31:18 -0500: Hi, [snip] >I don't think anyone knows what the reaction is, if it's real. The >work has not been done. However, Bob Rohner demonstrated his popper >behind that glass. He doesn't use it in his own shop/lab, see the >video. The popper is highly unlikely to explode, unless one runs it >outside the known safe envelope. > >If someone is building the Plasmerg popper, I'd suggest building it >so that if a reaction results in unexpectedly high pressure, it will >fail in a specific way, such as blowing a large relief valve. If the >piston is plastic, score the plastic so that high pressure will blow >the side off the piston in a certain direction, away from the >operator/observer. It's not likely. Isn't there a balloon attached to the end of the popper? (Which would automatically function as a safety valve). Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
