My Defkalion confidence goes up and down like the tides. Has anyone asked Dr. Kim to explain his roll in testing the reactors-- whose test equipment, number of runs, did he have access to the reactor, how many days, his confidence level, and what he can attest to publicly.
It sounds like DGT wants to be able to use Kim's involvement in the tests as a kind of product endorsement. Is Dr. Kim still working full time at Purdue and is he actively persuing LENR research? Surely, someone on this list can drop him an email and let him know his character is being questioned. https://www.physics.purdue.edu/people/faculty/yekim.shtml There may be an R6 Defkalion demo within 6 months. Peter Gluck says that MFMP may be invited to observe and measure. http://www.drboblog.com/dr-bob-transylvania/ Jed, would you mind getting clarification from your sources to address Daniel's "claims"? - Brad On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 1:11 PM, David Roberson <[email protected]> wrote: > It appears that everyone that had anything to do with DGT will be tainted by > this unfortunate chapter in the book of cold fusion. I admit that I had > great hopes for them despite the mounting evidence against their actually > having a functioning product. > > Perhaps future developments will be forthcoming that will salvage their > company reputation but that latest report suggests otherwise. Is it time to > move on and be more discerning in the future regarding trust before careful > verification? > > This is a tough blow to accept. Time for a stiff drink. > > Dave > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> > To: vortex-l <[email protected]> > Sent: Tue, May 13, 2014 3:24 pm > Subject: [Vo]:Sources: Kim did not examine Defkalion reactor > > Regarding Dr. Yeong E. Kim and his theory about Defkalion's reactor > > I have heard from two reliable sources that Kim based his theory papers on > information provided to him by Defkalion. Defkalion "would not let Kim get > close" to a reactor. One source says: "They only provided him with data that > they claimed was from experiments. Dr. Kim based all of his observations and > writings on what DKG provided." > > He did not perform his own measurements at all. > > > As I said, my sources say Kim was barred from accessing the machine. I guess > it is possible he never asked to take measurements, or he did not want to. > Either way, he looks bad. > > If he did not want to make measurements, that is irresponsible. If he is not > good at hands-on experiments he should have brought along a grad student. Or > he should have written in the paper: "This is based on data provided by > Defkalion. The author has not observed the machine in operation or taken any > data." > > If he did want to take measurements, but they refused to let him, he should > have packed his bags, gone home, and reported they are a bunch of frauds. > > - Jed >
