It was 1858, Frank. Blame the error on frosted-over glasses and old age. :-) I'm also pondering if dipping the electrodes of the electrolysis cells in LN2 for a while might show ZPE-Pumping involved also.
Frederick > [Original Message] > From: Grimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 2/28/05 8:29:06 AM > Subject: Re: Explosive Antimony on Platinum, Cold Fusion in 1855? > > At 04:04 am 28-02-05 -0600, Sparber wrote: > > BTW. Don't discount the Deuterium (as HDO &D2O) in the water and > > as DCL in the HCL. > > > > Even though it wasn't discovered yet. :-) > > > > Frederick > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Frederick Sparber > > To: vortex-l > > Sent: 2/28/05 4:42:25 AM > > Subject: Re: Explosive Antimony on Platinum, Cold Fusion in 1855? > > > > > > Frank Grimer wrote > > > >> At 01:21 pm 27-02-05 -0600, Sparber wrote: > > > >>> Is it possible that the Platinum-Antimony, Platinum-Hydride interface > >>> set up conditions for Cold Fusion, that released 82 Kilojoule per > >>> gram of Explosive Antimony in Gore's 1855 experiments? > > > >> That's quite a thought, Fred. > >> > >> History has often shown, with hindsight, that there were > >> clear precursors to paradigm shifting discoveries which > >> at the time were just too mind blowing for people to > >> take in. > >> > >> Frank Grimer > > > > > > After going through about every possible exothermic > > chemical reaction that are orders of magnitude below > > what Gore reported, I would be surprised at any > > explanation other than CANR, Frank. > > > > http://www.lateralscience.co.uk/Fluorine/exant.html > > > > http://www.lateralscience.co.uk/Fluorine/Sb.html > > > > > > Gore (1855) found that if a current of electricity is > > passed through a solution of antimony trichloride > > in hydrochloric acid---using an antimony anode, and a > > platinum cathode---an amorphous powder of specific gravity > > of 5.78 is deposited on the cathode. The cathode has > > the appearance of a smooth polished graphite rod. The > > deposit appears to be solid solution of antimony trichloride > > in metastable alpha-antimony. > > > > If this deposit be rubbed or scratched, an explosion occurs > > > > The explosion is attended by the allotropic transformation > > of then metastable or alpha-form of antimony into the stable > > beta-form or the rhombohedral variety, at the same time the > > temperature rises to about 250 degrees C, and 19,600 calories > > of heat are evolved per gram of antimony. > > > > Clouds of antimony trichloride are given off at the same time. > > Hence the term Explosive Antimony is given to a solid solution > > (4 to 12 percent) of the trihalide in alpha-antimony." > > > > The heat of combustion of H2 + 1/2 O2 is 54,000 calories per > > mole (18 grams), or 3.000 calories per gram. > > > > The 19,600 calories per gram released by Explosive Antimony > > is over 6.5 times this. > > > > On initial application of current there should be a flash > > deposit of Hydrogen on the Platinum Cathode. After that, a > > mix of Antimony Chlorine and Hydrogen. > > > > The exotherm energies of Antimony Chloride or Oxide is less > > than 2.5 Kilojoule per gram. > > > > Way below the 82 Kilojoule per gram of Explosive Antimony that > > Gore reported in > > 1855. > > > > > Thoroughly fascinated by all the speculations I googled > both the above URL's. I noticed that the date in the > first was:- > > "... prepared by G.Gore in 1858 ..." > > The second gives the same date. > > Now you've written 1855 both on your subject headers and > in the body of your post. > > I presume that is because your finger twitches with > excitement when it hits the numerical keyboard - Or is > there some other reference which gives the date 1855. > > > Eighteen-fifty-five is twice as long ago as the date of the > International Critical Data tables I used to mine the > water/water vapour power laws from the spoil heap. > > If the date is capable of becoming garbled in the meantime, > then so are other factoids. > > Are the 1855s correct? Or are they typos? > > As the British Satirical magazine, "Private Eye" puts it, > > "I think we should be told." ;-) > > Cheers > > Frank Grimer > > >
