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And it's also very different from what Mizuno did in similar
circumstances. Whether Scott's right or wrong in his assessment of
Mizuno's work, he got a reasonable amount of help, including the cathode
he used in at least one run, from Mizuno's lab.
In short, Mizuno acts like a researcher who's trying to track down the
workings of an interesting effect. Mills at BLP, on the other hand, seems
to act like he has something to hide. It's unfortunate.
Huh? Just how does Mills' massive book, dozens of detailed experimental
reports, and journal papers add up to acting like "he has something to
hide"? Compared to comparable R&D efforts, his disclosure is massive and
unprecedented. He is following a coherent commercial development strategy
designed to protect the investments of his investors. He discloses in
quantity to establish a "reduction to practice" for patent purposes and
cooperates with those who wish to partner in commercial development, with
BLP serving as a license laboratory. He is not disclosing "know how" to
optimize and scale up the reactions to commercial viability.
Mills has been chastized by critics for revisions to his book and various
experimental reports, acting like Mizuno "who's trying to track down the
workins of an interesting effect". Mills is assisted by a staff of PhDs who
do the lab work. Mizune is essentially working by himself on a shoestring
budget, doing very good work.
Equally unfortunate, IMHO, is the fact that Scott didn't fly to Japan
(with a few meters stuffed in a bag) to observe one of Mizuno's successful
runs first hand, and determine for himself whether Mizuno's voltage and
current measurements and cooling curve determinations were up to snuff --
but that's another story..
Making proper electrical powere measurements on something as noisy as
Mizuno's plasma electrolysis cell is definitely not done by a "few meteres
stuffed in a bag" unless these are very carefully selected widebasnd power
meters made by a few manufacturers in the world. I have seen no evidence
that Eartth Tech has these instruments, which Naudin has used.
Mike Carrell
