Steven,
I've heard about the Papp story for years, and Feynman's role in
the matter as well. Pardon my ignorance on this matter. Is
anyone attempting to recreate the original conditions of this
model,
Yes. Google: Ken-Rauen or Ken-Rauen Papp. He had some funding at
one time, but was not successful (yet).
...or is it assumed that the actual speculated "physics" of Papp
engine so grossly misunderstood that any attempt to build one
doomed to fail utterly?
IMHO this has been Ken's problem in replication: he is selectively
relying on "some" or most of the Papp story, and rejecting the
rest. He may have rejected the wrong parts... or it may have been
a total fraud.
Papp was definitely - and without question a notorious con-man and
a paranoid liar. Let's not mince words. He was also gifted in some
ways, and a creative thinker with "inventor's disease" as
diagnosed by BillB. This engine-scenario could have been totally
fraudulent - or he could have started out on a fraudulent basis
(like his high speed submarine) - and then gotten very, very
lucky, or he could have been channeling Jules Verne <g>.
This has happened before- i.e. where an intended scam turns out to
be a serendipitous discovery.
However, if it is correct to assume that heavy-Argon is the active
gas, then it is a whole new ball-game and we do not need that kind
of specialized engine at all. Just some re-designed plumbing on
any old ICE.
Back a few months ago, I thought the active agent might be the
hydrino, in the Papp engine. I had a brief exchange with Ken and
he rejected that notion and others. I came away with the feeling
that he is not very open to alternatives, and that his funding has
run dry. Hopefully that is wrong on both counts.
The present notion of "Spargone" (electroniumized-Argon) is even
further out. Check that: waaaay-further-out
...but today it sounds very intriguing.
Who knows?
Maybe Feynman and Papp have hooked-up in Purgatory and are trying
to expiate their sins - (to get into a higher realm? i.e. a
ticket-to-ride) by combining their odd-couple resources <g> and
the only way to do this is to channel this info to those who are
"listening"... Maybe Fred and I are so close to joining them, that
we are tuned into this odd-couple message-from afar <big G>
IOW... the message (sermon) is: do not believe anything you hear
from the Vo-pulpit on a Sunday.
Jones
