Previously, when I suggested that large sums of money should be spent ensuring the safety of the Rossi system, someone here objected that:
1. It would not be fair. 2. Rossi does not have that kind of money. 3. It would delay the introduction of the system. Let me address these points: 1. It is fair because anyone who introduces a new generator -- conventional or cold fusion -- has to meet the same standard. It is not a burden imposed on Rossi alone. 2. Rossi could easily get the money. If he would do one or two more demos, for longer durations, in more prominent labs, banks and other major institutions would be falling over themselves to lend him the money. Heck, major institutions are contacting *me*, asking how to get a piece of this. I could easily arrange a few demos that would bring Rossi all the money he needs. The money needed up front for tests is a tiny fraction of the profit Rossi will make, if he markets the thing correctly. As I said, it is like the money an auto manufacturer spends smashing up production line cars in safety tests. It is the cost of doing business imposed on every manufacturer, with the cost passed on to the customers. It is far cheaper to smash up a few cars than it would be to not smash cars and have fatal accidents instead. Most of the cost would be borne by large manufacturers, which are the only ones capable of mass production in a reasonable amount of time anyway. If he markets it incorrectly, he will lose everything. Others will take it away from him. That will happen whether he builds a 1 MW unit now without testing, or whether he tests and does a step-by-step scale up. 3. Yes, it would delay things. So what? Once it become known that tests are underway at places such as U.L. and at major corporations which intend to manufacture, the opposition would vanish overnight. Robert Park would still fulminate and many others would still claim it is a fraud, but everyone who matters would sign on. Anyway, it is better to delay things and then introduce a machine that we know is safe, rather than take chances that an explosion or radiation release might occur. - Jed
