In reply to Kyle Mcallister's message of Mon, 9 May 2011 16:09:30 -0700 (PDT): Hi, [snip] >That's not fission level energy, or even fusion level energy. That's talking >within the order of magnitude of converting rest mass directly into energy. > >Assuming by ton of oil he means 'tonne of oil equivalent'... > >30,000 tons of oil would yield 1.26x10^15J (42x10^9J/tonne of oil equivalent) > >Entire rest mass of 58g converted to energy yields 5.22x10^15J... > >So Rossi is claiming to be able to convert 24.14% of the ENTIRE REST MASS OF >THE NICKEL CATALYST to energy??? Someone, tell me I did this math wrong, >please. This has to be some theory of his, and not what really happens. The >grocery list of stuff he claims in the ash reads like the near-collapse core >of a massive star at the end of its life. [snip] I have already communicated with Rossi on this matter, and he admits there is a "typo" in the patent application.
Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
