At 06:07 PM 7/20/2011, Jouni Valkonen wrote:
One interesting conspiracy theory hole is that in all demonstrations
(January, March and May) total excess energy production was roughly 22
MJ, what is energy contained in 170 g of hydrogen. This kind of
coincidence could be easily interpreted that there is somewhere small
hidden hydrogen bottle and catalyzed hydrogen burning cell.
Jouni
Frankly, I think it's a waste to examine fraud
scenarios, as such, because once we suspect
fraud, there is no end to possibilities. Early
claims by some that fraud was impossible here
were simply naive. Frauds are possible. That
doesn't mean likely, necessarily, but possible,
they are. Human ingenuity is boundless. A
*specific fraud* might seem unlikely, but there
is no limit to the number of possible fraud techniques.
We address fraud by wanting to see independent
verifications, it being considered unlikely that
multiple independent, kowledgeable observers
could be fooled by a fraud that they can examine
in close detail. They don't need to be able to
take the E-Cat apart, just to make sure that
there aren't hidden inputs and that output is
properly analyzed for heat released. Once the
total excess energy out has well exceeded any
known energy storage possibility, which these
devices, if they operate as claimed, should be able to easily do, it's done.
The demand for self-powered operation is a
classic pseudo-skeptical excuse, that's not
necessary for an independent test, where input
power can be nailed down accurately, and simply complicates the device.
(Suppose that this thing cheaply generates
substantial extra power, but less than is
necessary for self-powered operation. As an
"energy amplifier," that could reduce energy
costs substantially, it could still be a
practical product. Of course, much more than that is being claimed.)
All this speculation is an attempt to jump the
gun, to try to figure out of Rossi's results are plausible.
Or to be the first to Pin The Tail On The Donkey.
