On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 6:07 PM, Abd ul-Rahman Lomax <[email protected]>wrote:
> > 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. > A skeptic doesn't need excuses. This business about complications is an excuse for delivering on something even Rothwell calls trivial (in the case of the ecat). How can infinite gain not be worth the complication? > > (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.) > It would only have an advantage over a heat pump to the extent that the capital cost might be lower. If it delivers more energy than a heat pump, self-powered operation should be in reach, at least in principle. > > 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. > >
