From: Joshua Cude <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2011 11:19:01 AM >Subject: Re: [Vo]:History of gigantic boondoggle > > > >On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 8:28 AM, Jones Beene <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>How much precious R&D resources have been funneled into this abysmal joke >>(by the skeptics of LENR) ? >> >>$100 billion from the USA alone (in 2010 dollars) ? Maybe more. >> >>Not a one of these monstrosities has produced as much excess power as Rossi, >>even if his steam is dripping wet. >> >> > > >The problem is that the people who hold the purse strings don't actually >believe that Rossi has produced excess power by any non-chemical means. > > >See the difference? > > >In one case you've got well-understood science, but a massive gamble on >practical applications. > > >In the other, you've got no science and almost unanimous skepticism. > > >Are you suggesting that because of the billions gambled on fusion research, >that money should also be invested in perpetual motion claims? >
I think some claims warrant it. Harry
