On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 10:03 AM, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]>wrote:
> A blank test can be faked as easily as any other, so it would not test the > honesty of experimenter. > A blank test can indeed be faked. It just adds a layer of difficulty to the faking process and complicates scamming. It's only of value if Rossi keeps insisting on proving his device with short runs and questionable measurement methods. And his existing methods have been questionable. All sorts of excellent questions and issues have been raised here and not fully put to rest with the ensuing arguments. A blank doesn't help if the whole test is opaque and nothing could be more opaque than the last October 28 "demonstration". A blank also isn't needed if the test is done independently and provides a reliable measure of enthalpy and a very long running time. Rossi always refuses both. All three actually, thus far.
