Jed, I agree with most of what you say. Please remember Rossi also claimed he received a Chemical Engineering degree from a mail-order university shutdown later for fraud that required students to "read magazines" to get your degree. So I am not sure he really is an engineer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kensington_University If that is all I had to do to become a licensed engineer or other professional, then I would also be a doctor and a professional athlete since I read sports illustrated and medical journals. On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 10:11 AM, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]>wrote: > This discussion about Rossi's 1 MW reactor is silly. The reactor has not > shipped anywhere. He said it has not shipped, and it is obvious from the > photos it has not. > > Previously he said he did ship it. Now he says he did not. He is > contradicting himself. He often does that. I would not call it a "lie" in > the usual sense because he makes no effort to cover up or explain the > contradiction. He says "X" on Monday and "not X" on Tuesday as if it makes > no difference. As if he never expected to be believed in the first > instance, and he did not mean it. Truth is malleable in his imagination. He > sees what is in his own mind more clearly than reality. Many people are > like that, especially creative people such as artists and writers. It is a > little unusual to meet an engineer like this, but there have been some. > Tesla was a famous example. > > If Rossi's claims rested upon his personal credibility you would be crazy > to believe any of them. Fortunately, other people have tested his machines > and observed the factory heater; he has been independently replicated by > Defkalion; and despite the problems with the tests he has done they are > irrefutable. > > I have been dealing with Rossi for a couple of years now. One thing I know > about him for sure: he often says things he does not mean. I would not say > "you can't trust him." It goes deeper than. I would say you cannot be sure > he is talking about reality rather than what he sees in his own > imagination, or what he wishes were true. He is describing an idealized > form of reality that he alone sees. He is also trying to manipulate people > or fool them by saying outrageous things he does not really mean. He prides > himself on his ability to manipulate people, including me, but actually he > is inept at that. He upsets people instead of outwitting them. Again, that > includes me personally. > > As I have said before, I have never seen him lie or exaggerate about > technical aspects of his device. Engineers are often like that. They are > sometimes honest about engineering and blatant liars when it comes to > paying their share of the bill at the restaurant, or having an affair with > your wife. Perhaps he has lied about technical subjects but I have not > caught him. However, when it comes to his business affairs, or arrangements > that he and I were trying to make together, or what I have said and done, > he has often lied. Sometimes so extravagantly and so obviously that I do > not think he ever intended to fool anyone. > > People are complicated. Rossi is particularly complicated and > contradictory. I would not want to do business with him, as I have often > said. > > - Jed > >
