On 2012-01-29 22:43, Patrick Ellul wrote:
I really doubt that it was a joke. I understand italian and italian culture very well. And he was talking very seriously. he mentioned videos. and posted twice about it. So if it was a joke, it needs explanation. Otherwise maybe he found out that the bad news he had was not true, and is now claiming he was joking earlier.
I probably used the wrong term: not really a joke, but something that only the Italian audience would understand. I think (but I'm not sure) Daniele was referring to the chance that the E-Cat (and cold fusion in general) might be discussed on a local TV show called "Voyager" [1][2] which investigates conspiracies, paranormal activities, UFOs, mysteries, etc.
As far as I understand this show deals with the subjects treated with excessive credulity and almost total lack of skepticism in a sort of flamboyant style, and for this reason it is often ridiculed and parodied [3] by the rest of the media and not taken very seriously by them and the informed public.
So, if footage of the E-Cat and people involved with it or LENR and cold fusion in general were to appear in this show, both them and their supporters would be mocked up by skeptics for some time; just in Italy, however.
Anyway, this is just my speculation and educated guess by reading other related comments on that site, I'm not sure if it's really what he was referring about. It might as well been tongue-in-cheek that I didn't get.
[1] http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_%28programma_televisivo%29 [2] http://www.voyager.rai.it/ [3] http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=kazzenger Cheers, S.A.
