Abd ul-Rahman Lomax <[email protected]> wrote: One thing is quite clear: Rossi does not want multiple independent > assessments. He does not want the proof that skeptics would need in order > to accept this to be available, because he could easily arrange it. >
That is true. For that matter -- as I said -- McKubre and I know people who have done independent tests and are sitting on the data, trying to keep it secret. > One theory is that this is payback for prior humiliations. He lures the > skeptics into claiming he's a fraud, and, boy, will he show them! > That's silly. He does want a good test because he does not want competition. He does not want people to know it is real. That is the same reason Patterson never did a proper test. Storms and others have said that if they had something similar to Rossi's cells, they would also keep them under wraps. That is a normal, rational business strategy. I think that Patterson and Rossi overdo it, but it is normal. It has nothing to do with revenge against skeptics. It is a gigantic game of "sardines" (reverse hide-and-seek). Anyone who sees proof of Rossi's claims has good reason to clam up and say nothing, because the U.S.P.O. will not grant anyone IP protection. The only thing you can do is shut up and try to score some venture capital. Skeptics are irrelevant. I am pretty sure that Rossi does not care what they think. I sure don't. The only reason people such as Park and the Jasons matter is because they have influence. They often pull strings and derail funding. They are a nuisance. They talk to reporters about things they know nothing about. Other people assume they know something, and pay them undo respect, the way people respect George Will when he says idiotic things about the Prius automobile or global warming. There is nothing anyone can do about skeptics. There is no chance they will look at evidence. Rossi could have NASA do the ultimate 100% perfect test, and it would not have the slightest effect on the Jasons. No one can sway them, so it is best to ignore them. Rossi knows that as well as I do. He is no fool. > A dangerous game, even if he has a solid device, reliable, working safely. > Stuff happens. Doubly dangerous if he "still has a few details to work out." I do not see anything dangerous about it. It is just a business strategy. Not particularly original or well-thought-out. I think he is overdoing it, to the point where it hurts his interests. In particular I think he was a fool for chasing away the NASA people. - Jed
