This may have been reported here already. Anyway, see the comment here: http://skeptoid.com/blog/2013/02/26/lenr-a-bright-future-part-1/
QUOTE "And as far as Rossi, that story is over." http://newenergytimes.com/v2/sr/RossiECat/Andrea-Rossi-Energy-Catalyzer-Investigation-Index.shtml You have to hand it to Steve Krivit. He does not fear to stick his neck out and make harsh assertions. If Rossi is telling the truth and an impartial review of his machine is published next month, Krivit will have egg on his face. I have no idea whether that will happen or not. But even if I was 99% sure it will not happen, I would see no point in riling up Rossi or making myself look like a fool if it turns out I am wrong. It does not seem important enough to pick a fight about. In the document at New Energy Times linked above, Krivit also attacks McKubre: "Rossi had found natural allies among a group of scientists who had been fighting a losing battle for two decades to get the world to believe in their idea of "cold fusion." One of the more prominent of these scientists had even played around with data in order to give the appearance that "cold fusion" was real. (Michael McKubre's "M4" Experiment) [ http://newenergytimes.com/v2/sr/McKubreM4/McKubre-Experiment-M4.shtml] Rossi also spent time building a fan base through his blog. . . ." He has some basis for his attack on Rossi. His statements are McKubre are amateur nonsense. Mere misunderstandings. And again, they seem pointless to me. Why make enemies? Even if you suspect McKubre has done what Krivit claims, why make a big deal about it? Who cares? If the data is wrong for any reason -- mistake or fraud -- that will be revealed sooner or later. What I mean is that Krivit is not the only person who has seen the data. He arrived at his conclusions by his own analysis, not on the basis of inside information. There are no secrets involved. So if Krivit is correct, it is inevitable that others will see what he means and come agree with him. To put it another way, if McKubre is lying, he has done it in a peculiar way. He left the evidence of his guilt out in the open where even an amateur like Krivit can find it. The biggest fraud I know of in the history of cold fusion is the MIT data, and that was more farce than fraud. It is was unimportant. Gene Mallove was upset about it, but I thought it was silly. - Jed
