I do not expect this will be the perfect test. I do not expect it the
be-all, end-all test that answers all questions and convinces everyone. I
doubt that is possible for this kind of machine. Other kinds of machines can
be demonstrated irrefutably, such as the airplane (August 1908) and the
atomic bomb (July 1945).
You would be surprised how many other demonstrations throughout history did
not convince all observers. For example many people who observed the first
demonstrations of photography, the telegraph, the record player, the
telephone, the maser, the laser and cloned sheep thought they must be seeing
cheap parlor tricks such as ventriloquism, an "obvious fake," or
sleight-of-hand magic. I recall a prominent biologist claimed there was
"nothing convincing" about Dolly the sheep even though she looked completely
different from the surrogate mother.
The controversy will not end tomorrow. Not in this discussion group and
certainly not in the mass media. Irrational skeptics will not be convinced.
I mean people such as Rich Murray, Robert Park, and the editors of Wikipedia
and the Scientific American. They will come up with more fairytales such as
stored heat or sleight-of-hand magic tricks. These people will not be
convinced by anything less than commercial success acknowledged by every
major newspaper, magazine and government agency.
Legitimate questions will also remain, even if the test goes exactly as
planned. The full range of performance characteristics cannot be established
in 12 hours or even 24 hours. Rossi claimed that a commercial grade heater
was in operation in a factory for over a year. This tests cannot confirm
that. They cannot confirm that he is capable of scaling up to 1 MW in a safe
reactor. However, if he can produce 15 kW for 12 hours, I am sure that
experts at industrial corporations can scale up to any size. It is "just a
matter of engineering."
I have been in touch with some people who will attend the demonstration, and
with Rossi. I have been making suggestions to them such as: "record all data
into one computer, including the flow rate and the power measured in watts
not just amperes." I believe they will do this. I expect this will be better
than previous tests. It will be performed and reported in a more
professional manner than some of the previous tests.
We should aim for progress, not perfection.
I read that NyTeknik has a lock on the news for 24 hours so they will be the site to watch.
Or you can visit this page - http://peswiki.com/index.php/News:Real- ... E-Cat_Test - it has some news (mainly from Passerini´s blog, also some pictures). There is also some information about a "secret" test of the E-Cat performed on July 7.
Well, NASA Won’t Deny neither the Relationship With Rossi as well. The NASA replies are very illustrative:
- “We can’t discuss anything about that,” Bushnell said.
- “You know I can’t answer that,” Dunn wrote. “All I can say is that I was ‘out of the country.’ The rest is up to your imagination.”
Why not to say clear without mooting the point; apparently, there is some legal limitation like NDA, it implies some pretty specific and well documented relation.
I posted the same comment on Krivit blog under name "Ilia", I'm curious if he will let it pass, he is getting quite selective...
Looks like today could finally be the day to remove doubt. According to a number of tweets it is running in self sustaining mode. Nyteknik will have first dibs on reporting story tonight/tomorrow.
Well, NASA Won’t Deny neither the Relationship With Rossi as well. The NASA replies are very illustrative:
- “We can’t discuss anything about that,” Bushnell said.
- “You know I can’t answer that,” Dunn wrote. “All I can say is that I was ‘out of the country.’ The rest is up to your imagination.”
Why not to say clear without mooting the point; apparently, there is some legal limitation like NDA, it implies some pretty specific and well documented relation.
I posted the same comment on Krivit blog under name "Ilia", I'm curious if he will let it pass, he is getting quite selective...
I think Krivit was giving the distinct hint he knew the results by way of updates, but since he wasn't suppose to know in the first place, he's holding back to protect the source. Although I could be reading into his can't post response remarks a bit much.