[Vo]:FYI: New Unified Theory, Dark Matter/Energy and Einstein's field equations

2012-09-09 Thread MarkI-ZeroPoint
http://phys.org/news/2012-09-mathematicians-theory-dark-energy-einstein.html #nwlt Some interesting comments about this new theory: “… the law of energy and momentum conservation in spacetime is valid only when normal matter, dark matter and dark energy are all taken into account. For

[Vo]:ECat convention (Report day 1)

2012-09-09 Thread hl
Report from day 1 of the ECat Convention in Zürich Andrea Rossi presented a report by „independent parties („professors of universities and „engineers from military environments), signed by nuclear engineer Fabio Penon. All parties that participated in the report are still operating to

Re: [Vo]:ECat convention (Report day 1)

2012-09-09 Thread hl
The name is Fulvio Fabiani, not Flavio Fabiani Am 09.09.2012 10:02, schrieb h...@haikolietz.de: Report from day 1 of the ECat Convention in Zürich Andrea Rossi presented a report by „independent parties („professors of universities and „engineers from military environments), signed by

RE: [Vo]:ECat convention (Report day 1)

2012-09-09 Thread MarkI-ZeroPoint
Thanks Haiko… we much appreciate the time you took to post this report! -Mark Iverson From: h...@haikolietz.de [mailto:h...@haikolietz.de] Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2012 1:02 AM To: c...@googlegroups.com; vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: [Vo]:ECat convention (Report day 1) Report from

Re: [Vo]:High temperature E-Cat - preliminary report published

2012-09-09 Thread Robert Lynn
reading about the thermal camera: http://www.optris.com/thermal-imager-pi160?file=tl_files/pdf/Downloads/Infrared%20Cameras/PI_Brochure.pdf http://www.optris.com/thermal-imager-pi160?file=tl_files/pdf/Downloads/IR-Basics.pdf Has stated accuracy of +/- 2% which at typical 1000K of Rossi's

Re: [Vo]:High temperature E-Cat - preliminary report published

2012-09-09 Thread Robert Lynn
Also I note that there is no neutron detection in the radiation measurements On 9 September 2012 10:29, Robert Lynn robert.gulliver.l...@gmail.comwrote: reading about the thermal camera: http://www.optris.com/thermal-imager-pi160?file=tl_files/pdf/Downloads/Infrared%20Cameras/PI_Brochure.pdf

[Vo]:FYI: New Unified Theory, Dark Matter/Energy and Einstein's field equations

2012-09-09 Thread ChemE Stewart
Sounds logical and here is my interpretation: Gravity acts more strongly at reduced distances as they state and is the conduit between matter, dark matter and dark energy. -Dark matter is just collapsed matter due to the strong gravitational pull at Planck distances. -Dark matter above the

Re: [Vo]:High temperature E-Cat - preliminary report published

2012-09-09 Thread Daniel Rocha
If Rossi stayed around 1000K, that means 727C. So, comfortably within the range.. 2012/9/9 Robert Lynn robert.gulliver.l...@gmail.com reading about the thermal camera: http://www.optris.com/thermal-imager-pi160?file=tl_files/pdf/Downloads/Infrared%20Cameras/PI_Brochure.pdf

Re: [Vo]:ECat convention (Report day 1)

2012-09-09 Thread Guenter Wildgruber
Hello Haiko, I watched-intermittently, the videocast of the Zurich conference sunday 10:00 up to 17:xx (now). I have very mixed feelings on that. 1st) Adolf and Inge Schneider, TransAltec Inc., Zurich/CH, the organizers, are a quite dubious couple 2nd) Rossi's presentation did not show

Re: [Vo]:ECat convention (Report day 1)

2012-09-09 Thread Jed Rothwell
Thanks for the report! The situation is confusing. - Jed

Re: [Vo]:ECat convention (Report day 1)

2012-09-09 Thread Jeff Berkowitz
I think it's fairly simple actually. Mr Rossi has chosen to organize his efforts as a commercial enterprise, rather than as a scientific enterprise. Therefore, proof occurs when somebody can buy one, and the customer reports that it works, even if just to some limited extent and with extensive

Re: [Vo]:ECat convention (Report day 1)

2012-09-09 Thread Jed Rothwell
Jeff Berkowitz pdx...@gmail.com wrote: Scientific publication approach or commercial enterprise approach: choose one. Why choose one? They are not mutually exclusive. Mainstream companies routinely publish information that meets scientific standards of reliability, although details are often

[Vo]:Wikipedia E-Cat article for deletion

2012-09-09 Thread Kelley Trezise
Some time back I fought the battle of the E-Cat article on Wikipedia but found it too frustrating and in the end even enfuriating as there are some very tennatious editiors that really, really don't like cold fusion articles in any way shape or form. Their obnoxious behavior have driven off the

Re: [Vo]:ECat convention (Report day 1)

2012-09-09 Thread Axil Axil
“This report comes from two separated tests made on the 16th of July and the 7th of August, made by the Certificator and professors from 2 Universities. We are under NDA with both, but I want to make very clear that this is not a final report, because all the measurements have to be repeated many

Re: [Vo]:ECat convention (Report day 1)

2012-09-09 Thread Guenter Wildgruber
...Therefore, proof occurs when somebody can buy one,... after watching for 8hr+ wooly heads at the Zurich conference, who are ready to spend significant amounts of money on anything nonsensical, I seriously question the/Yourproposition, that money buys , or equals, 'reality'. This ist not so!

Re: [Vo]:ECat convention (Report day 1)

2012-09-09 Thread Jeff Berkowitz
Inline... On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 9:21 AM, Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com wrote: Jeff Berkowitz pdx...@gmail.com wrote: Scientific publication approach or commercial enterprise approach: choose one. Why choose one? They are not mutually exclusive. Mainstream companies routinely

Re: [Vo]:Wikipedia E-Cat article for deletion

2012-09-09 Thread Alan Fletcher
From: Kelley Trezise ktrez2...@ssvecnet.com Sent: Sunday, September 9, 2012 9:31:22 AM Some time back I fought the battle of the E-Cat article on Wikipedia but found it too frustrating and in the end even enfuriating as there are some very tennatious editiors that really, really don't like

Re: [Vo]:Wikipedia E-Cat article for deletion

2012-09-09 Thread Alan Fletcher
From: Kelley Trezise ktrez2...@ssvecnet.com Please consider going to the article, read it and vote on its truswothiness, objectivity, etc. at the bottom of the page. The talk page isn't the place to vote. If it comes up for a formal request for deletion then a new page will be opened up for

Re: [Vo]:Wikipedia E-Cat article for deletion

2012-09-09 Thread MJ
On 09-Sep-12 15:36, Alan Fletcher wrote: From: Kelley Trezise ktrez2...@ssvecnet.com Sent: Sunday, September 9, 2012 9:31:22 AM Some time back I fought the battle of the E-Cat article on Wikipedia but found it too frustrating and in the end even enfuriating as there are some very tennatious

Re: [Vo]:ECat convention (Report day 1)

2012-09-09 Thread Teslaalset
I've followed most of the conference remotely as well. Mixed observations in addition to what Guenter already posted here: - rossi now says Ni conversion to Cu is a tiny side effect, when responding to a public question on Helium production. So what about the ash that he allowed a Swedish

Re: [Vo]:Wikipedia E-Cat article for deletion

2012-09-09 Thread Kelley Trezise
I can understand your frustration, but I see no reason to throw in the towel. Just read the article and vote at the bottom of the page so anyone coming there will understand that there is a problem with the article. - Original Message - From: Alan Fletcher a...@well.com To:

Re: [Vo]:Wikipedia E-Cat article for deletion

2012-09-09 Thread Kelley Trezise
I think Roth's reaction is a bit childish. Simply because he does not like the way he was treated is no reason to trash all of WP. We should not throw the baby out with the bath water. I wrote 75% of the article on Soil and would hate to see my beautiful baby destroyed. Zedshort -

Re: [Vo]:ECat convention (Report day 1)

2012-09-09 Thread Akira Shirakawa
On 2012-09-09 21:12, Teslaalset wrote: - prometeon, the Italian licensee/distributer, mentioned cooperation with Siemens in a public presentation Here (slide 2): http://www.22passi.it/Presentazione_Prometeon_Zurigo_8_settembre_2012.pdf Source:

[Vo]:commerce fiction- a new concept?

2012-09-09 Thread Peter Gluck
We all know and probably most of us love science fiction The Zurich conference was something similar commerce fiction dedicated to a still mythical product- the 1 MW E-cat. If and when this product will be available commerce fiction will become simply commerce. As an aside, Rossi was speaking

RE: [Vo]:OT: UFO Fleet Starship Filmed on telescope

2012-09-09 Thread hellokevin
--- On Fri, 9/7/12, OrionWorks - Steven Vincent Johnson orionwo...@charter.net wrote:   I'm puzzled by the fact that many Aliens are strikingly humanoid in appearance - possessing two legs, arms, eyes, a nose and mouth, placed in pretty much the same locations as we possess. I don't

Re: [Vo]:Wikipedia E-Cat article for deletion

2012-09-09 Thread Jed Rothwell
I think it is best to delete the article. I wish they would delete the article on cold fusion. Wikipedia is dysfunctional and cannot be fixed. The problem is in the structure and guiding philosophy. - Jed

Re: [Vo]:ECat convention (Report day 1)

2012-09-09 Thread Alan Fletcher
Rossi report : the temperature of the outside cylinder is reported to be at 871C max, 820C average. Shouldn't it be glowing cherry red? http://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/wiki/Temperature_when_metal_glows_red/ C F Color 400 752 Red heat, visible in the dark 474 885 Red heat, visible in

Re: [Vo]:Wikipedia E-Cat article for deletion

2012-09-09 Thread James Bowery
Part of the value of keeping an article from deletion is the history of edits doesn't disappear. A big part of my motivation in suggesting the use of Wikipedia as the basis for the Hutter Prize for Lossless Compression of Human Knowledge was the virulence of the editors of Wikipedia needs to be

Re: [Vo]:commerce fiction- a new concept?

2012-09-09 Thread Alan Fletcher
From: Peter Gluck peter.gl...@gmail.com Sent: Sunday, September 9, 2012 12:45:32 PM Subject: [Vo]:commerce fiction- a new concept? As an aside, Rossi was speaking many times about a Hot Cat working at 1200C, something very challenging. We have learned now that the Hot Cat work at only 730

Re: [Vo]:ECat convention (Report day 1)

2012-09-09 Thread Akira Shirakawa
On 2012-09-09 22:20, Alan Fletcher wrote: Rossi report : the temperature of the outside cylinder is reported to be at 871C max, 820C average. Shouldn't it be glowing cherry red? Most digital photo cameras have filters against infrared lighting. This might be the reason why it doesn't appear

Re: [Vo]:ECat convention (Report day 1)

2012-09-09 Thread Nigel Dyer
The photo may have been taken part way through the test, rather than at the end. The temp is gradually ramped up during the test Nigel On 09/09/2012 21:20, Alan Fletcher wrote: Rossi report : the temperature of the outside cylinder is reported to be at 871C max, 820C average. Shouldn't it

Re: [Vo]:Wikipedia E-Cat article for deletion

2012-09-09 Thread Alain Sepeda
yes we should keep archive, for a future Nuremberg Trial on Wikipedia... same for peer-review, magazines, and other insults 2012/9/9 James Bowery jabow...@gmail.com Part of the value of keeping an article from deletion is the history of edits doesn't disappear. A big part of my motivation

Re: [Vo]:Wikipedia E-Cat article for deletion

2012-09-09 Thread Jeff Berkowitz
I have been meaning to ask about this! I will start a separate thread. Jeff On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 1:47 PM, Alain Sepeda alain.sep...@gmail.com wrote: yes we should keep archive, for a future Nuremberg Trial on Wikipedia... same for peer-review, magazines, and other insults 2012/9/9 James

[Vo]:Best tasting CF/LENR quotes through history.

2012-09-09 Thread Jeff Berkowitz
Just in case this all pans out the way we hope, I think it would be great to assemble the historical quotes about CF/LENR that would taste best when eaten, if you know what I mean. Someone might already have done this, in which case a pointer is fine. Otherwise, hoping for quotes that can be

Re: [Vo]:ECat convention (Report day 1)

2012-09-09 Thread Bob Higgins
The Kullander report of the 6 month used ash stated that it contains 10% Cu and 11% Fe. It is not clear by what analysis that assessment was made, but it was likely EDAX (Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectral analysis), normally made via SEM. Such analysis is a surface measurement. In the case of

Re: [Vo]:ECat convention (Report day 1)

2012-09-09 Thread Daniel Rocha
In this presentation, Rossi stated that Ni transmutation is not responsible for extra heat. This is a secondary negligible phenomena and nearly most of what is detected is due contamination. 2012/9/9 Bob Higgins rj.bob.higg...@gmail.com The Kullander report of the 6 month used ash stated that

Re: [Vo]:ECat convention (Report day 1)

2012-09-09 Thread Bob Higgins
I believe, like many, that the transmutations seen are surface side-effects of the LENR; and as Rossi now says, are not substantial contributors to the excess heat effect. I don't believe that the Cu that Kullander measured was contamination. My understanding was that the early e-cat reaction

[Vo]:FYI: Solar Cycle induced by Rotating Medium

2012-09-09 Thread MarkI-ZeroPoint
Those of you interested in modeling all things astronomical, here's an interesting PDF: http://gsjournal.net/Science-Journals/Research%20Papers-Astrophysics/Downloa d/1063 A physicist friend from academia responded to the above by saying this: --- I gave a talk two years ago on the

Re: [Vo]:Wikipedia E-Cat article for deletion

2012-09-09 Thread Jouni Valkonen
The problem is that it is difficult to write about Rossi, because he has not shown any reasons why anyone should take him seriously. On the other hand, there are very serious reasons to believe that he is committing massive fraud. There is very good article about Blacklight Power in Wikipedia.

Re: [Vo]:Wikipedia E-Cat article for deletion

2012-09-09 Thread Jed Rothwell
Jouni Valkonen jounivalko...@gmail.com wrote: The problem is that it is difficult to write about Rossi, because he has not shown any reasons why anyone should take him seriously. On the other hand, there are very serious reasons to believe that he is committing massive fraud. I do not know

Re: [Vo]:High temperature E-Cat - preliminary report published

2012-09-09 Thread Alan Fletcher
From: Alan Fletcher a...@well.com Hmmm ... they calculate the convection term as 0-900W, so they just ignore it.(which gives a lower COP) I'm not sure if the convection would affect the wall temperature from bottom to top. Probably not by much. Re-re-re-corrected. The DO use convection

Re: [Vo]:High temperature E-Cat - preliminary report published

2012-09-09 Thread Daniel Rocha
Boltzmann law goes with the 4th power. Since he calculates the output with that, he'd have to make an error of temperature of (COP)^(1/4). For a COP of 2, that error is of ~20%. For a temperature of 1000K, that would mean an overestimation of 200K. I think this is unlikely. 2012/9/9 Alan

Re: [Vo]:High temperature E-Cat - preliminary report published

2012-09-09 Thread Alan Fletcher
Andrea Rossi September 9th, 2012 at 6:07 PM Dear Brian: It is necessary that I repeat the following statement: THE HOT CAT ( REACTOR AT HIGH TEMPERATURE) HAS NOT BEEN YET VALIDATED, BECAUSE THE TESTS AND THE MEASUREMENTS HAVE STILL TO BE COMPLETED, AND TO COMPLETE THEM WILL BE NECESSARY AT

Re: [Vo]:Wikipedia E-Cat article for deletion

2012-09-09 Thread Alan Fletcher
Luigi Versaggi September 8th, 2012 at 9:05 PM Congratulations for the Zurich E-CAT Conference. I suppose this time the main stream media cannot ignore the facts. We must thank you, the world must thank you. Andrea Rossi September 9th, 2012 at 6:13 PM Dear Luigi Versaggi: The main stream media

Re: [Vo]:commerce fiction- a new concept?

2012-09-09 Thread Alan Fletcher
From: Peter Gluck peter.gl...@gmail.com Sent: Sunday, September 9, 2012 12:45:32 PM As an aside, Rossi was speaking many times about a Hot Cat working at 1200C, something very challenging. We have learned now that the Hot Cat work at only 730 C..cool (relatively) From the report Part 1

Re: [Vo]:Wikipedia E-Cat article for deletion

2012-09-09 Thread Jouni Valkonen
On 10 September 2012 02:52, Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com wrote: You do not need to satisfy people. You need to report the replicated, peer-reviewed facts of the matter. Science is not a popularity contest. That is true, but here cold fusion science has failed. *Correlation of excess

Re: [Vo]:Wikipedia E-Cat article for deletion

2012-09-09 Thread Jed Rothwell
Jouni Valkonen jounivalko...@gmail.com wrote: Here is one example of the good peer-reviewed paper, but where is the replication of the data? There have been only a few replications in Italy, at SRI and elsewhere because the experiment is expensive and time consuming, and there is no money to

Re: [Vo]:Best tasting CF/LENR quotes through history.

2012-09-09 Thread Peter Gluck
Dear Jeff, Please give at least one nice example of what you are thinking If it is about smart sayings, my favorite would be, cited from memory: COLD FUSION IS TO HOT FUSION WHAT BIOCHEMISTRY IS TO CHEMISTRY. *(CHRIS TINSLEY)* * * Peter * * On Mon, Sep

Re: [Vo]:Best tasting CF/LENR quotes through history.

2012-09-09 Thread Daniel Rocha
Yes. It is like energy from a simple photo-voltaic plate compared to a complex photosynthetic mechanism. 2012/9/10 Peter Gluck peter.gl...@gmail.com Dear Jeff, Please give at least one nice example of what you are thinking If it is about smart sayings, my favorite would be, cited from

Re: [Vo]:Wikipedia E-Cat article for deletion

2012-09-09 Thread Jouni Valkonen
On 10 September 2012 07:39, Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com wrote: In essence, you are saying we should ignore the data because people opposed to cold fusion have successfully cut off funding. We should let politics dictate what we believe. I did not say that. I just said how science