Re: [Vo]:Defkalion GT experimental data available to selected members of the LENR research community

2013-02-18 Thread Edmund Storms
to reach this goal is Hagelstein who says he will send out NANOR samples to be replicated, or maybe Celani. On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 2:37 PM, Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com wrote: However, a useful theory would allow the active conditions to be described and created. This ability would

Re: [Vo]:Russian meteor causes blast; hundreds injured

2013-02-19 Thread Edmund Storms
the expected frequency only a few fold at best. On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 10:15 AM, Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com wrote: What is so unusual about this video? The meteor exploded, which sent fragments in all directions, including straight ahead as the video shows. As for shooting down an object

[Vo]:Re: explaining LENR - II

2013-02-19 Thread Edmund Storms
On Feb 19, 2013, at 2:08 PM, Edmund Storms wrote: A search for an explanation of LENR can take one of three basic paths. People can nit-pick about the mechanism, they can suggest any idea that comes to mind regardless of justification, or they can look for the overall patterns that must

Re: [Vo]:Russian meteor causes blast; hundreds injured

2013-02-19 Thread Edmund Storms
at 2:41 PM, Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com wrote: Rather that debate the probability of the two events being coupled through random chance, why not assume the two events did not occur at the same time by random change and explore the reason why they occurred at the same time? Why

Re: [Vo]:Re: explaining LENR - II

2013-02-19 Thread Edmund Storms
(a super-lattice) composed of two interlaced sublattices; one sublattice of host nuclei with extended neutron wavefunctions and another of proton/ deuterons with non-localized wavefunctions. 2013/2/19 Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com On Feb 19, 2013, at 2:08 PM, Edmund Storms wrote

Re: [Vo]:Re: explaining LENR - II

2013-02-19 Thread Edmund Storms
-localized wavefunctions. 2013/2/19 Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com On Feb 19, 2013, at 2:08 PM, Edmund Storms wrote: A search for an explanation of LENR can take one of three basic paths. People can nit-pick about the mechanism, they can suggest any idea that comes to mind regardless

[Vo]:Re: CMNS: explaining LENR - II

2013-02-19 Thread Edmund Storms
has anyone else done this. My question is, Do we fight about the color of the car or do we cooperate by designing the engine? Ed On Feb 19, 2013, at 4:18 PM, Abd ul-Rahman Lomax wrote: This goes into something crucial. Comment will be appreciated. At 04:08 PM 2/19/2013, Edmund Storms wrote

Re: [Vo]:Re: explaining LENR - II

2013-02-20 Thread Edmund Storms
. These are details, not the main event. We need to focus on what is basic and characteristic of LENR and not be distracted by secondary reactions. Ed On Feb 20, 2013, at 6:09 AM, Eric Walker wrote: On Feb 20, 2013, at 5:11, Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com wrote: 1. He4 is made without energetic

Re: [Vo]:Re: CMNS: explaining LENR - II

2013-02-20 Thread Edmund Storms
covers the condition you are interested in. You might be well served in looking into this field of physics for insight. Cheers: Axil On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 7:13 PM, Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com wrote: I will ignore the nit-picking and focus on the important points Abd raised

[Vo]:Re: CMNS: explaining LENR - II

2013-02-20 Thread Edmund Storms
On Feb 20, 2013, at 9:02 AM, Abd ul-Rahman Lomax wrote: At 07:13 PM 2/19/2013, Edmund Storms wrote: I will ignore the nit-picking and focus on the important points Abd raised. Sensible. First of all, he and I have a fundamental difference of opinion that can not be resolved by facts

Re: [Vo]:Re: CMNS: explaining LENR - II

2013-02-20 Thread Edmund Storms
, Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com wrote: However, Abd misses a basic consequence of what a theory does. A theory is not designed to promote LENR, to make it acceptable, or even to satisfy skeptics. A theory allows the process to be made reproducible and brings the process under control

Re: [Vo]:Re: CMNS: explaining LENR - II

2013-02-20 Thread Edmund Storms
People seem to be missing the essential issue here. A theory gives information about a process or phenomenon that is required to make it happen on demand. A process cannot be believed or even studied unless it can be made to occur on demand. So far, LENR occurs occasionally by chance or

Re: [Vo]:Re: explaining LENR - II

2013-02-20 Thread Edmund Storms
On Feb 20, 2013, at 12:56 PM, Kevin O'Malley wrote: On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 6:34 AM, Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com wrote: Yes Eric, occasionally a very few neutrons and energetic particles are detected. These are at least 10 orders of magnitude below the main effect, hence are not part

Re: [Vo]:Re: explaining LENR - II

2013-02-20 Thread Edmund Storms
the edges. On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 12:18 PM, Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com wrote: To make 1 watt of power using d+d=He, the fusion reaction has to happen at 10^11 times a second, which would produce radiation at this flux if it resulted from the process. The detected energetic

Re: [Vo]:Re: explaining LENR - II

2013-02-21 Thread Edmund Storms
On Feb 20, 2013, at 5:13 PM, Kevin O'Malley wrote: On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 12:49 PM, Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com wrote: Kevin, gefore suggesting explanations, a person must know something about how radiation and LENR behave. ***Perhaps you should take it up with the owners

Re: [Vo]:Violante and others are trying the engineering approach

2013-02-21 Thread Edmund Storms
All electrolytic cathodes eventually die. Many work for weeks and can be removed from the cell and be restarted. But, at some point, the energy production stops. I suspect so much material is deposited on the surface and so much stress is created by changes in composition that the active

Re: [Vo]:Violante and others are trying the engineering approach

2013-02-21 Thread Edmund Storms
The problem with tis approach is the need to apply energy to get the process started. This takes the form of electrolytic power or increased temperature. As a result, the material starts hotter than the environment. The question is, Is this extra temperature natural or extra. Looking at

Re: [Vo]:Violante and others are trying the engineering approach

2013-02-21 Thread Edmund Storms
is a little optimistic if someone with Ed's experience can't be sure if a sample will work or not. [mg] On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 9:48 AM, Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com wrote: All electrolytic cathodes eventually die. Many work for weeks and can be removed from the cell and be restarted

Re: [Vo]:Re: explaining LENR - II

2013-02-21 Thread Edmund Storms
First of all, your question was not about my theory. It was about how I would expected a BEC would behave, which has no relationship to my theory Second, I explained to you why I did not answer your question and you replied with demanding arrogance. In a discussion group, interaction

[Vo]:explaining LENR -III

2013-02-22 Thread Edmund Storms
I periodically have to start over with this discussion because the response provided by Abd becomes so long and complex that making clear conclusions are no longer possible. In addition, a clearer understanding results from these discussions and this needs to be examined without the

Re: [Vo]:Do Ni H LENR reactions generate detectable radiation?

2013-02-22 Thread Edmund Storms
Paul, you need to be careful how you describe correlation. A nuclear reaction must produce radiation in some form. This is the only way energy of the required magnitude can be released from a nuclear process. The only issue is how much of this radiation can be detected outside of the

Re: [Vo]:Do Ni H LENR reactions generate detectable radiation?

2013-02-22 Thread Edmund Storms
material can be quickly identified. This tool has been ignored. I'm trying to get you and other people to use it. Ed Paul On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 9:47 AM, Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com wrote: Paul, you need to be careful how you describe correlation. A nuclear reaction must

Re: [Vo]:explaining LENR -III

2013-02-22 Thread Edmund Storms
Do you think that a random comic ray would start a process at one single site in a material that causes steady release of watts of power? Cosmic rays do not even initiate chemical reactions. For example TNT is completely stable in spite of being bombarded continuously. Of course,

Re: [Vo]:explaining LENR -III

2013-02-22 Thread Edmund Storms
22, 2013 at 10:56 AM, Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com wrote: Do you think that a random comic ray would start a process at one single site in a material that causes steady release of watts of power? Cosmic rays do not even initiate chemical reactions. For example TNT is completely

Re: [Vo]:Do Ni H LENR reactions generate detectable radiation?

2013-02-22 Thread Edmund Storms
Paul, I have seen no credible demonstration that the Curie temperature plays any role. This idea is mostly based on various arbitrary models. In the nickel case, the effect becomes visible at higher temperatures simply because the rate increases with temperature. The effect can only be

Re: [Vo]:explaining LENR -III

2013-02-22 Thread Edmund Storms
On Feb 22, 2013, at 3:19 PM, David Roberson wrote: You pose an interesting question. Perhaps the fresh helium leads to an increase in the number of NAE that form due to its interaction with the metal. Who knows? If enough helium forms, this will certainly be true. However, this

Re: [Vo]:explaining LENR -III

2013-02-22 Thread Edmund Storms
Yes Dave, thin layers of Pd have been studied and found to produce energy. In addition, the behavior of helium and tritium show that they are made very near the surface and not in the bulk. These issues have been well discussed. Ed On Feb 22, 2013, at 3:43 PM, David Roberson wrote: The

Re: [Vo]:explaining LENR -III

2013-02-22 Thread Edmund Storms
after this stage. The question is, What happens during this unknown stage in the process? This is where I suggest you apply your ideas. Ed You might want to consider how this effect could fit into your theory. Dave -Original Message- From: Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com

Re: [Vo]:explaining LENR -III

2013-02-22 Thread Edmund Storms
. Dave -Original Message- From: Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com Cc: Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com Sent: Fri, Feb 22, 2013 7:19 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:explaining LENR -III On Feb 22, 2013, at 4:26 PM, David Roberson wrote: Ed, When Szpak observed

[Vo]:Explaining Cold fusion -IV

2013-02-24 Thread Edmund Storms
Let's start from a different viewpoint. I would like to find out from Tom and other people whether their approach can be applied to my approach. I'm trying to explain what is common to all approaches, which might be combined, and where they are different and might need to be modified. I

Re: [Vo]:Explaining Cold fusion -IV

2013-02-24 Thread Edmund Storms
that the extra energy can be applied more effectively. This requires a theory. Ed On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com wrote: Let's start from a different viewpoint. I would like to find out from Tom and other people whether their approach can

Re: [Vo]:Explaining Cold fusion -IV

2013-02-24 Thread Edmund Storms
Yes Robin, hydrinos are a possible feature in the LENR process. Several people have proposed this idea using a different justification than Mills gives. However, this is not the only feature in the process that needs energy to occur. At the present time, the understanding has to focus on

Re: [Vo]:Explaining Cold fusion -IV

2013-02-24 Thread Edmund Storms
states from standard quantum mechanics http://128.84.158.119/pdf/0704.0631 If we accept one, we have to reject the other? On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com wrote: Let's start from a different viewpoint. I would like to find out from Tom and other people

Re: [Vo]:Explaining Cold fusion -IV

2013-02-24 Thread Edmund Storms
On Feb 24, 2013, at 1:59 PM, James Bowery wrote: On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 11:33 AM, Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com wrote: ...No matter which kind of structure is proposed, its formation MUST follow known and accepted chemical rules because this is initially a normal chemical structure

Re: [Vo]:Explaining Cold fusion -IV

2013-02-24 Thread Edmund Storms
interference at work in the gap of a nanoparticle dimer. I suggest you ask Mills or read his many papers. He claims to have demonstrated the existence of something he can describe as a hydrino. Ed On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 3:39 PM, Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com wrote: Axil, QM

Re: [Vo]:Explaining Cold fusion -IV

2013-02-24 Thread Edmund Storms
Dave, what behavior of LENR can only be explained by proposing coupling between the NAE sites? Of course, coupling is expected based on local temperature and a photon flux. What more do you propose? Ed On Feb 24, 2013, at 2:26 PM, David Roberson wrote: Robin, The net energy released by a

Re: [Vo]:Explaining Cold fusion -IV

2013-02-24 Thread Edmund Storms
such experiments? On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 4:34 PM, Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com wrote: Dave, what behavior of LENR can only be explained by proposing coupling between the NAE sites? Of course, coupling is expected based on local temperature and a photon flux. What more do you propose? Ed

Re: [Vo]:Explaining Cold fusion -IV

2013-02-24 Thread Edmund Storms
Message- From: Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com Cc: Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com Sent: Sun, Feb 24, 2013 4:34 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:Explaining Cold fusion -IV Dave, what behavior of LENR can only be explained by proposing coupling between the NAE sites

Re: [Vo]:Explaining Cold fusion -IV

2013-02-25 Thread Edmund Storms
reactions and get them to cooperate with their neighbors then that might become possible. I see no basic difference. We are only nitpicking about details. Ed Dave -Original Message- From: Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com Cc: Edmund Storms stor

Re: [Vo]:explaining LENR -III

2013-02-25 Thread Edmund Storms
phonon eigenmodes in the lattice? Bob On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com wrote: Regardless of their involvement, the Coulomb reduction process must take place in a manner to allow the mass-energy to be released gradually in small quanta before the fusion

Re: [Vo]:Tech Predictions

2013-02-25 Thread Edmund Storms
I agree Chris. This delay is embarrassing. However, if you examine the nature of the ridicule, you will see a common feature. The writers are generally ignorant, angry, and without any ability to understand logic. Consequently, CF has become a test of the mental health of society. This

Re: [Vo]:Tech Predictions

2013-02-25 Thread Edmund Storms
On Feb 25, 2013, at 1:30 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote: Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com wrote: I agree Chris. This delay is embarrassing. However, if you examine the nature of the ridicule, you will see a common feature. The writers are generally ignorant, angry, and without any ability

Re: [Vo]:Tech Predictions

2013-02-25 Thread Edmund Storms
Now Jed, you are agreeing with my conclusion. Should I take the opposite view as you normally do? My belief is that mankind will eventually find ways and means to destroy all life as we know it. We are almost at this level now. The only question is whether these means will be used. That

Re: [Vo]:Russian meteor coincidence odds

2013-02-28 Thread Edmund Storms
I suggested an explanation that apparently was lost in the discussion. Suppose each asteroid has a swarm of smaller rocks in orbit around it. Suppose one of these rocks was in an orbit that caused it to approach the earth from the opposite direction at the time of the meteor strike in

Re: [Vo]:Russian meteor coincidence odds

2013-02-28 Thread Edmund Storms
three very rare events happened at nearly the same time? Is that conclusion less plausible than the one I propose? In any case, an orbit exists that would cause the effect, so I do not see how this idea can be rejected. Ed On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 9:19 AM, Edmund Storms stor

Re: [Vo]:Russian meteor coincidence odds

2013-02-28 Thread Edmund Storms
That is exactly the issue I raised. If the swarm of rocks in orbit around the asteroid are too small to seen, their existence will be overlooked until it is too late. We might want to look more carefully at the images. Ed On Feb 28, 2013, at 6:45 PM, Harry Veeder wrote: As a practical

Re: [Vo]:Feeding Stewart

2013-03-01 Thread Edmund Storms
This picture does not look real. Note that the aerial view and the ground view do not match. Ed On Mar 1, 2013, at 10:50 AM, Terry Blanton wrote: You must be right: http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/05/31/honduras.storm.emergency/index.html

Re: [Vo]:Miley Arpa-E startup project reloaded! vote for for 10 days.. hurry up

2013-03-05 Thread Edmund Storms
Forgive me, but this idea has no value. The design proposes to use a slug of powder to create a high temperature that is converted to electric power that drives a motor that drives a fan. No provision is made for control of temperature, stimulation of the LENR reaction, or efficient

Re: [Vo]:Miley Arpa-E startup project reloaded! vote for for 10 days.. hurry up

2013-03-05 Thread Edmund Storms
: Edmund Storms Ø [snip] motor that drives a fan. No provision is made for control of temperature … Wait a minute. Why doesn’t the airflow from the fan control the temperature by removing heat from the fins which are themselves heated by the TEG ? Are you complaining that he did not show heat

Re: [Vo]:Miley Arpa-E startup project reloaded! vote for for 10 days.. hurry up

2013-03-05 Thread Edmund Storms
But this is not a demonstrated device. It is a drawing of what Miley would like to see work. I could provide a drawing also, but where would I get the fuel? The fuel is the problem. Once a fuel that makes a lot of heat for long periods is available, the engineering design will follow. This

Re: [Vo]:Miley Arpa-E startup project reloaded! vote for for 10 days.. hurry up

2013-03-06 Thread Edmund Storms
I doubt many people on this list have written a proposal to get funding from a US government agency or evaluated such proposals, but I have. Certain requirement are demanded. These in part are: the reason why the program is important to the country , the exact way the money will be

Re: [Vo]:Miley Arpa-E startup project reloaded! vote for for 10 days.. hurry up

2013-03-06 Thread Edmund Storms
Chris, Rossi has produced real power using LENR. The only question is whether he can use this to make a commercial product that is reliable and meets a commercial need. Rossi is not a fake because the energy is real. Unfortunately, he is very poor at public relations and has very little

Re: [Vo]:Miley Arpa-E startup project reloaded! vote for for 10 days.. hurry up

2013-03-06 Thread Edmund Storms
Dennis, the CMNS group is the proper forum. Would you explain what you are proposing there? Ed On Mar 6, 2013, at 9:07 AM, DJ Cravens wrote: The current system I am working off of is at 0.25 to 1 W with no input. This is with about 25 grams of sample (density about 3 gm/ml - metal in C).

Re: [Vo]:Miley Arpa-E startup project reloaded! vote for for 10 days.. hurry up

2013-03-06 Thread Edmund Storms
On Mar 6, 2013, at 9:46 AM, DJ Cravens wrote: CMNS started (or restarted) with the intent of experimental discussions but it is seldom that, now mostly spinning theories- Seldom any nuts and bolts. I think the only real forum for nuts and bolts are papers and posters these days. The

Re: [Vo]:Dilute D2O Cold Neutron Capture In Papp Engine?

2013-03-14 Thread Edmund Storms
Jim, why assume the neutron is stripped from the D? This requires 1.7 MeV/event. Where does this amount of energy come from? We know that fractofusion occurs when D is present and this produces neutrons. An explosive reaction would certainly create cracks in the container that could cause

Re: [Vo]:Dilute D2O Cold Neutron Capture In Papp Engine?

2013-03-14 Thread Edmund Storms
of the chemical reaction. That is not possible because to make any energy the DCl molecule has to form, which can not have the required kinetic energy simply based on momentum considerations. Ed On Mar 14, 2013, at 4:09 PM, Jones Beene wrote: From: Edmund Storms Jim, why assume the neutron

Re: [Vo]:Dilute D2O Cold Neutron Capture In Papp Engine?

2013-03-14 Thread Edmund Storms
Ed On Mar 14, 2013, at 5:47 PM, Jones Beene wrote: From: Edmund Storms Jones, I assume you accept that E=mc2 and that if the mass of a reaction changes, the energy has to come from somewhere. Here is the mass change D = 2.014101778 H= 1.00727647 n= 1.0086649 The gain in mass is D-n= p

Re: [Vo]:Dilute D2O Cold Neutron Capture In Papp Engine?

2013-03-14 Thread Edmund Storms
On Mar 14, 2013, at 7:05 PM, Jones Beene wrote: From: Edmund Storms Here is the mass change D = 2.014101778 H= 1.00727647 n= 1.0086649 The gain in mass is D-n= p You are making an incorrect assumption. The O-P effect (i.e. “stripping”) is not thermonuclear, it is quantum mechanical

Re: [Vo]:Dilute D2O Cold Neutron Capture In Papp Engine?

2013-03-14 Thread Edmund Storms
Robin, according to my tables, the mass of a bare d is 2.014101778, which is the value I used. I don't know where you got the idea an electron is involved. These are nuclear reactions. Ed On Mar 14, 2013, at 9:27 PM, mix...@bigpond.com wrote: In reply to David Roberson's message of Thu, 14

Re: [Vo]:Dilute D2O Cold Neutron Capture In Papp Engine?

2013-03-15 Thread Edmund Storms
Robin, that is not my understanding. The values are from GE nuclear Energy 15 Edition that give the mass of the nucleus. The mass is not only obtained using a mass spectrometer. It is obtained by IUPAC using a complex evaluation based on nuclear decay and energy measurements as well. The

Re: [Vo]:Dilute D2O Cold Neutron Capture In Papp Engine?

2013-03-15 Thread Edmund Storms
Thanks Robin, I see the problem. In this case, both the d and the p mass I used contains the electron. As a result, the energy change I calculated is correct because the electron mass cancels out. Nevertheless, this is not what Jones was claiming, so the value is not relevant. Ed On Mar

[Vo]:Re: CMNS: only a perfect LENR theory should attack other theories

2013-03-21 Thread Edmund Storms
Peter has raised an important subject, but one so filled with emotion and complex arguments, knowing where to start is the problem. The discussion of theory we are witnessing is an indication of a deeper problem. Yes, CF is difficult to explain, but how we go about this discussion is

[Vo]:Fwd: CMNS: only a perfect LENR theory should attack other theories

2013-03-21 Thread Edmund Storms
Here is the response by Krivit, which he asked be posted on the discussion groups. Ed Begin forwarded message: From: Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com Date: March 21, 2013 4:17:54 PM MDT To: Steven Krivit stev...@newenergytimes.com Cc: Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com Subject: Re: CMNS

[Vo]:Re: CMNS: PEACE

2013-03-21 Thread Edmund Storms
=== On Mar 21, 2013, at 6:26 PM, Edmund Storms wrote: Here is the response by Krivit, which he asked be posted on the discussion groups. Ed Begin forwarded message: From: Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com Date: March 21, 2013 4:17:54 PM MDT

Re: [Vo]:Re: CMNS: only a perfect LENR theory should attack other theories

2013-03-21 Thread Edmund Storms
On Mar 21, 2013, at 4:48 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote: Jones Beene jone...@pacbell.net wrote: As you note, ultracold neutrons are an old and respected niche of physics - and these known cold neutrons are easily detectable and bear not the slightest resemblance to the W-L concoction – which

Re: [Vo]:Fwd: CMNS: only a perfect LENR theory should attack other theories

2013-03-22 Thread Edmund Storms
I don't remember be cranky with Krivit. I was disgusted and dumbfounded at his approach, which I explained in the same way I explain similar feelings here on Vortex. The exaggeration he describes is totally in Krivit's mind. I'm also at a loss as to how an expression of a personal opinion

Re: [Vo]:Fwd: CMNS: only a perfect LENR theory should attack other theories

2013-03-22 Thread Edmund Storms
From: jedrothw...@gmail.com To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com wrote: I don't remember be cranky with Krivit. It doesn't take much to set him off. He thinks the worst of me, and many others. I was disgusted and dumbfounded at his approach, which I explained

Re: [Vo]:Fwd: CMNS: only a perfect LENR theory should attack other theories

2013-03-23 Thread Edmund Storms
Jed, funding is not available from conventional sources because these sources do not believe the effect is real. Consequently, the money must come from private individuals. Such people have funded work of various people, including myself, for a long time, but now even their patience has

Re: [Vo]:Fwd: CMNS: only a perfect LENR theory should attack other theories

2013-03-23 Thread Edmund Storms
Thanks for pointing out this exchange, Steven. I have been following the discussion and have been commenting privately to Krivit. The level of confusion in this field, as revealed by the discussions I read and what Krivit says, is too great for conventional science to take any interest.

Re: [Vo]:Fwd: CMNS: only a perfect LENR theory should attack other theories

2013-03-25 Thread Edmund Storms
I agree with you, Jed. The most effective way to understand LENR is by seeing the patterns it creates. You see the patterns produced by interest in the subject. These pattens become obvious only when a large data set is viewed. As a result, you see clearly what interests the most people,

[Vo]:Re: CMNS: just published on my Blog

2013-04-28 Thread Edmund Storms
Peter, I'm glad you are trying to look at the LENR phenomenon from a broad perspective. Let me add a few of my insights about where I think the field stands right now without naming names. More than enough information has been accumulated to provide the basis for the correct explanation

Re: [Vo]:Re: CMNS: just published on my Blog

2013-04-28 Thread Edmund Storms
will get the solution- what is the essential difference between LENR (passive, powerless, problematic) and LENR+ (active, autonomous, application-ready). I think the clue is an accelerated mode of NAE-genesis. Peter On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 8:08 PM, Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com wrote

Re: [Vo]:Re: CMNS: just published on my Blog

2013-04-28 Thread Edmund Storms
electrical field induced within the influence of the laser field is 5 milliseconds instead of 69 years. With this type of experimental evidence, will you look into Nanophotonics? On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 3:39 PM, Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com wrote: OK Peter, let's discuss. I view

Re: [Vo]:Re: CMNS: just published on my Blog

2013-04-28 Thread Edmund Storms
of Nanoplasmonics directed toward LENR will be well worth your valuable time. Thanks for the suggestion. Ed Storms arxiv.org/pdf/0906.4268 On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 6:10 PM, Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com wrote: Yes, Axil, radioactive decay can be affected several different ways

Re: [Vo]:Barron's (April 27, 2013) investigates Li-battery fires

2013-04-30 Thread Edmund Storms
I find these discussions about LENR to be an amazing example of how people can have beliefs that are in direct conflict with each other and even with reality itself. Let me give two examples. First, most people believe Rossi is a fraud and cannot be believed, but they will nevertheless

Re: [Vo]:Barron's (April 27, 2013) investigates Li-battery fires

2013-04-30 Thread Edmund Storms
will suggest some if anyone is interested. Ed Storms On Apr 30, 2013, at 10:05 AM, Jones Beene wrote: -Original Message- From: Edmund Storms First, most people believe Rossi is a fraud and cannot be believed, but they will nevertheless believe him when he claims his heat results

Re: [Vo]:Barron's (April 27, 2013) investigates Li-battery fires

2013-04-30 Thread Edmund Storms
OK, here is another example of wishful thinking based on no data what- so-ever. The idea that lithium can be involved in LENR is based on the W-L theory, which has no support at all, neither from basic science nor from the observed behavior of LENR. Yet, it is used as an explanation of the

Re: [Vo]:Barron's (April 27, 2013) investigates Li-battery fires

2013-04-30 Thread Edmund Storms
On Apr 30, 2013, at 12:01 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote: Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com wrote: First, most people believe Rossi is a fraud and cannot be believed, but they will nevertheless believe him when he claims his heat results from transmutation of Ni. I believe those are different

Re: [Vo]:Barron's (April 27, 2013) investigates Li-battery fires

2013-04-30 Thread Edmund Storms
about Rossi's claims. Ed Storms On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 11:36 AM, Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com wrote: I find these discussions about LENR to be an amazing example of how people can have beliefs that are in direct conflict with each other and even with reality itself. Let me give

Re: [Vo]:Barron's (April 27, 2013) investigates Li-battery fires

2013-04-30 Thread Edmund Storms
To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, Apr 30, 2013 2:01 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:Barron's (April 27, 2013) investigates Li-battery fires Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com wrote: First, most people believe Rossi is a fraud and cannot be believed, but they will nevertheless believe him when he

Re: [Vo]:Barron's (April 27, 2013) investigates Li-battery fires

2013-04-30 Thread Edmund Storms
On Apr 30, 2013, at 5:06 PM, mix...@bigpond.com wrote: In reply to Edmund Storms's message of Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:56:55 -0600: Hi, [snip] Jed, while this might be different groups, I get the impression that many people trying to make sense from his claims do not think highly of Rossi as a

Re: [Vo]:Barron's (April 27, 2013) investigates Li-battery fires

2013-04-30 Thread Edmund Storms
though I remain skeptical of his claims, it would not surprise me to find that he actually has something that one day will be proven valid. I keep my fingers crossed. Dave -Original Message- From: Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com Cc: Edmund Storms

Re: [Vo]:Barron's (April 27, 2013) investigates Li-battery fires

2013-05-01 Thread Edmund Storms
more study than most people care to apply. Ed Storms Dave -Original Message- From: Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com Cc: Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com Sent: Wed, May 1, 2013 12:07 am Subject: Re: [Vo]:Barron's (April 27, 2013) investigates Li

Re: [Vo]:Barron's (April 27, 2013) investigates Li-battery fires

2013-05-02 Thread Edmund Storms
On May 1, 2013, at 10:23 PM, Eric Walker wrote: Hi Ed, In fact, I suggested an explanation that met all of these requirements, but this was either rejected or ignored. Consequently, I have very little hope for any theory being accepted any time soon. I have read your recent JCMNS

Re: [Vo]:about the Scientific Method

2013-05-02 Thread Edmund Storms
I think what people are saying: The concept of science works but the application frequently sucks! The Scientific method is a guide, like the Ten Commandments, but is likewise frequently ignored. Nevertheless, the idea works and provides an incentive for people who need a guide. Ed

Re: [Vo]:Barron's (April 27, 2013) investigates Li-battery fires

2013-05-02 Thread Edmund Storms
On May 2, 2013, at 6:56 PM, Eric Walker wrote: On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 7:43 AM, Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com wrote: I now propose it is a chain formed from 2p bonds that allow a series of hydrons to form a chain of atoms. This kind of bond is normally not stable. I propose

Re: [Vo]:Barron's (April 27, 2013) investigates Li-battery fires

2013-05-03 Thread Edmund Storms
On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 1:15 AM, Eric Walker eric.wal...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 8:15 PM, Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com wrote: Eric, before you make a conclusion you really need to understand what I'm proposing, rather than using your own imagination. First of all

Re: [Vo]:Barron's (April 27, 2013) investigates Li-battery fires

2013-05-03 Thread Edmund Storms
On May 2, 2013, at 11:15 PM, Eric Walker wrote: On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 8:15 PM, Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com wrote: Eric, before you make a conclusion you really need to understand what I'm proposing, rather than using your own imagination. First of all, the Hydroton is a neutral

Re: [Vo]:Barron's (April 27, 2013) investigates Li-battery fires

2013-05-03 Thread Edmund Storms
On May 3, 2013, at 9:44 AM, Joseph S. Barrera III wrote: On 5/3/2013 8:31 AM, Edmund Storms wrote: Eric, tunneling in my mind is not real. It is a conceptual ploy to fix a flawed understanding of how a process actually works. Consequently, I do not use this concept. Tunneling is very real

Re: [Vo]:Barron's (April 27, 2013) investigates Li-battery fires

2013-05-03 Thread Edmund Storms
8:56 AM, Edmund Storms wrote: We were discussing nuclear reactions. Tunneling is applied when a reaction that should not be possible based on a theory is found to actually occur at an unexpected rate. I kind of understand. The confusing thing is that tunneling is *already* used to compute

Re: [Vo]:Strange TED talk supposedly about cold fusion

2013-05-03 Thread Edmund Storms
This is obviously a spoof. Someone is just having fun and looking to get a serious reply. Ed On May 3, 2013, at 11:24 AM, Jed Rothwell wrote: On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 12:13 PM, James Bowery jabow...@gmail.com wrote: That's not a TED talk. It's a TED conversation. Oh. Google Alerts casts

Re: [Vo]:Barron's (April 27, 2013) investigates Li-battery fires

2013-05-03 Thread Edmund Storms
be retained. Quantum mechanics is a self-consistent theory, and tunneling is an intrinsic part of it. Perhaps it's no wonder that someone with such a misguided understanding of elementary physics is also a true believer in cold fusion. On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 10:56 AM, Edmund Storms stor

Re: [Vo]:Hagelstein's editorial

2013-05-03 Thread Edmund Storms
Yes Joshua, I know you do not believe CF is real. You have been consistent in this attitude for years as the evidence kept accumulating. So, we now have a contest. Either you and other skeptics are correct or I and other believers in CF are correct. You leave no middle ground. Nature will

Re: [Vo]:Hagelstein's editorial

2013-05-04 Thread Edmund Storms
Joshua, I find your arguments not only logically inconsistent but not even accurate. First of all, you and many other people made such a fuss about CF being impossible, that the money required to advance understanding was denied. OK, we all know that some money was provided. This amount

Re: [Vo]:pictures of 1mw E-cat plant shipping

2013-05-04 Thread Edmund Storms
The role of the substrate depends on the mechanism. While all of the proposed mechanism are applied to Pd, this does not mean Pd is the only material that supports the NAE. People have used Ti, Ni, various alloys, and various oxides with success. Once the NAE can be made on purpose and in

Re: [Vo]:Hagelstein's editorial

2013-05-04 Thread Edmund Storms
I address this issue in my book, which Joshua obviously has not read. But you are right, Jed. This issue has been laid to rest so completely, one has to wonder why it has been brought up now. This is like someone now arguing for the flat earth concept. Ed On May 4, 2013, at 11:12 AM, Jed

Re: [Vo]:Hagelstein's editorial

2013-05-04 Thread Edmund Storms
While I agree with Cude about the need for ideas to be challenged and claims to be questioned, his style is not helpful in clarifying the issues about CF. Consequently, I for one will not continue the discussion. I suggest other people consider what happened last time Vortex was subjected

Re: [Vo]:RE: From Russia, with love

2013-05-05 Thread Edmund Storms
On May 5, 2013, at 11:52 AM, Eric Walker wrote: On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 7:10 AM, Jones Beene jone...@pacbell.net wrote: Whereas Hagelstein’s model, when all is said and done, is an invention created to match an experimental outcome (which it does) but with no precedent in physical reality.

Re: [Vo]:RE: From Russia, with love

2013-05-05 Thread Edmund Storms
like the simplicity of such an approach. However, simplicity does not seem to be the accepted approach is these discussions. Ed Storms On May 5, 2013, at 12:20 PM, Eric Walker wrote: On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 11:10 AM, Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com wrote: The very small number

Re: [Vo]:RE: From Russia, with love

2013-05-05 Thread Edmund Storms
On May 5, 2013, at 1:33 PM, Eric Walker wrote: On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 12:09 PM, Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com wrote: Eric, I assume that a single mechanism causes CF. I am probably missing something important, but I don't see how the statement below follows from the one above

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