Jones-- As a logical deduction from your apparent skepticism, you must conclude that the $70 Million invested in Industrial Heat by two different investors is wasted; and that Rossi has somehow fooled those investors.
I do not think you are connecting the dots very well. You seem to get to about 3 and skip to 17 or some other irrational number--dot--you have in mind. I agree with Adrian’s previous comment: ”I don't know why you are quite so scathing in what you write about Rossi. As far as I can tell he has advanced the field further than anyone else.” Bob Cook From: Jones Beene Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2015 1:54 PM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: RE: [Vo]:Whopper of the Week Definition of “whopper” 1. something unusually large or otherwise extreme of its kind 2. an extravagant or monstrous lie. Which one applies here? Let me make one thing clear. LENR (the field of inquiry) is … or should be what we seek to support – not a controversial inventor and certainly not some kind of warped hero-worship. LENR is valid, even if Rossi proves to be a con-man, and that could easily be the case. It is astounding that Rothwell can admit on the one hand: “I do not take his claims seriously. I think they are more stream-of-consciousness than lies,” and then proceed to defend those extreme claims which have no basis in fact and make serious scientists think everyone here is a crank. This lack of character in a main player is not the way science should proceed. We demand personal integrity in scientists – and Rossi provides almost none. It is a huge mistake to believe that a failure by Rossi dooms the field. In fact, that scenario is exactly my expectation. We will see AR implode this Spring, and shortly thereafter, we will see LENR blossom –despite his failure and the extreme funk of the loyal followers. Put simply- there is ample evidence in the reality of LENR but there is no valid scientific evidence that Rossi has ever demonstrated a megawatt device, nor even a watt device at high gain, nor that he even has a real “customer” who is hosting a year-long demo. This could all be a product of an unscrupulous sociopath’s imagination, along with the silent cooperation of gullible investors, who may face legal problems over their lack of proper vetting. As the time for approaches for that long-awaited report on this mystery device, we are probably seeing the expected signs of an artful-dodger and something like the old bait-and-shift. That is … if Rossi knows there will be no positive report which can be independently verified then he will vigorously attempt to deflect the expected criticism by this ploy which he is testing out now. Possibly, he will say that he has switched to a new and much better design or blah, blah, blah… and blame the lack of the report on Cherokee/IH or someone else. The situation is starting to stink already. Do not put you faith in Rossi. Instead look to the 25 year history of LENR and an evolving understanding of a valid field - which will mature and florish, with or without the assorted con-artists. My expectation is that it will be “without Rossi” but if not, all the better. Maybe he is a genius, a master chef selling the whopper … the one which is not a lie and not even bragging, just an indigestible slab of greasy beef served up by the only one to understand. In short, no one can be sure that Rossi is not the hi-tech messiah that his loyal fans seem to believe. Either way, we should know fairly soon. But if there is no positive independent report which can be verified, than Rossi’s memory should be dumped faster than you can say Defkalion. Who were they, anyway? Jones
