What are the possibilities that LENR is moved forward? Rossi wins because he supposedly fulfilled the contract, gaining interest from the press.
Rossi loses and IH is free to pursue other LENR opportunities. Split-the-baby decision, both sides limping away with Status Quo Ante Bellum. All the most likely and remaining possiblities seem like they will damage the LENR effort. On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 8:09 PM, Jones Beene <jone...@pacbell.net> wrote: > This should be an epic trial, but it appears that people are expecting > that it will end with the general public knowing whether the Rossi > technology works or not. > > That's not going to happen. This is really not about science or a > breakthrough in energy. > > This is a trial about a contract, having less to do with science than with > small print. If you look at the extremes, there are two possibilities which > could happen which illustrate the big-picture problem - and either would be > a gross miscarriage of justice. > > 1) On one extreme, Rossi could win a large verdict even though the > technology does not work, since arguably (under the wording) it is not > genuinely required to work > or > 2) On the other extreme, Darden could win even though the jury believes > that the technology works but they do not like Rossi and his fraudulent > "customer" ruse. > > In the first scenario, the contract is drafted around the conclusions of > an "ERV". It is not drafted around whether an independent PhD agrees, or > even whether the so-called "expert" is honest or qualified. As the > appointed expert responsible for validation, his say-so may not be truthful > or valid to scientists, but it could fulfill the wording of the contract... > > ...and then to complicate matters, he may not show up. > > But the parties agreed upon this fiction in the contract - the ERV - and > he apparently performed his agreed-upon duties, and issued his report which > even if inaccurate or even fake, could meet the terms of the contract, and > that could be enough. > > The second extreme could be as simple as a signature not being there or > taxes not being paid or some other triviality (aka "small print") which is > not related to whether or not the device worked in actuality but which was > part of the "legalese". > > These are two extremes which cannot be ruled out. Both are unlikely but > stranger things have happened. > > The biggest fear is that the device may have worked from time to time but > not enough to be a commercial success, but this mixed performance was > hidden away from view - in order to get a big payout. We will likely never > know if it ever worked, but if it had worked for a few days instead of a > year at anything close to a megawatt, it would be worth millions. If Rossi > looses however, LENR may go down the tubes with him, even though it may > have worked on occasion. > > > > >
