>From Mark Iverson: ...
> Just assume for one second that the demo was real, and > that you are Rossi and have been pouring in your financial > livelihood into making those first 100 reactors... Would > you publish the location for all the world to see... > Hell NO!!! That would be the most idiotic thing to do... > If so, you'd be setting yourself up for major problems, > and financial ruin. A savvy individual would not do anything > to jeopardize the success of that first operating plant... > He doesn't need anything from anyone to make it successful > other than for people to leave him alone so he can complete > the work. I am in sympathy with Mark's perception on the matter - with the strong caveat that I really don't know for sure what's going on in Rossi's mind. All I can say is that if I had developed such a magic wunder box, and my intention was to get it demonstrated in a way I hoped would be "convincing" (like, totally, man!) to a skeptical world, the last thing I would EVER want to have to deal with, especially during the construction phase, would be hoards of reporters, believers, gawkers, and debunkers snooping and poking about the premise. Damned straight I would generate disinformation... even if it meant temporarily sacrificing my reputation ...anything to get unwanted eyes off my back. Granted, most of us have ideas as to how we personally would have preferred Rossi & Focardi go about convincing a skeptical world of the legitimacy of their magic wunder box. Be that as it may, the impression I've gotten is the fact that Rossi & Focardi have not been able to agree amongst THEMSELVES as to how best to accomplish that goal. Therefore, how can anyone on this list assume that they know better, or more to the point, that they would be capable of convincing Rossi on how best to pursue a "more sensible path" when, again, the truth of the matter is the fact that the dynamic Italian duo can't agree amongst themselves on how to do that. My two cents. Regards Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
