On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 3:06 PM, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > The first thing they asked about the Fleischmann-Pons experiments was: "Is > there enough palladium to do this?" Fleischmann answered: "No, there > isn't." He said that at MIT and many other places. I think he was right, as > I said in my book. > Of course. Palladium is rare and precious. Nickel is as almost common as dirt. > Are there not *vastly* more important issues they could address? > > > No, there are not. This is a central issue. It comes up all the time. I > have been dealing with cold fusion for most of its history, and this has > always been front and center in people's minds.Jed > > I can't guarantee what a typical law maker or influential industrialist would ask first but I bet most of the thrust would be on "does it work, has it been independently tested, and how do we know the huge claims are valid?" And even if they ask about the supply of nickel, you don't need to Defkalion to tell you that it's 1) very common and 2) a fusion reaction won't use much to make lots of energy, which we know thanks to Mr. Einstein fine equation. >
