On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 1:26 PM, Joshua Cude <joshua.c...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm not talking about initiating. I'm talking about sustaining. I have no > problem using electricity to initiate the ecat. But if it's a source of > energy, it should behave like one and be able to at least power itself. > > > A match is needed to ignite a firecracker, but once ignited, the explosion > sustains itself. > > > A match is needed to start a campfire, but not to sustain it. > In addition to the wood fuel, oxygen must be supplied. > A battery is used to start a car engine, but not to sustain it. > > In addition to the gasoline fuel, oxygen must be supplied. If the ecat must be self-sustaining to be considered a credible source of power, then a campfire or a car engine should not be accepted as credible sources of power because they don't make their own oxygen. harry
