Jed wrote:
"Okay, but surely not THIS big!"
Ah, but you missed the bit about getting attention.
AA < There are several small magnet motors that the inventors claim
work but no one believes them. >
"Many people would believe them if they would perform a proper
demonstration. It is not difficult to define what constitutes "proper"
in this context. Let it run for a long time on a glass table."
There is always some claim. It has a battery hidden in it etc. If
some recognized university would run a test they might be believed, but
it is beneath their dignity or they don't want to be seen considering
something contrary to mainstream theories. LENR is a good example.