On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 9:44 PM, Randy Wuller <rwul...@freeark.com> wrote:
> Of course I understand what the Xprize can accomplish, I was there at the > beginning pitching it in St Louis. > > But if any of the entities talking about products introduces one that > works, what prize do you suggest be funded? > ***The ones that would be funded are the ones who apply for the prize. Spaceship One was the winner because they demo'd to the requirements of X-Prize. Burt Rutan also builds & sells airplanes, so his business was lifted up as a result. My proposal for X-Prize is more of a grassroots movement to replicate the gamma rays & excess heat seen by the MFMP, and for the experiments to be done at a Techshop. Such an arrangement probably isn't suitable to a company trying to sell a product and keeping a tight grip on their IP. In a way, Rossi already turned down a version of the X-Prize when he wouldn't test his device in front of Dick Smith for the $1M offered. If I were in Rossi's shoes (and KNEW I had a working cold fusion box), I'm not sure such a demo would be worth the effort and I also would doubt that Dick Smith would even pay it.
