It looks like the nickel particles were embedded in a Lithium Aluminum Hydride powder and some sort of silicon glue (a dimethyl siloxane type of polymer ) was used to kept the particles in place.
On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 11:52 PM, David Roberson <dlrober...@aol.com> wrote: > I may have missed the paragraph that stated the amount of material that > was taken from within the reactor as ash. Did they recover approximately > the same amount as was put in? > > Also, I do not recall how much of the ash by weight was nickel and > lithium. Perhaps I need to read the report again to look for these > details. Does anyone know whether or not the isotropic shifted > metals actually added up to the total amount of nickel, etc. at the > beginning? I would not be surprised to find that some of the metals from > the fuel found their way to being attached to the body of the reactor due > to the extreme temperatures. > > Dave > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> > To: vortex-l <vortex-l@eskimo.com> > Sent: Wed, Oct 8, 2014 10:51 pm > Subject: Re: [Vo]:Pomp weighs in > > Blaze Spinnaker <blazespinna...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> I can't imagine how, but perhaps what was left behind inside the reactor >> when added to the ash would show that no isotopic shifts took place. >> > > Sorry, but that makes no sense. The material that came out proves there > are isotopic shifts. What stayed behind cannot "unprove" that. What did you > have in mind? That the other isotopes all got left behind? That would be an > isotope separation technology of a totally unexpected and inexplicable new > type. It would be as miraculous as transmutation. > > Also, if you "cannot imagine how" then your assertion has no place in a > serious scientific discussion. You have to imagine how, and other people > have to agree that what you imagine is plausible. This is not a fantasy > role playing game, where you can invoke dragons or miracles. > > - Jed > >
