Posted on 10/30/2011 7:52:15 PM PDT by Kevmo
how could something like the E-Cat work in defiance of known science?
Even so, to be completely dismissive of Rossi’s claims would seem to be foolish as it is one thing to *believe* something is false based on your assumptions and quite another to be able to *prove* beyond a reasonable doubt that it is false.
So, before we look at the results of the E-Cat test on the 28th, what of Rossi and the E-Cat? Why has he been so cagey and secretive about the E-Cat and not permitted a reputable third party to conduct an objective performance test? Well, there appear to be two plausible explanations .
The first is that Rossi is honestly mistaken and he just believes the E-Cat works and produces excess energy when, in fact, it doesn’t... it’s hard to believe as Rossi has been collaborating with a well-credentialed physicist and emeritus professor from Bologna University, Sergio Focardi. A failure of this kind would be a sad and unfortunate conclusion for all concerned as they would be discredited and reviled .
The other explanation is that the whole thing is a fraud and that the E-Cat doesn’t work at all. This too is hard to swallow because there would be no obvious upside. What benefit could either Rossi or Focardi hope to gain?
Sure, there may be some money involved but I doubt whether it would be a large enough amount to justify what would be an usually elaborate and public hoax and whoever the funds came from would, almost certainly, start legal proceedings (if not retain the services of a “mechanic”) .
(Excerpt) Read more at forbes.com ...
The E-Cat was going to be Bernie's Next Big Thing before he went to the Big House.
All that back & forth just to get to a squawky punchline without a sarcasm tag.
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Hardly conventional physics.
You got something against the Weak Nuclear Force?
Nonsense second point. Madoff certainly had to know that someday his scamming would catch up with him, yet he did it anyway. Rossi is no different.
State police have arrested three men in connection with the theft of more than 17,000 pounds of nickel
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2011/10/28/3-men-arrested-in-nickel-theft-at-local-steel-plant/
It’s a scam currently being run by an Italian guy named Rossi, whom is promising nearly free power produced by some mysterious method he refuses to disclose or set forth for independent verification.
Kevmo is, if not on Rossi’s payroll, at least Rossi’s most annoyingly ardent cheerleader on FR.
And you dino are a seagull. You don’t like the threads you can block the news....
I am going to bump it again as a FRAUD.
Why is deletion being considered?
The scientific method cannot be used to prove falsity beyond a reasonable doubt, as any scientist knows.
The question regarding the supposed generation of energy in excess of input with this device is not "is it false?" but rather "is it reproducible?"
Since there is no effort on the part of Mr. Rossi to subject his claims to reproduction, who the hell knows what it means?
Nickel is not exactly the most expensive thing around but it is a target of so many Weak Force projects it could be the next steaming hot commodity. Not surprised to find it stolen.
So, what is it ?
I’m sorry, I don’t understand what you are trying to say with all the pizza references, but it is indeed from Dino.
I would assume from your name that you are Sunni Muslim?
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