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Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 12:52 am
They say he's got a prototype, but rather than talk about that, they whine for most of the article about his theory and how other physicists say he's wrong. They even try to paint cold fusion in a positive light, proclaiming the proponents as "hardy". Well, it's half right, I suppose.
Blah blah blah physicists are mean nasty people because they demand that extraordinary claims require extraordinary proofs. If he's got something that works, he should demonstrate it and allow others to attempt to reproduce it. This stinks something nasty, and will continue to do so until he provides hard proof to support his idea.
By the way, note that he's a "Medic" who "also studied Electrical Engineering". This can mean anything from him being a physician who double-majored in Engineering and medicine to a Nurse who took a class on circuits. Not a good thing. He is, in fact, an MD, apparently. Engineering qualifications as yet unknown. Why though does it seem like every fucking wacky idea I've heard this year comes from someone claiming to be or actually being an Electrical Engineer? Do they put something in the water? Why are most of them in New Jersey? Suddenly, I'm glad we have a well and don't get tap from the county.
Where are these papers published. They say they're in Peer-Reviewed Journals, how about some names, some references? Are they respected peer-reviewed journals, or the pieces of crap that discuss the finer points of talking to the dead?
When their theory papers are given such wonderful titles as: "The Fallacy of Feynman's Argument on the Stability of the Hydrogen Atom According to Quantum Mechanics", I have serious doubts.
1. Titles should be short, to the point, and informative.
2. Titles attacking well-respected physicists tend to be frowned upon.
3. Don't spend your time attacking flaws, present your own damn theory.
Am I saying they're frauds? No. Am I saying they're absolutely wrong? No. I'm just saying there's a good chance of one or the other somewhere in the mix. If I'm presented with a working machine that doesn't produce power from hidden batteries, I'll be impressed. Until then, well, I'll remain waiting for them to show the goods.
Always, always, ALWAYS beware those operating outside of their initial field of training. Medical doctors do not tend to make good physicists, and vice versa.
Blah blah blah physicists are mean nasty people because they demand that extraordinary claims require extraordinary proofs. If he's got something that works, he should demonstrate it and allow others to attempt to reproduce it. This stinks something nasty, and will continue to do so until he provides hard proof to support his idea.
By the way, note that he's a "Medic" who "also studied Electrical Engineering". This can mean anything from him being a physician who double-majored in Engineering and medicine to a Nurse who took a class on circuits. Not a good thing. He is, in fact, an MD, apparently. Engineering qualifications as yet unknown. Why though does it seem like every fucking wacky idea I've heard this year comes from someone claiming to be or actually being an Electrical Engineer? Do they put something in the water? Why are most of them in New Jersey? Suddenly, I'm glad we have a well and don't get tap from the county.
Where are these papers published. They say they're in Peer-Reviewed Journals, how about some names, some references? Are they respected peer-reviewed journals, or the pieces of crap that discuss the finer points of talking to the dead?
When their theory papers are given such wonderful titles as: "The Fallacy of Feynman's Argument on the Stability of the Hydrogen Atom According to Quantum Mechanics", I have serious doubts.
1. Titles should be short, to the point, and informative.
2. Titles attacking well-respected physicists tend to be frowned upon.
3. Don't spend your time attacking flaws, present your own damn theory.
Am I saying they're frauds? No. Am I saying they're absolutely wrong? No. I'm just saying there's a good chance of one or the other somewhere in the mix. If I'm presented with a working machine that doesn't produce power from hidden batteries, I'll be impressed. Until then, well, I'll remain waiting for them to show the goods.
Always, always, ALWAYS beware those operating outside of their initial field of training. Medical doctors do not tend to make good physicists, and vice versa.