Annoyed and curious
Got linked to a 1996 video "Free Energy: The Race to Zero Point"
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8943205214784769158
A "pretty" 2 hours presentation of the "cutting edge" of backyard inventers changing the laws of physics for new energy sources.
I'm annoyed I know enough to be skeptical, but not enough to separate fact and deception. Obviously the producers of the video had ZERO interest in validation and wanted a "gee-whiz" demonstration of claimed of "free energy", "cold fusion", through the magic of magnetism and electricity apparently.
It is surely a waste of my time to even try to hope for truth. I try to be a lawyer or police officer and try to imagine the "motive" for deception, or even the motives for making the video.
Well, the producers of the 9+ year old video can get their money, still being sold ($35)
http://www.teslatech.info/ttstore/books/310040.htm
If you're selling videos, you want to show people SUCCESS not FAILURE. Viewers are free to assume producers looked at hundreds of sources, eliminated the hoaxes, scams, and confused, and presented the best demonstrations for new sources of energy.
Alas, I'm not overly confident we are capable so viewers can just scratch their heads and say "Hmmm... interesting." or "Bah, nonsense!", or "God be praised!" or whatever suits your needs.
At least I maybe better know a little where my gullible Dad gets his world-view from. He likes other noncritical programs like "Coast-to-coast" for news.
It is fun to think the video was 9 years ago, so you gotta wonder what "progress" has been made since it was made, since oil and NG prices have tripled. Whose been holding out this technology from the masses who need to get to work and heat their homes? Have the inventers been "silenced" again by the power-interests.
My Dad LOVES the story of Tesla, how he had found ways to transmit electricity long distances but was held back by J.P. Morgan because he wanted wires to meter the new electrical development.
Well, lets look on the web, promoters now are:
1. http://www.seaspower.com/
Space Energy Access Systems, Inc. (SEAS) is in the process of identifying and testing new technologies that claim to be "over unity"; that is, they put out more electric power than is required to operate.
... News .. On Coast-to-coast - Hurray! http://www.disclosureproject.org/TranscriptGeorgeNooryInterviewOct282004-part1.htm
Oh, looks bad - CEO loves UFOS! His name is Dr. Steven Greer, and a long time ago he developed the Disclosure Project, a not for profit research project working to fully disclose the facts about UFOs, extraterrestrial intelligence, and also classified advanced energy and propulsion systems. He has devoted his time and his life to this project.
2. http://freeenergynews.com/Directory/ZPE/
3. http://www.zpenergy.com/ ZPEnergy is a news portal devoted to experimental research/applications in new revolutionary energy technologies . It aims to connect together people who have the same pragmatic goal: bring to the public amazing devices which can tap a seemingly unlimited supply of energy that fills the universe, the so called "Zero Point Energy" (ZPE).
I surrender. I can see why traditional scientists would shun these directions, and given limits fund must be a money-pit to try to imagine invalidating every false claim out there. I'm most concerned against true con artists, but there's plenty of merely deluded people as well, looking for the pot of gold over the rainbow.
I also think of my toastmaster club. A retired High school math teacher gave a speech about the power of magnets to reduce pain and promote health. He was selling these things - put them in your shoes and such. He admitted he "gave back to society in teaching", and his new goal was to become a millionaire, or something like that. Hard to trust anyone whose goal is merely to get rich. He was clearly intelligent and persuasive, at least in the general sense, if you wanted to trust him. I tried to imagine if insincerity, but couldn't see it.
I think of a song my mom used to sing and play on the piano with the words "... follow the fellow who follows his dreams." Well we all like dreamers who believe they can change the world, right? Unfortunately dreamers can be corrupted by action. I should say "real dreamers" are ANNOYING for never doing, and those who DO, and CHALLENGE THEIR DREAMS in reality have ambition issues and risk compromising truth for their goals.
Enough for tonight!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8943205214784769158
A "pretty" 2 hours presentation of the "cutting edge" of backyard inventers changing the laws of physics for new energy sources.
I'm annoyed I know enough to be skeptical, but not enough to separate fact and deception. Obviously the producers of the video had ZERO interest in validation and wanted a "gee-whiz" demonstration of claimed of "free energy", "cold fusion", through the magic of magnetism and electricity apparently.
It is surely a waste of my time to even try to hope for truth. I try to be a lawyer or police officer and try to imagine the "motive" for deception, or even the motives for making the video.
Well, the producers of the 9+ year old video can get their money, still being sold ($35)
http://www.teslatech.info/ttstore/books/310040.htm
If you're selling videos, you want to show people SUCCESS not FAILURE. Viewers are free to assume producers looked at hundreds of sources, eliminated the hoaxes, scams, and confused, and presented the best demonstrations for new sources of energy.
Alas, I'm not overly confident we are capable so viewers can just scratch their heads and say "Hmmm... interesting." or "Bah, nonsense!", or "God be praised!" or whatever suits your needs.
At least I maybe better know a little where my gullible Dad gets his world-view from. He likes other noncritical programs like "Coast-to-coast" for news.
It is fun to think the video was 9 years ago, so you gotta wonder what "progress" has been made since it was made, since oil and NG prices have tripled. Whose been holding out this technology from the masses who need to get to work and heat their homes? Have the inventers been "silenced" again by the power-interests.
My Dad LOVES the story of Tesla, how he had found ways to transmit electricity long distances but was held back by J.P. Morgan because he wanted wires to meter the new electrical development.
Well, lets look on the web, promoters now are:
1. http://www.seaspower.com/
Space Energy Access Systems, Inc. (SEAS) is in the process of identifying and testing new technologies that claim to be "over unity"; that is, they put out more electric power than is required to operate.
... News .. On Coast-to-coast - Hurray! http://www.disclosureproject.org/TranscriptGeorgeNooryInterviewOct282004-part1.htm
Oh, looks bad - CEO loves UFOS! His name is Dr. Steven Greer, and a long time ago he developed the Disclosure Project, a not for profit research project working to fully disclose the facts about UFOs, extraterrestrial intelligence, and also classified advanced energy and propulsion systems. He has devoted his time and his life to this project.
2. http://freeenergynews.com/Directory/ZPE/
3. http://www.zpenergy.com/ ZPEnergy is a news portal devoted to experimental research/applications in new revolutionary energy technologies . It aims to connect together people who have the same pragmatic goal: bring to the public amazing devices which can tap a seemingly unlimited supply of energy that fills the universe, the so called "Zero Point Energy" (ZPE).
I surrender. I can see why traditional scientists would shun these directions, and given limits fund must be a money-pit to try to imagine invalidating every false claim out there. I'm most concerned against true con artists, but there's plenty of merely deluded people as well, looking for the pot of gold over the rainbow.
I also think of my toastmaster club. A retired High school math teacher gave a speech about the power of magnets to reduce pain and promote health. He was selling these things - put them in your shoes and such. He admitted he "gave back to society in teaching", and his new goal was to become a millionaire, or something like that. Hard to trust anyone whose goal is merely to get rich. He was clearly intelligent and persuasive, at least in the general sense, if you wanted to trust him. I tried to imagine if insincerity, but couldn't see it.
I think of a song my mom used to sing and play on the piano with the words "... follow the fellow who follows his dreams." Well we all like dreamers who believe they can change the world, right? Unfortunately dreamers can be corrupted by action. I should say "real dreamers" are ANNOYING for never doing, and those who DO, and CHALLENGE THEIR DREAMS in reality have ambition issues and risk compromising truth for their goals.
Enough for tonight!
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