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  Future Advances in Physics... benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2015-12-16 02:38 -0500
    Re: Future Advances in Physics... mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2015-12-15 23:54 -0800
      Re: Future Advances in Physics... Gary Harnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-16 05:10 -0800
        Re: Future Advances in Physics... mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2015-12-16 06:27 -0800
    Re: Future Advances in Physics... Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-16 07:46 -0600
      Re: Future Advances in Physics... mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2015-12-16 06:27 -0800
      Re: Future Advances in Physics... Poutnik <Poutnik4NNTP@gmail.com> - 2015-12-16 16:06 +0100
        Re: Future Advances in Physics... Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-16 09:22 -0600
          Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2015-12-16 13:08 -0500
            Re: Future Advances in Physics... Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-16 12:36 -0600
            Re: Future Advances in Physics... Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-16 13:01 -0600
              Re: Future Advances in Physics... Jürgen Großenbach <jurgengb@adenauer.org> - 2015-12-16 20:08 +0000
                Re: Future Advances in Physics... Jürgen Großenbach <jurgengb@adenauer.org> - 2015-12-16 20:11 +0000
                  Re: Future Advances in Physics... Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-12-16 22:09 +0100
                Re: Future Advances in Physics... Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-12-16 22:08 +0100
                  Re: Future Advances in Physics... Jürgen Großenbach <jurgengb@adenauer.org> - 2015-12-16 21:17 +0000
                  Re: Future Advances in Physics... Jürgen Großenbach <jurgengb@adenauer.org> - 2015-12-16 21:21 +0000
        Re: Future Advances in Physics... Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2015-12-16 18:39 +0100
      Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2015-12-16 13:04 -0500
        Re: Future Advances in Physics... Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-16 12:19 -0600
          Re: Future Advances in Physics... Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-12-17 01:37 +0100
      Re: Future Advances in Physics... Koobee Wublee <koobee.wublee@gmail.com> - 2015-12-16 10:09 -0800
        Re: Future Advances in Physics... Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-16 12:38 -0600
        Re: Future Advances in Physics... JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2015-12-16 20:47 -0800
    Re: Future Advances in Physics... Bill Miller <KT4YE@YAHOO.COM> - 2015-12-16 09:58 -0500
      Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2015-12-16 13:06 -0500
        Re: Future Advances in Physics... Jos Bergervoet <jos.bergervoet@xs4all.nl> - 2015-12-16 20:26 +0100
          Re: Future Advances in Physics... "Bill Miller" <kt4ye@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-20 11:27 -0500
      Re: Future Advances in Physics... Jos Bergervoet <jos.bergervoet@xs4all.nl> - 2015-12-16 20:18 +0100
        Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2015-12-17 00:45 -0500
          Re: Future Advances in Physics... Jos Bergervoet <jos.bergervoet@xs4all.nl> - 2015-12-17 07:27 +0100
    Re: Future Advances in Physics... gilber34 <fafa@invalid.com> - 2015-12-16 10:08 -0600
    Re: Future Advances in Physics... Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-16 13:40 -0600
      Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2015-12-17 01:04 -0500
        Re: Future Advances in Physics... Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-17 10:43 -0600
          Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2015-12-17 20:16 -0500
      Re: Future Advances in Physics... mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2015-12-16 23:17 -0800
    Re: Future Advances in Physics... Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-12-17 03:42 +0100
      Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2015-12-17 01:23 -0500
        Re: Future Advances in Physics... Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-12-17 21:54 +0100
          Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2015-12-17 20:00 -0500
            Re: Future Advances in Physics... Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-12-18 05:49 +0100
              Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2015-12-18 04:43 -0500
                Re: Future Advances in Physics... Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-12-18 20:26 +0100
                  Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2015-12-18 22:36 -0500
                    Re: Future Advances in Physics... Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-12-19 05:51 +0100
                      Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-12-19 00:55 -0500
                        Re: Future Advances in Physics... Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-12-20 08:05 +0100
                          Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-12-20 02:26 -0500
                            Re: Future Advances in Physics... Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-12-20 12:04 +0100
                              Re: Future Advances in Physics... Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-12-20 16:37 +0100
                              Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2015-12-21 01:57 -0500
                                Re: Future Advances in Physics... Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-12-22 05:48 +0100
                      Re: Future Advances in Physics... Jos Bergervoet <jos.bergervoet@xs4all.nl> - 2015-12-19 12:00 +0100
      Re: Future Advances in Physics... Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-17 09:11 -0600
        Re: Future Advances in Physics... Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-12-17 22:04 +0100
          Re: Future Advances in Physics... Jürgen Großenbach <jurgengb@adenauer.org> - 2015-12-17 21:07 +0000
          Re: Future Advances in Physics... Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-17 15:35 -0600
            Re: Future Advances in Physics... Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-12-18 05:17 +0100
              Re: Future Advances in Physics... Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-18 07:45 -0600
                Re: Future Advances in Physics... Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-12-18 20:29 +0100
                  Re: Future Advances in Physics... Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-18 13:52 -0600
                    Re: Future Advances in Physics... Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-12-18 21:23 +0100
                      Re: Future Advances in Physics... Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-18 14:50 -0600
                        Re: Future Advances in Physics... Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-12-20 12:54 +0100
                          Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2015-12-21 01:51 -0500
                            Re: Future Advances in Physics... Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-12-22 05:12 +0100
                Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2015-12-18 21:39 -0500
              Re: Future Advances in Physics... John Gogo <jfgogo22@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-19 15:00 -0800
                Re: Future Advances in Physics... John Gogo <jfgogo22@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-19 15:05 -0800
                  Re: Future Advances in Physics... John Gogo <jfgogo22@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-19 16:27 -0800
    Re: Future Advances in Physics... Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2015-12-18 10:58 -0600
      Re: Future Advances in Physics... Ezra Farrow <ezrafa@dubtechno.org> - 2015-12-18 18:02 +0000
        Re: Future Advances in Physics... Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2015-12-18 13:17 -0600
          Re: Future Advances in Physics... Ezra Farrow <ezrafa@dubtechno.org> - 2015-12-18 22:01 +0000
            Re: Future Advances in Physics... "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2015-12-18 18:14 -0800
              Re: Future Advances in Physics... Ezra Farrow <ezrafa@dubtechno.org> - 2015-12-19 11:13 +0000
                Re: Future Advances in Physics... "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2015-12-19 09:59 -0800
      Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2015-12-18 22:24 -0500
        Re: Future Advances in Physics... Jos Bergervoet <jos.bergervoet@xs4all.nl> - 2015-12-19 11:51 +0100
          Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2015-12-19 13:36 -0500
        Re: Future Advances in Physics... Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2015-12-19 17:54 -0600
          Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-12-20 02:20 -0500
            Re: Future Advances in Physics... Jos Bergervoet <jos.bergervoet@xs4all.nl> - 2015-12-20 10:51 +0100
              Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2015-12-21 02:17 -0500
                Re: Future Advances in Physics... Jos Bergervoet <jos.bergervoet@xs4all.nl> - 2015-12-21 12:07 +0100
                  Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-12-21 13:53 -0500
    Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2015-12-18 23:39 -0500
      Re: Future Advances in Physics... Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-12-19 06:52 +0100
        Re: Future Advances in Physics... rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-12-19 01:43 -0500
          Re: Future Advances in Physics... "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2015-12-19 00:23 -0800
          Re: Future Advances in Physics... "szczepan  bialek" <sz.bialek@wp.pl> - 2015-12-19 09:48 +0100
          Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2015-12-19 13:33 -0500
        Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2015-12-19 13:32 -0500
          Re: Future Advances in Physics... Jos Bergervoet <jos.bergervoet@xs4all.nl> - 2015-12-19 21:06 +0100
            Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-12-20 01:47 -0500
              Re: Future Advances in Physics... Jos Bergervoet <jos.bergervoet@xs4all.nl> - 2015-12-20 10:36 +0100
                Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2015-12-21 02:55 -0500
                  Re: Future Advances in Physics... Jos Bergervoet <jos.bergervoet@xs4all.nl> - 2015-12-21 11:50 +0100
                    Re: Future Advances in Physics... "szczepan  bialek" <sz.bialek@wp.pl> - 2015-12-21 18:08 +0100
                      Re: Future Advances in Physics... Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-21 12:17 -0600
                    Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-12-21 13:22 -0500
                      Re: Future Advances in Physics... Jos Bergervoet <jos.bergervoet@xs4all.nl> - 2015-12-21 20:02 +0100
                        Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-12-21 21:26 -0500
                          Re: Future Advances in Physics... Jos Bergervoet <jos.bergervoet@xs4all.nl> - 2015-12-22 21:56 +0100
                            Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-12-22 23:46 -0500
                              Re: Future Advances in Physics... Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-23 08:19 -0600
                                Re: Future Advances in Physics... Gary Harnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-23 06:46 -0800
                                  Re: Future Advances in Physics... Waye Kitchens <wscom@complang.net> - 2015-12-23 14:52 +0000
                                    Re: Future Advances in Physics... Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-23 10:02 -0600
                                      Re: Future Advances in Physics... Waye Kitchens <wscom@complang.net> - 2015-12-23 17:11 +0000
                                        Re: Future Advances in Physics... Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-23 11:32 -0600
                                          Re: Future Advances in Physics... Waye Kitchens <wscom@complang.net> - 2015-12-23 18:00 +0000
                                            Re: Future Advances in Physics... Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-23 12:26 -0600
                                              Re: Future Advances in Physics... Waye Kitchens <wscom@complang.net> - 2015-12-23 19:03 +0000
                                                Re: Future Advances in Physics... Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-23 13:47 -0600
                                                  Re: Future Advances in Physics... Waye Kitchens <wscom@complang.net> - 2015-12-23 22:04 +0000
                                                    Re: Future Advances in Physics... Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-23 16:29 -0600
                                                      Re: Future Advances in Physics... Waye Kitchens <wscom@complang.net> - 2015-12-23 22:53 +0000
                                Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2015-12-23 14:10 -0500
                                  Re: Future Advances in Physics... Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-23 13:49 -0600
                                    Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-12-23 22:03 -0500
                                      Re: Future Advances in Physics... Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-24 11:00 -0600
                                        Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-12-24 21:17 -0500
                                          Re: Future Advances in Physics... Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-26 12:39 -0600
                                  Re: Future Advances in Physics... Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2015-12-23 23:46 -0600
                                    Re: Future Advances in Physics... Waye Kitchens <wscom@complang.net> - 2015-12-24 15:15 +0000
                              Re: Future Advances in Physics... Don Kelly <dhky@shaw.ca> - 2015-12-24 18:24 -0800
                                Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-12-24 22:18 -0500
                                  Re: Future Advances in Physics... Don Kelly <dhky@shaw.ca> - 2015-12-25 15:54 -0800
                                    Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2015-12-26 03:58 -0500
                                      Re: Future Advances in Physics... Jos Bergervoet <jos.bergervoet@xs4all.nl> - 2015-12-26 11:35 +0100
                                Re: Future Advances in Physics... Jos Bergervoet <jos.bergervoet@xs4all.nl> - 2015-12-25 10:50 +0100
                                  Re: Future Advances in Physics... Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2015-12-25 11:46 -0600
                                    Re: Future Advances in Physics... Jos Bergervoet <jos.bergervoet@xs4all.nl> - 2015-12-25 20:28 +0100
                      Re: Future Advances in Physics... Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-12-25 03:09 +0100
                        Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-12-25 04:00 -0500
                          Re: Future Advances in Physics... Jos Bergervoet <jos.bergervoet@xs4all.nl> - 2015-12-25 11:01 +0100
                            Re: Future Advances in Physics... benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-12-25 14:39 -0500
                              Re: Future Advances in Physics... "Bill Miller" <kt4ye@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-22 18:17 -0500
                                Re: Future Advances in Physics... "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2016-01-23 23:10 -0800
    Re: Future Advances in Physics... jamesl51165@gmail.com - 2016-01-22 15:57 -0800

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#372493

FromOdd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com>
Date2015-12-21 12:17 -0600
Message-ID<n59foe$8j1$1@speranza.aioe.org>
In reply to#372492
On 12/21/2015 11:08 AM, szczepan  bialek wrote:
>   "Jos Bergervoet" <jos.bergervoet@xs4all.nl> napisa³ w wiadomo¶ci
> news:5677d97f$0$23863$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl...
>>>>
>>
>> It's the reaction rate you need to calculate! Or
>> else there would be dozens of other transmutations
>> that could give you lots of energy. The only one
>> inside the chicken that works is the Potassium-40
>> decay (and even that one with 10^9 years half-life).
>
> The U 235 hasthe simmilar  half-life.
> But in A-bomb and in nuclear stations it is a little shorter.
> Is not it?
> S*
>

Isn't potassium-40 a beta-decayer? U235 is via by fission.


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#372494

Frombenj <none@gmail.com>
Date2015-12-21 13:22 -0500
Message-ID<KrXdy.17889$h27.13304@fx23.iad>
In reply to#372484
On 12/21/2015 05:50 AM, Jos Bergervoet wrote:
> On 12/21/2015 8:55 AM, benj wrote:
>> On 12/20/2015 04:36 AM, Jos Bergervoet wrote:
>>> On 12/20/2015 7:47 AM, benj wrote:
>>>> On 12/19/2015 03:06 PM, Jos Bergervoet wrote:
>>>>> On 12/19/2015 7:32 PM, benj wrote:
>>>>>> On 12/19/2015 12:52 AM, Thomas Heger wrote:
>>>>>>> Am 19.12.2015 05:39, schrieb benj:
>>>>>      ...
>>>>>   ..
> ...  [ fusor ]
>>  the REAL question is what does it take to actually
>> make it work? Did it actually work?
>
> Why is that a question? It produces neutrons and
> is even used for that purpose commercially (IIRC).
>
>>  .. If so, why are people fooling around
>> with gigantic stellarators and tokamaks?

Obviously you seem to know more about further research and development 
of the Farsnworth fusor than I do. Apparently you say it does work even 
though it does not appear to be a device capable of what would be called 
"fusing energies" such as high plasma temperatures. That seems an 
interesting fact in itself!

> To generate energy. The fusor consumes more than
> you get out. (People actually fooled around with
> fusors for quite a while before they were sure).
>
>   ..
>>>>     "why are not chickens atomic bombs?"
>>>
>>> Not enough fissile material in them for a chain reaction.
>>> (Of course if you use the right chicken food you might be
>>> able to change this.)
>>
>> Not enough information Jos. Calculate the (theoretical) amount of energy
>> involved in the transmutation between calcium and potassium
>
> It's the reaction rate you need to calculate! Or
> else there would be dozens of other transmutations
> that could give you lots of energy. The only one
> inside the chicken that works is the Potassium-40
> decay (and even that one with 10^9 years half-life).

Well, you've got the official story down, Jos, but assertion is that 
Chickens can transmute between potassium and calcium at biological 
temperatures. Hence traditional physics isn't relevant. ...except if one 
uses it it to "know" that low energy transmutations are "impossible" and 
thus have an excuse not to examine any of it.

>   ...
>>> There was also a theory that diamonds could be formed
>>> under high pressures from a press. The results of
>>> experiments proved it to be correct. That's what
>>> experiments do, they give results!
>>
>> And there is a theory that high pressure can create geological
>> transmutations. Experiment seemed to show it true.
>
> That's of no use. Experiments must *prove* it to be
> true. (Like cold-fusion experiments that "seemed" to
> show nuclear fusion, but were incorrect).

Obviously your argument is that since "cold fusion" has been shown to be 
false (It actually hasn't) thus, geological transmutation is also false. 
Hence there is no need to do anything but reject all such ideas a 
priori. Data? Experiments? We doan need no steenkin' experiments. We 
KNOW what is true! Note that time on ultra-high pressure presses is hard 
to come by.

> ..
>>>> Why you think these are "my" rules, I have no idea.
>>>
>>> It is you who claims there is a forbidden part of the
>>> list! Others may also have such a list but it probably
>>> differs from yours. I vaguely remember.. ah, here is one:
>>>
>>> http://www.mth.kcl.ac.uk/~streater/lostcauses.html
>>
>> Where have I heard this argument before?
>
> What is the argument? You mean that lists of lost
> causes will turn out to contain errors? Who is
> denying that?

The implied argument that I clearly stated and you have pointedly ignored.

> ..
>>>> Nobody plays by "my" rules.
>>>
>>> Not even the heroes on your list? No, I guess they have
>>> no rules.. That's the problem with crackpot science,
>>> it has no internal consistency.
>>
>> And why do you feel they are "my" heroes and why is it "my" list even
>> though I have already said that it is not
>
> I don't always believe what others say!

Good policy! Even better if you "know" what is true ahead of time so you 
don't have to bother looking at anything which does not fit your world 
view.



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#372497

FromJos Bergervoet <jos.bergervoet@xs4all.nl>
Date2015-12-21 20:02 +0100
Message-ID<56784cd8$0$23753$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl>
In reply to#372494
On 12/21/2015 7:22 PM, benj wrote:
> On 12/21/2015 05:50 AM, Jos Bergervoet wrote:
>> On 12/21/2015 8:55 AM, benj wrote:
>>> On 12/20/2015 04:36 AM, Jos Bergervoet wrote:
>>>> On 12/20/2015 7:47 AM, benj wrote:
>>>>> On 12/19/2015 03:06 PM, Jos Bergervoet wrote:
>>>>>> On 12/19/2015 7:32 PM, benj wrote:
>>>>>>> On 12/19/2015 12:52 AM, Thomas Heger wrote:
>>>>>>>> Am 19.12.2015 05:39, schrieb benj:
>>>>>>      ...
>>>>>>   ..
>> ...  [ fusor ]
>>>  the REAL question is what does it take to actually
>>> make it work? Did it actually work?
>>
>> Why is that a question? It produces neutrons and
>> is even used for that purpose commercially (IIRC).
>>
>>>  .. If so, why are people fooling around
>>> with gigantic stellarators and tokamaks?
>
> Obviously you seem to know more about further research and development
> of the Farsnworth fusor than I do. Apparently you say it does work even
> though it does not appear to be a device capable of what would be called
> "fusing energies" such as high plasma temperatures. That seems an
> interesting fact in itself!

Scanning a few links, I see voltages of about 150kV
are claimed. And 150keV is equivalent to about 1.8GK
(giga-Kelvin) just like 25 milli-eV is room temperature.
So I think the energy used in the fusor *is* comparable
to that in the tokamaks, or inside stars.

  ..
>> It's the reaction rate you need to calculate! Or
>> else there would be dozens of other transmutations
>> that could give you lots of energy. The only one
>> inside the chicken that works is the Potassium-40
>> decay (and even that one with 10^9 years half-life).
>
> Well, you've got the official story down, Jos, but assertion is that
> Chickens can transmute between potassium and calcium at biological
> temperatures.

Assertions are irrelevant.

> Hence traditional physics isn't relevant. ...except if one
> uses it it to "know" that low energy transmutations are "impossible"

Also if one uses it to "do" a correct measurement to
find out what is true.

> and
> thus have an excuse not to examine any of it.

No-one will "have to" examine it, it is up to those
who make the (exceptional) claim to come up with the
(exceptional) proof. Others have no obligation at all
to invest time in crackpot ideas.

> Obviously your argument is that since "cold fusion" has been shown to be
> false (It actually hasn't) thus, geological transmutation is also false.

Not exactly, it was: "just like the interpretation of
the cold-fusion experiments was wrong, the interpretation
of the geological transmutation can be wrong." Perhaps
practically that is the same..

>   .. We KNOW what is true!

There are indeed things that are already known.

> Note that time on ultra-high pressure presses is hard
> to come by.

If the pressure is high enough the transmutation will
definitely work (you get neutronium as an intermediate
product, which subsequently can transmute into almost
everything). A press for that range of pressures will
indeed be hard to come by. (The nearest may be at a few
100 ly, some very old ones may exist closer to home.)

  ...
>> I don't always believe what others say!
>
> Good policy!

Yes I know we agree on that one!

-- 
Jos

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#372517

Frombenj <none@gmail.com>
Date2015-12-21 21:26 -0500
Message-ID<yx2ey.50056$9A4.30445@fx40.iad>
In reply to#372497
On 12/21/2015 02:02 PM, Jos Bergervoet wrote:
> On 12/21/2015 7:22 PM, benj wrote:
>> On 12/21/2015 05:50 AM, Jos Bergervoet wrote:
>>> On 12/21/2015 8:55 AM, benj wrote:
>>>> On 12/20/2015 04:36 AM, Jos Bergervoet wrote:
>>>>> On 12/20/2015 7:47 AM, benj wrote:
>>>>>> On 12/19/2015 03:06 PM, Jos Bergervoet wrote:
>>>>>>> On 12/19/2015 7:32 PM, benj wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 12/19/2015 12:52 AM, Thomas Heger wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Am 19.12.2015 05:39, schrieb benj:
>>>>>>>      ...
>>>>>>>   ..
>>> ...  [ fusor ]
>>>>  the REAL question is what does it take to actually
>>>> make it work? Did it actually work?
>>>
>>> Why is that a question? It produces neutrons and
>>> is even used for that purpose commercially (IIRC).
>>>
>>>>  .. If so, why are people fooling around
>>>> with gigantic stellarators and tokamaks?
>>
>> Obviously you seem to know more about further research and development
>> of the Farsnworth fusor than I do. Apparently you say it does work even
>> though it does not appear to be a device capable of what would be called
>> "fusing energies" such as high plasma temperatures. That seems an
>> interesting fact in itself!
>
> Scanning a few links, I see voltages of about 150kV
> are claimed. And 150keV is equivalent to about 1.8GK
> (giga-Kelvin) just like 25 milli-eV is room temperature.
> So I think the energy used in the fusor *is* comparable
> to that in the tokamaks, or inside stars.
>
>   ..
>>> It's the reaction rate you need to calculate! Or
>>> else there would be dozens of other transmutations
>>> that could give you lots of energy. The only one
>>> inside the chicken that works is the Potassium-40
>>> decay (and even that one with 10^9 years half-life).
>>
>> Well, you've got the official story down, Jos, but assertion is that
>> Chickens can transmute between potassium and calcium at biological
>> temperatures.
>
> Assertions are irrelevant.

Unless they agree with your opinions, natch.

>> Hence traditional physics isn't relevant. ...except if one
>> uses it it to "know" that low energy transmutations are "impossible"
>
> Also if one uses it to "do" a correct measurement to
> find out what is true.

"Correct measurements" I presume are the ones that agree with what you 
"know" the outcome will be before even performing them.

>> and
>> thus have an excuse not to examine any of it.
>
> No-one will "have to" examine it, it is up to those
> who make the (exceptional) claim to come up with the
> (exceptional) proof. Others have no obligation at all
> to invest time in crackpot ideas.

Thank you. Just as I said. When you "know" ideas to be crackpot, there 
is no reason to bother to read any of the work or examine any of the 
explantions. "Crackpot" says it all! Why would a person have to actually 
read someones ideas to know they are crackpot? One doesn't. It's far 
better to have an opinion bases on your OWN facts rather that what some 
nutjob is claiming he measured.

>> Obviously your argument is that since "cold fusion" has been shown to be
>> false (It actually hasn't) thus, geological transmutation is also false.
>
> Not exactly, it was: "just like the interpretation of
> the cold-fusion experiments was wrong, the interpretation
> of the geological transmutation can be wrong." Perhaps
> practically that is the same..
>
>>   .. We KNOW what is true!
>
> There are indeed things that are already known.
>
>> Note that time on ultra-high pressure presses is hard
>> to come by.
>
> If the pressure is high enough the transmutation will
> definitely work (you get neutronium as an intermediate
> product, which subsequently can transmute into almost
> everything). A press for that range of pressures will
> indeed be hard to come by. (The nearest may be at a few
> 100 ly, some very old ones may exist closer to home.)
>
>   ...
>>> I don't always believe what others say!
>>
>> Good policy!
>
> Yes I know we agree on that one!
>


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#372559

FromJos Bergervoet <jos.bergervoet@xs4all.nl>
Date2015-12-22 21:56 +0100
Message-ID<5679b915$0$23802$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl>
In reply to#372517
On 12/22/2015 3:26 AM, benj wrote:
> On 12/21/2015 02:02 PM, Jos Bergervoet wrote:
>> On 12/21/2015 7:22 PM, benj wrote:
>>> On 12/21/2015 05:50 AM, Jos Bergervoet wrote:
>>>> On 12/21/2015 8:55 AM, benj wrote:
>>>>> On 12/20/2015 04:36 AM, Jos Bergervoet wrote:
>>>>>> On 12/20/2015 7:47 AM, benj wrote:
>>>>>>> On 12/19/2015 03:06 PM, Jos Bergervoet wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 12/19/2015 7:32 PM, benj wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 12/19/2015 12:52 AM, Thomas Heger wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Am 19.12.2015 05:39, schrieb benj:
>>>>>>>>      ...
  ...
>>>   ... assertion is that
>>> Chickens can transmute between potassium and calcium at biological
>>> temperatures.
>>
>> Assertions are irrelevant.
>
> Unless they agree with your opinions,

Opinions are irrelevant.

  ...
>>> Hence traditional physics isn't relevant. ...except if one
>>> uses it it to "know" that low energy transmutations are "impossible"
>>
>> Also if one uses it to "do" a correct measurement to
>> find out what is true.
>
> "Correct measurements" I presume are the ones that agree

If measurements agree with other measurements then at least
they are reproducible.

>  ... with what you
> "know" the outcome will be before even performing them.

That is the case if a large number of other measurements has
already been done and a knowledge base exists.

..
>>> and thus have an excuse not to examine any of it.
>>
>> No-one will "have to" examine it, it is up to those
>> who make the (exceptional) claim to come up with the
>> (exceptional) proof. Others have no obligation at all
>> to invest time in crackpot ideas.
>
> Thank you. Just as I said.

I'm glad we agree now on everything!

...
>>   ...
>>>> I don't always believe what others say!
>>>
>>> Good policy!
>>
>> Yes I know we agree on that one!

-- 
Jos

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#372574

Frombenj <none@gmail.com>
Date2015-12-22 23:46 -0500
Message-ID<eGpey.38442$cu5.30516@fx13.iad>
In reply to#372559
On 12/22/2015 03:56 PM, Jos Bergervoet wrote:
> On 12/22/2015 3:26 AM, benj wrote:
>> On 12/21/2015 02:02 PM, Jos Bergervoet wrote:
>>> On 12/21/2015 7:22 PM, benj wrote:
>>>> On 12/21/2015 05:50 AM, Jos Bergervoet wrote:
>>>>> On 12/21/2015 8:55 AM, benj wrote:
>>>>>> On 12/20/2015 04:36 AM, Jos Bergervoet wrote:
>>>>>>> On 12/20/2015 7:47 AM, benj wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 12/19/2015 03:06 PM, Jos Bergervoet wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 12/19/2015 7:32 PM, benj wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On 12/19/2015 12:52 AM, Thomas Heger wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> Am 19.12.2015 05:39, schrieb benj:
>>>>>>>>>      ...
>   ...
>>>>   ... assertion is that
>>>> Chickens can transmute between potassium and calcium at biological
>>>> temperatures.
>>>
>>> Assertions are irrelevant.
>>
>> Unless they agree with your opinions,
>
> Opinions are irrelevant.

Except yours, natch.

>   ...
>>>> Hence traditional physics isn't relevant. ...except if one
>>>> uses it it to "know" that low energy transmutations are "impossible"
>>>
>>> Also if one uses it to "do" a correct measurement to
>>> find out what is true.
>>
>> "Correct measurements" I presume are the ones that agree
>
> If measurements agree with other measurements then at least
> they are reproducible.

And that means? People like to say that results that are not not 
reproducible means the phenomena is a hoax. You must be one of those 
guys who thinks lightning is all hoaxes by college kids!

>>  ... with what you
>> "know" the outcome will be before even performing them.
>
> That is the case if a large number of other measurements has
> already been done and a knowledge base exists.

No. Just likely to be the case.

> ..
>>>> and thus have an excuse not to examine any of it.
>>>
>>> No-one will "have to" examine it, it is up to those
>>> who make the (exceptional) claim to come up with the
>>> (exceptional) proof. Others have no obligation at all
>>> to invest time in crackpot ideas.
>>
>> Thank you. Just as I said.
>
> I'm glad we agree now on everything!
>
> ...
>>>   ...
>>>>> I don't always believe what others say!
>>>>
>>>> Good policy!
>>>
>>> Yes I know we agree on that one!
>


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#372621

FromOdd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com>
Date2015-12-23 08:19 -0600
Message-ID<n5eahf$p3s$3@speranza.aioe.org>
In reply to#372574
On 12/22/2015 10:46 PM, benj wrote:
>> If measurements agree with other measurements then at least
>> they are reproducible.
>
> And that means? People like to say that results that are not not
> reproducible means the phenomena is a hoax. You must be one of those
> guys who thinks lightning is all hoaxes by college kids!

Ben, don't be an idiot. Reproducibility doesn't mean that humans have to 
be able to manufacture it.

Reproducibility just means that if certain conditions prevail, then the 
outcome is predictable. This is true for lightning too. All you need to 
have is a set of circumstances, whether naturally occurring OR man-made, 
that will reliably produce the predicted result.

The problem is that Uri Geller could never seem to muster the reliable 
circumstances where that result would be the necessary outcome.

-- 
Odd Bodkin --- maker of fine toys, tools, tables

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#372624

FromGary Harnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com>
Date2015-12-23 06:46 -0800
Message-ID<b7a9603e-1af3-45c9-9d64-3dc2bef0e719@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#372621
On Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at 7:19:31 AM UTC-7, Odd Bodkin wrote:
>
> The problem is that Uri Geller could never seem to muster the reliable 
> circumstances where that result would be the necessary outcome.
> 
> -- 
> Odd Bodkin --- maker of fine toys, tools, tables

The professional magician, James Randi, observed Geller distracting his
audience while trying to bend the spoon on a table.

Gary

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#372625

FromWaye Kitchens <wscom@complang.net>
Date2015-12-23 14:52 +0000
Message-ID<n5ecff$teu$2@speranza.aioe.org>
In reply to#372624
Gary Harnagel wrote:

> On Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at 7:19:31 AM UTC-7, Odd Bodkin wrote:
>>
>> The problem is that Uri Geller could never seem to muster the reliable
>> circumstances where that result would be the necessary outcome.
> 
> The professional magician, James Randi, observed Geller distracting his
> audience while trying to bend the spoon on a table.

This is correct, but not a proof that Geller couldn't do some other things.

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#372627

FromOdd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com>
Date2015-12-23 10:02 -0600
Message-ID<n5eghv$9lc$1@speranza.aioe.org>
In reply to#372625
On 12/23/2015 8:52 AM, Waye Kitchens wrote:
> Gary Harnagel wrote:
>
>> On Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at 7:19:31 AM UTC-7, Odd Bodkin wrote:
>>>
>>> The problem is that Uri Geller could never seem to muster the reliable
>>> circumstances where that result would be the necessary outcome.
>>
>> The professional magician, James Randi, observed Geller distracting his
>> audience while trying to bend the spoon on a table.
>
> This is correct, but not a proof that Geller couldn't do some other things.
>

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Truth_About_Uri_Geller

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9w7jHYriFo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNKmhv9uoiQ

This isn't about proof, it's about likelihood. If one finds that the 
claimed phenomenon can't be reproduced under controlled circumstances, 
then the claim is suspect.

-- 
Odd Bodkin --- maker of fine toys, tools, tables

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#372633

FromWaye Kitchens <wscom@complang.net>
Date2015-12-23 17:11 +0000
Message-ID<n5ekkt$k7j$1@speranza.aioe.org>
In reply to#372627
Odd Bodkin wrote:

> This isn't about proof, it's about likelihood. If one finds that the
> claimed phenomenon can't be reproduced under controlled circumstances,
> then the claim is suspect.

There's not that much about controlled circumstances. Some things are only 
possible to be performed once. Apparently he did that, several times. 
(different unrelated things). Something Quantum Mechanic-ish, very low 
probability and nevertheless.

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#372635

FromOdd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com>
Date2015-12-23 11:32 -0600
Message-ID<n5elr2$nhh$1@speranza.aioe.org>
In reply to#372633
On 12/23/2015 11:11 AM, Waye Kitchens wrote:
> Odd Bodkin wrote:
>
>> This isn't about proof, it's about likelihood. If one finds that the
>> claimed phenomenon can't be reproduced under controlled circumstances,
>> then the claim is suspect.
>
> There's not that much about controlled circumstances. Some things are only
> possible to be performed once. Apparently he did that, several times.
> (different unrelated things). Something Quantum Mechanic-ish, very low
> probability and nevertheless.
>

I'm sorry, but I just find the one-off performance thing not very 
convincing. If something strange happens, and a guy says, "Yeah, I just 
did that," I'm going to say, "OK, do it again." And if he says, "Sorry, 
I don't think I can," then my mind will be made up.

Another scenario is he says, "I'm going to make something happen," and 
then it happens. I'll be more impressed, but I'll still say, "Do it 
again." And if he tries and can't, even with some patience for "recovery 
time", then I'm going to suspect that what happened had nothing to do 
with an ability on his part.

I don't think that's an irrational stance to take.

-- 
Odd Bodkin --- maker of fine toys, tools, tables

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#372637

FromWaye Kitchens <wscom@complang.net>
Date2015-12-23 18:00 +0000
Message-ID<n5enfd$rre$1@speranza.aioe.org>
In reply to#372635
Odd Bodkin wrote:

>> There's not that much about controlled circumstances. Some things are
>> only possible to be performed once. Apparently he did that, several
>> times. (different unrelated things). Something Quantum Mechanic-ish,
>> very low probability and nevertheless.
>
> I'm sorry, but I just find the one-off performance thing not very
> convincing. If something strange happens, and a guy says, "Yeah, I just
> did that," I'm going to say, "OK, do it again." And if he says, "Sorry,
> I don't think I can," then my mind will be made up.
> 
> Another scenario is he says, "I'm going to make something happen," and
> then it happens. I'll be more impressed, but I'll still say, "Do it
> again." And if he tries and can't, even with some patience for "recovery
> time", then I'm going to suspect that what happened had nothing to do
> with an ability on his part. I don't think that's an irrational stance
> to take.

I understand you perfectly. You might wish to give it a second thought. If 
one comes op saying tomorrow will win the lottery, exactly 10 millions or 
so, I will definitely not ask him to do it again.


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#372643

FromOdd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com>
Date2015-12-23 12:26 -0600
Message-ID<n5ep0i$ulv$3@speranza.aioe.org>
In reply to#372637
On 12/23/2015 12:00 PM, Waye Kitchens wrote:
> Odd Bodkin wrote:
>
>>> There's not that much about controlled circumstances. Some things are
>>> only possible to be performed once. Apparently he did that, several
>>> times. (different unrelated things). Something Quantum Mechanic-ish,
>>> very low probability and nevertheless.
>>
>> I'm sorry, but I just find the one-off performance thing not very
>> convincing. If something strange happens, and a guy says, "Yeah, I just
>> did that," I'm going to say, "OK, do it again." And if he says, "Sorry,
>> I don't think I can," then my mind will be made up.
>>
>> Another scenario is he says, "I'm going to make something happen," and
>> then it happens. I'll be more impressed, but I'll still say, "Do it
>> again." And if he tries and can't, even with some patience for "recovery
>> time", then I'm going to suspect that what happened had nothing to do
>> with an ability on his part. I don't think that's an irrational stance
>> to take.
>
> I understand you perfectly. You might wish to give it a second thought. If
> one comes op saying tomorrow will win the lottery, exactly 10 millions or
> so, I will definitely not ask him to do it again.
>

That depends on the ability claimed. If he claimed he can affect the 
lottery so that he will win it, then I definitely will ask him to do it 
again. If he claimed that he had this knowledge by reading the future, 
then right after he won the lottery I would ask him what was going to 
happen to him tomorrow that he could not influence. You see?


-- 
Odd Bodkin --- maker of fine toys, tools, tables

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#372647

FromWaye Kitchens <wscom@complang.net>
Date2015-12-23 19:03 +0000
Message-ID<n5er5d$4gi$1@speranza.aioe.org>
In reply to#372643
Odd Bodkin wrote:

> That depends on the ability claimed. If he claimed he can affect the
> lottery so that he will win it, then I definitely will ask him to do it
> again. If he claimed that he had this knowledge by reading the future,
> then right after he won the lottery I would ask him what was going to
> happen to him tomorrow that he could not influence. You see?

You may ask him all you want, Oddy. It will not change anything. And the 
mechanism used, channels or the procedure, in case that he had one, is 
totally irrelevant.

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#372649

FromOdd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com>
Date2015-12-23 13:47 -0600
Message-ID<n5etor$bhk$1@speranza.aioe.org>
In reply to#372647
On 12/23/2015 1:03 PM, Waye Kitchens wrote:
> Odd Bodkin wrote:
>
>> That depends on the ability claimed. If he claimed he can affect the
>> lottery so that he will win it, then I definitely will ask him to do it
>> again. If he claimed that he had this knowledge by reading the future,
>> then right after he won the lottery I would ask him what was going to
>> happen to him tomorrow that he could not influence. You see?
>
> You may ask him all you want, Oddy. It will not change anything. And the
> mechanism used, channels or the procedure, in case that he had one, is
> totally irrelevant.
>

Well, it's completely relevant to me. What was Geller was not the event 
but the ability. The ability is what needs to be verified. That is done 
by his explanation of what it is he's doing, and then testing that 
explanation. This seems to be a .... how shall I say it? ... scientific 
approach.

Now, I get that some people go see magician's shows, and they get very 
entertained when the magician does something surprising and then 
meticulously rules out the explanations you might have had in your head. 
But then to say, "Well, I guess he did it by magic!" seems to be just 
buying into the hokum.

-- 
Odd Bodkin --- maker of fine toys, tools, tables

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#372657

FromWaye Kitchens <wscom@complang.net>
Date2015-12-23 22:04 +0000
Message-ID<n5f5oi$vki$1@speranza.aioe.org>
In reply to#372649
Odd Bodkin wrote:

>> You may ask him all you want, Oddy. It will not change anything. And
>> the mechanism used, channels or the procedure, in case that he had one,
>> is totally irrelevant.
>>
>>
> Well, it's completely relevant to me. What was Geller was not the event

Completely irrelevant for the phenomenon what is relevant for you. The man 
has his 10 millions and no relevance in the world can change it.

> but the ability. The ability is what needs to be verified. That is done
> by his explanation of what it is he's doing, and then testing that
> explanation. This seems to be a .... how shall I say it? ... scientific
> approach.

No Oddy. it is not. It can't be verified, without violating the 1st 
amendment saying that it is an one-time shot. What are you going to do, 
take the 10 million away from him demanding to do it again?

> Now, I get that some people go see magician's shows, and they get very
> entertained when the magician does something surprising and then
> meticulously rules out the explanations you might have had in your head.
> But then to say, "Well, I guess he did it by magic!" seems to be just
> buying into the hokum.

Randi was a faker, never understood too much. Dealt only with tricks and 
easy things, like bending spoons and such. He ran away from real stuff, 
and nobody ever see a penny from that million dollar challenge.

    "We plan on continuing the Million Dollar" if you can bend a spoon.

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#372659

FromOdd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com>
Date2015-12-23 16:29 -0600
Message-ID<n5f78n$3vh$1@speranza.aioe.org>
In reply to#372657
On 12/23/2015 4:04 PM, Waye Kitchens wrote:
> No Oddy. it is not. It can't be verified, without violating the 1st
> amendment saying that it is an one-time shot. What are you going to do,
> take the 10 million away from him demanding to do it again?

Well, aside from the fact that I'm now tired of talking to a troll, let 
me just finish by saying no, I would not strip him of his $10M. I 
believe he earned it from all the gullible fools like John Sefton and 
Ben Jacoby who will happily support hoaxsters and flimflam artists. I 
believe that serves Darwinian evolution by making it less likely that 
fools like that will breed and pass on their genes. Those who do not 
recognize predators are removed from the gene pool.

-- 
Odd Bodkin --- maker of fine toys, tools, tables

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#372661

FromWaye Kitchens <wscom@complang.net>
Date2015-12-23 22:53 +0000
Message-ID<n5f8li$6rb$1@speranza.aioe.org>
In reply to#372659
Odd Bodkin wrote:

> On 12/23/2015 4:04 PM, Waye Kitchens wrote:
>> No Oddy. it is not. It can't be verified, without violating the 1st
>> amendment saying that it is an one-time shot. What are you going to do,
>> take the 10 million away from him demanding to do it again?
> 
> Well, aside from the fact that I'm now tired of talking to a troll, let
> me just finish by saying no, I would not strip him of his $10M. I
> believe he earned it from all the gullible fools like John Sefton and
> Ben Jacoby who will happily support hoaxsters and flimflam artists. I
> believe that serves

You just proved you are the troll, Oddy, demanding understanding things
mechanically way. That's arrogance, not science. Stop lamenting, I'm a 
nice person by not calling you for what you are, a less than average 
moron. And I don't think I will be tutoring you in physics from now on. 
Show me obedience and respect first.

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#372648

Frombenj <nobody@gmail.com>
Date2015-12-23 14:10 -0500
Message-ID<WkCey.90215$qz7.80139@fx01.iad>
In reply to#372621
On 12/23/2015 09:19 AM, Odd Bodkin wrote:
> On 12/22/2015 10:46 PM, benj wrote:
>>> If measurements agree with other measurements then at least
>>> they are reproducible.
>>
>> And that means? People like to say that results that are not not
>> reproducible means the phenomena is a hoax. You must be one of those
>> guys who thinks lightning is all hoaxes by college kids!
>
> Ben, don't be an idiot. Reproducibility doesn't mean that humans have to
> be able to manufacture it.
>
> Reproducibility just means that if certain conditions prevail, then the
> outcome is predictable. This is true for lightning too. All you need to
> have is a set of circumstances, whether naturally occurring OR man-made,
> that will reliably produce the predicted result.
>
> The problem is that Uri Geller could never seem to muster the reliable
> circumstances where that result would be the necessary outcome.

And the way you know the details of ALL the experiments he performed is? 
Oh that's right! Lib superpowers again.  Got it.



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