[aNYCguy]

I have a VERY good idea of how long it takes to reduce R&D to operating plants

Oh, do you? That does not bode well for Rossi, since you thought he was months away from producing free magical energy forever, four years ago. You even called Fall 2012 an "absolute drop dead" time by which we'd know the truth, since he was going to deliver a working MW-scale reactor to a top-secret customer then.

But now, years after being proven wrong by your own criteria, it turns out you're not surprised at all, because you have a very solid understanding of how insurmountably difficult it is to enter the energy market when all you have is unlimited free energy. Heh.

But to give you a straight anwer...my estimate.....2017

Okay! I look forward to talking with you in 2017, when you'll no doubt say that as an expert you know how these things take time, so we'll absolutely, positively know by 2019. I hope it's at least fun to be on your side of the gullible/rational divide, because I'm having a great time over here.

[Wonder Warthog]

"You even called Fall 2012 an "absolute drop dead" time by which we'd know the truth, since he was going to deliver a working MW-scale reactor to a top-secret customer then.

Proof?

"But now, years after being proven wrong by your own criteria, it turns out you're not surprised at all, because you have a very solid understanding of how insurmountably difficult it is to enter the energy market when all you have is unlimited free energy. Heh.

Really. I doubt I said even one word about difficulty in entering the energy market. Re-read my comment...time from pilot plant to production plant in the chemical industry.