Seems to me that since energy conservation must hold that a measurement of the energy sources and sinks should be enough to validate the theory.
Am I over simplifying the problem?
Here’s the real problem:
A bunch of lazy scientists are worried that they might have to go out and get real jobs, so they’ve come up with anothe justification to continue funding for their phones-baloney idea that everyone knows will never work.
I hope this explains the problem to everyone’s satisfaction.