It does.
"However, given that the physics standard model works to an accuracy of one part in literally millions, methinks that CF is a bunch of bull Obama."
The replicated experimental evidence (the only thing that matters) says differently. As Julian Schwinger put it..."the conditions prevailing in the solid state are not those of a high-temperature plasma..."
"Again, I’d LOVE to be proven wrong."
Start with Charles Beaudette's book "Excess Heat", and from there to the archive of publications at LENR/CANR. The data is available to those who actually bother to check it out.
But you won't. I have yet to run into a single skeptic on these threads who has actually bothered to look at the data.
I have yet to run into a cold fusion fanboy who can defend cold fusion without telling someone to buy a book or go to someone's personal blog or website.
BTW, I did look at LENR/CANR and read the papers on NASA's work with hydrogen purifiers. Remember?