[r9etb]

is a sad fact in this day and age that simple and accepted validation of simple and very important set of experimental results cannot seem to occur. It is easier and more gratifying to most to naysay than to investigate and consider, and suspend judgement, or apply it wisely.

I will not argue that there is a strong element of cynicism with regard to cold fusion, and that it would make it difficult to release any peer-reviewed papers on the document.

The DOE review is therefore welcome, so long as it's an honest assessment.

Still, if the results are as "simple and important" as you say they are, they should also be overwhelmingly obvious -- and people would be building working models. Where are the working models?

[Waldozer]

The discovery of photography was simple and important, but it was quite a while before the chemistry advanced to the point where an image that was produced could be fixed and not quickly fade. It was something people doubted was real. It seemed too good to be true. The only ones who knew for sure were those who spent time in one of the few dark rooms where the development process happened.

If you choose to believe that things are only true if they occur in models that are readily available, you are kidding yourself. It is reasonable to want to see a working cell in your own control, and I put a lot of effort into trying to develop such a cell, but it was beyond what time, money, knowledge and circumstances allowed.

IMO, the DoE hearing will only be honest if they are open and under a lot of intelligent and concurrent scrutiny. That simply will not happen unless it is demanded. Nobody likes to be scrutinized, but this is far too important for politics as usual.