[chimera]

So-called "laws" of science have been shattered.........consistently..........for centuries. Sometimes in these discussions here on FR, I can "hear" folks from 5-600 years ago insisting that the Earth is flat.......or that the Earth is the center of the Universe.........or that "bleeding" a man was the way to cure him.

Major revisions in physical theory have occurred, and will likely occur again, but these victories are hard won in the laboratory, and working in the open and with cooperation and collaboration among colleagues and peers, not by placing black boxes on shelves and making wild claims to the media and getting publicity for oneself. The subject of the article is making an extraordinary claim, and that requires solid, objective proof that is open for examination and replication. You don't hide things in a box with lightbulbs on it, and stick a voltmeter across some terminals connected to who knows what and palm that off as proof for an extraordinary claim. If these people want to be taken seriously then they'll have to be a bit more above board than they have apparently been to this point. Secrecy and mystery and razzle dazzle lends itself more to the atmosphere of a carnival sideshow than serious scientific study.

[RightOnline]

Not disagreeing with you, and many say that the era of the "garage inventor" are over..........but I don't buy that. This guy could be a minor league charlatan, no question about it. On the other hand, he just might be onto one edge of something quite interesting. All I'm saying is that I believe in giving someone the benefit of a doubt..........i.e., let's see what ya got, let others pore over it (which is what you are saying as well), and we'll see if there's anything to this. That's all. To automatically write the guy off as a nutcase because we've been "programmed" to do so is equally nuts IMHO.