[Brilliant]

Well, that may be true, but I'm just saying that proving it with experiments that are so subtle that you've got to rely on statistical measurements is not going to convince a lot of scientists. If he produces large amounts of usable energy, that's kind of hard to argue against.

On the other hand, there are plenty of bizarro conclusions that scientists have drawn from statistical studies in other contexts. A good example is quantum entanglement. And that is largely accepted by the scientific community, so it might be possible for him to gain acceptance of the theory without producing usable energy if others can duplicate it.

[Mycroft Holmes]

Quantum entanglement is replicable in any well equipped optics lab. You can even buy today, off the shelf equipment using entanglement to do cryptography. QE may be spooky action at a distance that nobody really feels comfortable with, but it is damn replicable and not in just a statistical sense, but at the level of individual EPR pairs.

regards,

[saganite]

I fully understand your point. As someone interested in seeing a new energy source that would be useful in replacing oil I'm hoping it amounts to more than a scientific curiosity. Still, the science alone is exciting even with no guaranteed payoff.