[FlameThrower]

Science may be scientific, but is also, too often, a religion. As in belief in global warming or the disbelief in cold fusion.

[BenLurkin]

Aw Jeez....

[valkyry1]

Science may be scientific, but is also, too often, a religion

And it seems to have become much more in that way 

[Kevmo]

Maybe the cold fusion contract Intrade is a bargain...

http://www.intrade.com/jsp/intrade/contractSearch/

Dr Yoshiaki Arata’s Cold Fusion Experiment

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[DManA]

“Low energy” tells me this is interesting only from a scientific perspective, not an economic one.

[mountainlion]

About a year ago I read an article that while the total reaction was slightly positive that there were small areas of much greater reaction. They were trying to find out what made local greater reactions.

[ClearCase_guy]

Although I didn't want the government to throw Trillions of dollars at anything -- if we simply MUST spend huge amounts of money, then a "Manhattan Project" approach aimed at making fusion power a reality would seem to be a reasonable choice, based on economic benefits as well as national security.

I guess that's why we aren't doing it.

[frithguild]

Now that stimulus money is out there...

[sourcery]

The two sides typically talk past each other. One side focuses on anomalous energy production (where the cause is secondary). The other focuses on whether or not the cause could possibly be nuclear fusion (or any sort of nuclear reaction at all.)

But the question of whether or not anomalous energy production is occurring is separate and distinct from the question of whether or not any sort of nuclear reaction is involved. And whether or not the phenomenon could be economically used by society to produce energy is yet a third issue.

I've long felt that the name "cold fusion" is largely responsible for the controversy.

[mamelukesabre]

I would sure like to see this riddle solved. Whether it really is cold fusion or whatever, I don’t care. Whether it is useful or not, I don’t care. I just want someone to once-and-for-all show me just what the heck is going on.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Mr. Fusion?

[The Great RJ]

It is ironic that almost immediately after Pons and Fleishmann announced their “cold fusion” results the scientific community was skeptical because further experiments by others could not yield the same results or support their theory. Contrast this to the smoking gun “hockey stick” graph touted by Al Gore's “consensus of scientists” as veritable proof of man caused global warming, despite it never have been duplicated by others or found predictive with historic climate data.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Next thing ya know, we’re gonna be up to our necks in neutrons! Then what? Eh?

[DB]

Interesting. Thanks.

[Red Badger]

I’ll believe in “cold fusion” when they pry it from my cold, dead hands......................

[ml/nj]

Science may be scientific, but is also, too often, a religion. As in belief in global warming or the disbelief in cold fusion.

Practical Cold Fusion could rapidly accelerate Global Warming and should be banned to save humanity.

ML/NJ

[SunkenCiv]

Out with the oldtrons, in with the new...

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[SunkenCiv]

An experimental "cold fusion" device produced this pattern of "triple tracks" (shown at right), which scientists say is caused by high-energy nuclear particles resulting from a nuclear reaction (Credit: Pam Boss, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWAR))

[iowamark]

How many times have we heard this?

[allmost]

No sane person would like for this to be a fluke. I can’t say it’s impossible, but unless they can somehow concentrate this this seemingly fleeting phenomenon I’m skeptical. Skeptical by nature so no surprise there.

[mountainlion]

3000 papers on cold fusion.

http://lenr-canr.org/

Enjoy