[Oeva-list] Oeva-list Digest, Vol 75, Issue 22

[Myles Twete]

Prototypes often mean jack-

 

As example, in 1988 or so, I (and some 20-30 other scientists, engineers and
the curious) paid $10 to see and hear an on-air presentation and
demonstration at KPFK in Hollywood by Bruce DePalma, inventor of the
so-called "N-machine", more commonly appropriately referred to as a
homopolar motor or Faraday machine.  The slide presentation was somewhat
interesting with photos of kilowatt sized machines and such.  DePalma
claimed his motor/generator machine was higher in efficiency than any other
motor conceivable and due to its simplicity (no windings, just a copper disc
armature sandwiched between axially magnetic permanent magnet discs) it
would revolutionize the world.  He would occasionally indicate that tests
had shown it to be 300% efficient---i.e. liberating more energy than it
consumed.  During the presentation he interspersed references to his almost
divine inspiration in seeing how energy flows and referred to his vast
experiments with nested gyroscopes at MIT as examples and credentials.  As
the audience grew more impatient with the lack of substance to the
presentation, he offered in the end to do a demonstration, though he
indicated that he did not have, nor would he get caught publicly with, a
fully working device because---the "powers that be would take him away".
What was his prototype he demonstrated?  A power drill motor driving a shaft
with copper disk and 2 axially polarized magnets attached.  He spun the
drill up, attached a voltmeter and voila!----30mv was being generated!!! Woo
hoo!  Faraday proved this over 100 years earlier---and documented it and
provided the detailed theory.  To lay insult to injury, DePalma then claimed
that his machines generated no back-EMF.  He never offered proof or evidence
or theory to support this.  He claimed critics were just not open-minded or
agents or just rude.  It was sad to see an MIT graduate so willing to pull
the wool over peoples' eyes.  The crowd left the building not just
unimpressed, but mad.  The thing I never understood was how a guy with his
level of scientific education could so disrespect the scientific community
as to bilk them of $10 each for a vacuous presentation and make claims that
were unsubstantiated.  I just don't get it.and so while I'm open minded to
free energy and certainly to energy saving innovations, I want to see the
theory.  We are in an interesting age with superconducting materials,
amazingly strong magnets, incredibly fast computing systems and with a
knowledge base that is truly awesome.  And indeed, I'm surprised all the
time at new innovation, including with motors.  So sure, please impress me
with your new innovation.but don't use smoke'n'mirrors or you'll truly
regret it.

 

-Myles Twete, Portland

 

From: oeva-list-bounces at oeva.org [mailto:oeva-list-bounces at oeva.org] On
Behalf Of Jason Weitz
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 1:35 PM
To: oeva-list at oeva.org
Subject: Re: [Oeva-list] Oeva-list Digest, Vol 75, Issue 22

 

Carey,

 

You are a fool! Anyone can see, through simple observation, that a ship
traveling toward the horizon DISAPPEARS! Clearly, this indicates that the
world has an edge, and to sail off it would be pure madness. Further, have
you looked at the ground lately? It doesn't LOOK like a sphere! It doesn't
feel round when I walk on it! All accepted science clearly demonstrates that
the earth is indeed flat. To claim otherwise is pure nonsense. As a man of
great intellect, I am most offended that you would suggest something so far
beyond the laws of physics, something that so violates all the laws of
nature, without so much as a shred of proof. Clearly you are mad.  

 

Jason

 

PS Thank you Scott, for writing a much more civilized criticism. This I
welcome personally. It is the "overtones that you might be 'crazy'" that I
felt were fully unnecessary. There's just no call for that.

 

PPS Don, I don't know if you looked at the website at all, but he does have
a prototype. Why not contact him (respectfully) and request a viewing?

 

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