tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736821.post115602705870687401..comments2023-08-08T04:19:26.974-07:00Comments on THE CALLADUS BLOG: Steorn’s Free Lunch – Free Energy? I think not!Calladushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620879847877868166noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736821.post-64626773387061871012010-02-24T11:50:40.061-08:002010-02-24T11:50:40.061-08:00love your article and you logical reasoning, good ...love your article and you logical reasoning, good to see it still exists! good jobUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11947745515220140177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736821.post-91256088857155185782008-08-01T14:41:00.000-07:002008-08-01T14:41:00.000-07:00There is a real free energy source: the Sun. Inste...There is a real free energy source: the Sun. Instead of researching on "free energy" there should be research on increasing efficiency of solar energy and how to store it. <BR/>PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736821.post-44335433707467142282007-07-02T16:16:00.000-07:002007-07-02T16:16:00.000-07:00Sorry Anonymous, I've rejected your comment due t...Sorry Anonymous, I've rejected your comment due to it violating rule 5 of my comment moderation policy.Calladushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17620879847877868166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736821.post-32050912480891528772007-06-28T06:52:00.000-07:002007-06-28T06:52:00.000-07:00You know what, I think I'll go further and predict...You know what, I think I'll go further and predict that the conditions will not allow real engineers to actually confirm that this device is not connected to a power source. <BR/><BR/>Shoot, if the windmill is well designed then a simple antenna in the air capturing power from local radio stations might be enough to keep it going - in the same way that a "Crystal Radio" works, or in Tesla's theories of broadcast power.Calladushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17620879847877868166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736821.post-69189601066665485122007-06-28T06:27:00.000-07:002007-06-28T06:27:00.000-07:00Thanks, Mr. Anon.First, why haven't you identified...Thanks, Mr. Anon.<BR/><BR/>First, why haven't you identified yourself? Perhaps this makes it easy to "squirm" away from your words when they prove exaggerated?<BR/><BR/>Second, a low friction, mechanical "windmill" that doesn't do much actual work doesn't require much power to drive it. A battery in a black box may keep it going for quite a while. Shoot, I haven't changed my watch battery in over 4 years now - should I start claiming my wrist watch is a perpetual motion machine?<BR/><BR/>Here's the deal - we get an impartial observer to measure the amount of energy it takes to power your windmill, then calculate the potential energy density of the black box. If we come out to an answer that is in years - then it will take years before Steorn can truthfully claim an over-unity machine.<BR/><BR/>Here is what I predict will happen, Steorn will set up their demonstration that uses very little energy, then spend a great deal of time claiming victory. The "Free Energy" crowd will crow, but any real engineer who calculates the actual work being done will remain unimpressed. <BR/><BR/>You want to impress me, screw the windmill - toss it away. Or better yet turn it into a generator that powers ten 100-watt light bulbs. Perhaps then we could judge if this box is over-unity within the next few weeks.<BR/><BR/>"Call it whatever you will" - I'm not impressed by carnival tricks and claims from anonymous sources.Calladushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17620879847877868166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736821.post-3050515400391218272007-06-28T05:38:00.000-07:002007-06-28T05:38:00.000-07:00A working model is going on display next week in a...A working model is going on display next week in a London museum (Kinetica Museum).<BR/><BR/>It appears that what will be display next week is a working continuous motion device. i.e. a steady smooth rotation (not jerky motion like a cog moving in a clock, which was the first prototype). One simply pushes the Orbo device to start it off, with a finger and it continues rotating, overcoming air and mechanical friction, without any conventional source of power. It does not stop rotating unless you stop it (with your finger). I have confirmation that there are no wires at all attached to this device, so we are not talking about electrical energy in and "more" electrical energy out, which is hard to determine but a 100% mechanical "windmill" turning around (24x7) powered by an unknown pressure or potential difference. Call it whatever you will. But if this is what is on display the scientific world and the energy industry is in for a big shock and the skeptics are going to squirm and wriggle out of their previous positions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736821.post-1156527956624135462006-08-25T10:45:00.000-07:002006-08-25T10:45:00.000-07:00Well, I was right, James Randi has weighed in on t...Well, I was right, James Randi has weighed in on the Steorn free energy machine and said that it <A HREF="http://randi.org/jr/2006-08/082506yet.html#i1" REL="nofollow">qualifies for his Million Dollar challange.</A><BR/><BR/>Come on Steorn, get with it! If you win Randi's prize, not only will you get a million dollars, but you will gain the admiration of skeptics everywhere!<BR/><BR/>Heck, if you win James Randi's million dollars, I'll hock everything I own and invest in your company!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736821.post-1156469911955810112006-08-24T18:38:00.000-07:002006-08-24T18:38:00.000-07:00Okay Walter, I wrote an email to Dr. Park who was ...Okay Walter, <BR/><BR/>I wrote an email to Dr. Park who was kind enough to give a quick reply.<BR/><BR/>Dr. Park said that he lectures a couple of times a year in a program run by George Mason University called, "<A HREF="http://www.law.gmu.edu/lawecon/programs2006/science.php" REL="nofollow">Science in the Courts</A>"<BR/><BR/>You can see one of the flyers (a <A HREF="http://law.gmu.edu///lawecon/Science In the Courts 05.pdf" REL="nofollow">PDF</A>) for last year, if you like. According to the links, this happens twice a year, and is directed at Judges. (Although it might be open to anyone.)<BR/><BR/>You can see this is offered as a one week 'institute' at the George Mason University <A HREF="http://www.gmu.edu/departments/law//lawecon/Programs.htm" REL="nofollow">"Law and Economic Center" web page</A>, and you can take a look at the April 2006 syllabus (<A HREF="http://www.lawecon.org/Agenda Science in the Courts Website.pdf" REL="nofollow">another PDF</A>)<BR/><BR/>Since this is an institute with a classroom setting, I'm sure Dr. Park isn't really concerned about who attends. This isn't a 'who's who' of judges, It is just a class that is offered to those judges who are concerned about admissibility of testimony from 'so called' expert witnesses of pseudo-science. <BR/><BR/>Personally, I'm glad that Judges might be interested in determining real science from the fake woo woo stuff. <BR/><BR/>I feel better that a judge would disregard expert testimony from the world's leading 'UFO-ologist' who claims that the victim was actually hit by an Arquillian space ship instead of a Ford F150 driven by a sleepy driver.<BR/><BR/>My thanks to Dr. Park for his quick reply!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736821.post-1156454898838404162006-08-24T14:28:00.000-07:002006-08-24T14:28:00.000-07:00Walter,I'm a 'recognized skeptic'? Oh wow! Thank...Walter,<BR/><BR/><B>I'm</B> a 'recognized skeptic'? Oh wow! Thanks! I'm sure to have a swelled head now!<BR/><BR/>Seriously, I'm really not that big in the skeptic circles - I've started some local groups (A Freethought Society on the local college campus, and an Atheist group in town.) But those groups haven't come close to breaking any records for membership!<BR/><BR/>All I am is an electronic engineer, an electronics hobbyist, and a science nerd / groupie.<BR/><BR/>My point is that I'll be glad to write to Dr. Park on your behalf, but you should not expect me to have any better (or worse!) results than if you wrote on your own behalf. <BR/><BR/>It's been my experience that when, in the past, I've spoken with people in the atheist / skeptic community that I've always had good, respectful answers. So far, no one has refused to reply to an email, and no skeptic / atheist has been rude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736821.post-1156374224830311892006-08-23T16:03:00.000-07:002006-08-23T16:03:00.000-07:00In the article you link, Prof. Park writes:-----Ju...In the article you link, Prof. Park writes:<BR/>-----<BR/>Judges are still concerned about meeting their responsibilities under the Daubert decision, and a group of them asked me how to recognize questionable scientific claims. What are the warning signs?<BR/>-----<BR/>Could you write Prof. Park and get the names of a couple of the judges who asked for his help? (He may not remember them all now.) I would do so but he's more likely to respond to a recognized skeptic such as yourself. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com