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eppur_se_muova

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12. LOL! Usually bogus science is just grim, but this one is just comic.

Mon Apr 30, 2012, 03:40 PM

Apr 2012

"Now a low energy free neutron is something very nice to have for it quickly combines with other protons to form deuterium, tritium and finally quadrium. The quadrium only lasts for an instant before undergoing a process called beta decay turning it into helium."

Low-energy neutrons do not "quickly combine" with protons. This is not how either deuterium or tritium is formed, and "quadrium" -- not a standard term -- does not ?-decay to He-4, but loses a neutron (duh!) to form H-3.

The very name "quantum fusion" sends up a red flag, since *everything* at the subatomic level is "quantum", including every form of fusion ! This article is just a big word salad made from snippets of scientific terminology.

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The quantum fusion hypothesis [View all] GliderGuider Apr 2012 OP

I'm not sure what's more absurd. TheWraith Apr 2012 #1

From Brillouin's web site GliderGuider Apr 2012 #2

The article just dismisses conservation of mass? n/t Henryman Apr 2012 #3

Why do you ask that? GliderGuider Apr 2012 #4

Very interesting... immoderate Apr 2012 #5

Not being a scientist ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2012 #6

Let me warn you off the top that my position on this issue is controversial. GliderGuider Apr 2012 #7

This: 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2012 #9

Yes, I think the human population will drop. GliderGuider Apr 2012 #10

Thick and thin RobertEarl Apr 2012 #11

How is a die-off mass murder? GliderGuider Apr 2012 #14

Well RobertEarl Apr 2012 #15

OK, with that I agree completely. GliderGuider Apr 2012 #18

Sounds like your argument is with the Pope pscot May 2012 #23

That is one obstacle, indeed RobertEarl May 2012 #25

I've been around E/E too long XemaSab Apr 2012 #22

Whenever I read something like this I think of pscot May 2012 #24

Well, let's see how this pans out longship Apr 2012 #8

LOL! Usually bogus science is just grim, but this one is just comic. eppur_se_muova Apr 2012 #12

A hypothesis has been floated, but no testable theory yet. GliderGuider Apr 2012 #13

His hypotheses are directly contrary to known experimental results. eppur_se_muova Apr 2012 #16

Hey, I'd be overjoyed if this was just more marketing BS! nt GliderGuider Apr 2012 #17

In that case, let the celebration begin ! nt eppur_se_muova Apr 2012 #19

Yay! We're not saved!!! GliderGuider Apr 2012 #20

Yay! RobertEarl Apr 2012 #21

Sounds similar to the E-cat FogerRox May 2012 #28

Funny how Mr. Godes doesn't seem to feel the need to submit his work for peer review NickB79 May 2012 #26

Well, I'm convinced. Dead_Parrot May 2012 #27

Just silly FogerRox May 2012 #29