"Free energy" company to proceed with tests

RAK · Post by **RAK** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:39 pm

So, some crazy shit right here. My guess is that something really simple will end up scuppering their plans, like some sort of simple mechanical interaction involving potential energy.

www.ireland.com - The Irish Times wrote:'Free' energy technology goes on display

Technology developed by an Irish firm that allegedly defies basic laws of physics to produce free power today goes on public display for the first time.

Steorn is challenging worldwide cynicism over its claims to have stumbled upon a revolutionary discovery that creates clean, constant energy and could end the global fuel crisis.

While 22 scientists continue their exhaustive tests on the Orbo technology the inventors are asking the public to come and see a demonstration for themselves at Kinetica Museum, Spitalfields Market, London.

A live working demonstration will be streamed on the internet from 6pm tonight. It can be viewed on the web from four different camera angles, before opening to visitors on Thursday.

Sean McCarthy, chief executive of Steorn, said: "What we are showing basically is a very simplified version of the technology. It's virtually all-clear plastic and magnets so we are demonstrating obviously that there is no battery hidden and so on. What the system will be doing is literally lifting a weight, demonstrating work being done for free."

Mr McCarthy said the company decided against using the technology to illuminate a light-bulb because the use of wires would attract further suspicion from a scientific community that has denounced the invention as heretical.

The technology, based on the interaction of magnetic fields, and yet to be conclusively proven or declared a hoax, created a stir after Steorn placed an advertisement in the Economist magazine last year challenging the world's scientists to test its claims.

The company picked 22 of the world's leading scientists from Europe and the US for the review, which started in January and is not expected to be completed before the end of the year.

Mr McCarthy insisted Steorn are contractually obliged to publish whatever the scientists conclude in full, adding that the Ã¢â€šÂ¬8 million invested in the technology to date and the company's reputation were at stake.

"Obviously Steorn and Sean McCarthy would never recover if there is a negative result here. But we don't see that as even an outside possibility," he said.

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:43 pm

Sounds pretty amazing, creating energy out of nowhere and stuff

I've heard that those modern stoves that use electro-magnetic fields can boil water faster than normal stoves with a friction of spent energy, but pulling new energy out of their arses... sounds just strange.

Dreadnought · Post by **Dreadnought** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:52 pm

Kashluk wrote:pulling new energy out of their arses

Methane, my friend. :pig:

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:56 pm

Tina Turner and the retards strike again

Dreadnought · Post by **Dreadnought** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:01 pm

We don't need another free energy soooooooource!

Redeye · Post by **Redeye** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:13 pm

Solar power is fusion.

Geothermal is fission.

Generation is free.

It's just collection, transport, storage...

How hard.

Blargh · Post by **Blargh** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:26 pm

Charlatanism clings, either way.

Dreadnought · Post by **Dreadnought** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:42 pm

There should be a way to collect stupidity and turn it into storable energy. That would be the only way to produce sufficient energy for the masses.

ixg · Post by **ixg** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:46 pm

you could be first donor

johnnygothisgun · Post by **johnnygothisgun** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:43 am

Dreadnought wrote:We don't need another free energy soooooooource!

Mechanurgist · Post by **Mechanurgist** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:48 am

TANSTAAFL. Sounds as amazing and revolutionary as that two-wheel vertical bike with a gyroscope in it. I'm sure we'll have to reconfigure all our cities for such wonders.

ixg · Post by **ixg** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 2:03 am

We are experiencing some technical difficulties with the demo unit in London. Our initial assessment indicates that this is probably due to the intense heat from the camera lighting. We have commenced a technical assessment and will provide an update later today. As a consequence, Kinetica will not be open to the public today (5th July). We apologise for this delay and appreciate your patience.

Redeye · Post by **Redeye** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 2:11 am

ixg wrote:
We are experiencing some technical difficulties with the demo unit in London. Our initial assessment indicates that this is probably due to the intense heat from the camera lighting. We have commenced a technical assessment and will provide an update later today. As a consequence, Kinetica will not be open to the public today (5th July). We apologise for this delay and appreciate your patience.

What would be really funny is if someone made a "minimal output perpetual motion machine" that would move just enough to notice. That effect would be due to the fact that it is actually running off of the body heat of the observers- and the light they are using to see the device.

Sort of like Zen.

Only works if you are looking.

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 3:31 pm

DAC runs on pure rage.

Dreadnought · Post by **Dreadnought** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:35 pm

VasikkA wrote:DAC runs on pure rage.

Energy-problem solved. Hate moar juice.

PsychoSniper2 · Post by **PsychoSniper2** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 7:19 pm

1- Hype 'free' energy source with millions invested in it
2- demostrate to teh press and academia
3- ????
4- PROFIT!

Goretheglowingone · Post by **Goretheglowingone** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 7:53 pm

i say we just stop burning coal at our power plant,
and start burning vegans, hippies, jews(their built for it),negros, and th occasional hairy femminist.

Reznorock · Post by **Reznorock** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 5:17 pm

Dreadnought wrote:We don't need another free energy soooooooource!

I don't think one could have to many working plans for a free energy source but instead of working on more I think we would all be better off if what we do have were to actually be implemented on a large scale. I would like nothing more than to not have to pay my electric bill ever again.

Redeye · Post by **Redeye** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 6:14 pm

Reznorock wrote:
Dreadnought wrote:We don't need another free energy soooooooource!
I don't think one could have to many working plans for a free energy source but instead of working on more I think we would all be better off if what we do have were to actually be implemented on a large scale. I would like nothing more than to not have to pay my electric bill ever again.

Nanosolar

Buy it by the roll, like adhesive tape.

Superhaze · Post by **Superhaze** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 6:23 pm

Nukes dicks. Its almost free energy and almost is close enough. Atleast it works. :ukraina: