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Guardian Looks at Steorn

The Guardian good a look at the infamous ‘free energy’ machine developed by Steorn. There is an interesting part about the original intentions of the company in the article that I think very few people are aware of:

Then, by chance, came their “discovery”. They were called upon by the police to help gain forensic evidence against “skimmers” who cloned the cards of people using ATMs. Subsequently, when banks approached asking how they could prevent such fraud, Steorn advised that the best way was to catch the small number of people committing most of the crime. They came up with a system of 16 tiny CCTV cameras that could guarantee recording the identities of the perpetrators.

“We wanted the cameras to be independently powered, so we tried out small solar and ambient wind generators,” says McCarthy. “We wanted to improve the performance of the wind generators – they were only about 60-70% efficient – so we experimented with certain generator configurations and then one day one of our guys [co-founder Mike Daly] came in and said: ‘We have a problem. We appear to be getting out more than we’re putting in.’”

So Steorn was born to catch scammers… I guess I am not the only one who sees a bit of irony in that one (if this turns out to be a hoax/scam).

Another interesting part of the article relates the controversy to the Pons-Fleischmann room temperature (or, cold) nuclear fusion issue in the late 80s. And while I agree with the author in that respect, I don’t know if as an academic, I would go public with my research into something that clearly breaks the laws of physics.

Also, the authors mentions that there is a European prototype, but:

that European partner, the one with the moving, almost perpetual, prototypes? It won’t talk to me either and Steorn has undertaken not to name it.

If this machine really produces perpetual energy, then why does the author refer to it as ‘almost’ perpetual’? If it is almost perpetual, then it is not perpetual – end of deal – end of issue.

Give it to the author, though, he went and asked Fleischmann what he thought of the affair:

“I am actually a conventional scientist,” he says, “but I do accept that the existing [quantum electro-dynamic] paradigm is not adequate. If what these men are saying turns out to be true, that would be proof that the paradigm was inadequate and we would have to come up with some new theory. But I don’t think their claims are credible. No, I cannot see how the position of magnetic fields allows one to create energy.”

With great charm, Dr Fleischmann wishes the Steorn team luck. And if their “free” energy can light up a developing-world village or the eyes of a child with a toy, then perhaps we all should.

tags: steorn, cold+fusion, pons-fleischmann, science, tech

If you want to be up to date on how this and several other similar technologies operate, you need only go as far as the Maxwell Equation solution that approximates to [Force = B-Field(Squared).] Now if you take a standard linear symmetrical solution, the Force gained by entry into a magnetic system will of course be taken up equally PLUS LOSSES, on exit. Thus that symmetrical solution never can make energy appear. If however you enter with a fully powered B-Field and exit with it divided into two you get a different solution. F = 1^2 = 1 That is your entry solution. On exit you now get F = 0.5^2 + 0.5^2. Thus your exit solution solves as F = 0.25 + 0.25. or F = 0.5. Thus you can enter with one unit of force for use and exit expending only 1/2 unit.

This is pretty obvious math. The issue here has been how to divide the field. Steorn’s device does by a simple conduction path the division of the field. What is more it can divide it into 4 parts of approximately equal force. F = (0.25^2) * 4 or F = 4(.0625) or F = 0.25. Not bad! You net 3/4 unit of the magnetic force each pass.

Now unless somebody doesn’t want to see simple math work or unless they are simply wedded to their obsolete concepts of energy and its sourcing they should be able to see this pretty plainly.

As to sourcing. The whole issue centers around the Einstein SR crowd and their denial of Maxwell’s Ether. Sorry for SR but it is screwed. I know a lot of people will get upset — get over it! Maxwell has never had one case where his equations and work has been over turned. In fact 100% of his work has followed on to being what is probably the only “fact” we have in science. It is the most used and most accurate technical set of math and relationship tools ever in science. It works.

As a decent offering: Michealson Morley was goofed up on its premices and any party believing it is failing to understand the modern science of optics. Mirrors do interact with the light they reflect. Also Sagnac proved and this is the basis of GPS that the Ether exists. If you move about the earth in modern planes or ships or whatever, you depend on GPS. It works folks.