Shifting Sands
You may have noticed a somewhat schizophrenic tone to my last post. Such an observation is reasonable and fairly reflects my position with regards to Steorn. While the lack of anything tangible from them is extremely frustrating, I cannot help wondering if they are not onto something important. I do not buy the notion that a commercial company must conform to the rules of scientific disclosure no matter how much I wish they would.
As stated in that post, I had intended to use this entry to detail the reasoning behind my stance but there is something more interesting happening on the public forum and it is worth pausing to look at it if you have not done so already.
An idea, first proposed by a member going by the handle ‘overconfident’, has finally taken shape through a collaborating effort with a skilled builder (going by the handle ‘alsetalokin’). The narrative is fascinating and is detailed in a single thread that spans the months from October 2007 to the present time. It is too early to tell what is going on here but it is certainly worth a look. My immediate reaction is that the open nature of the project will allow anyone with the tools and know-how to replicate the device. This should help nail it down and explain any problem with the demo if one exists. Problem or not, we will all benefit from the lessons learned.
Caution prevails, but that does not make the demo any less interesting. No matter the final significance (or otherwise) of the machine, its open nature is a great example of how the net will eventually allow us to amplify our efforts to produce great things.
The thread is here
And the device video here
As stated in that post, I had intended to use this entry to detail the reasoning behind my stance but there is something more interesting happening on the public forum and it is worth pausing to look at it if you have not done so already.
An idea, first proposed by a member going by the handle ‘overconfident’, has finally taken shape through a collaborating effort with a skilled builder (going by the handle ‘alsetalokin’). The narrative is fascinating and is detailed in a single thread that spans the months from October 2007 to the present time. It is too early to tell what is going on here but it is certainly worth a look. My immediate reaction is that the open nature of the project will allow anyone with the tools and know-how to replicate the device. This should help nail it down and explain any problem with the demo if one exists. Problem or not, we will all benefit from the lessons learned.
Caution prevails, but that does not make the demo any less interesting. No matter the final significance (or otherwise) of the machine, its open nature is a great example of how the net will eventually allow us to amplify our efforts to produce great things.
The thread is here
And the device video here
posted by Paul Story at
13:35
5 Comments:
Hello, Paul, and Happy New Year!
It certainly is exciting to see the work being done with the (best name IMO) OCAL device.
Steorn tech appears to be budding. LOL
Looking forward to sharing meatspace with you, with hope, sometime soon.
Jerry
Of all the websites monitoring Steorn its yours Paul that I find least reactionary and insightful. Keep up the good work and I hope to me you again.
Breter
Florida
hey, can u tell me what happened, with The World's Most Expensive Novel?? is it still available??
Hi j. - I agree. Interesting stuff. Lots of suspicion here but the open-source aspect should sort the deluded from the prankster and the honest dealer. Looking forward to meeting you again too, but would prefer a pint to a pie.
Hi Breter - Thanks for the vote of confidence. I try to write something only when I think it's worth it - something that becomes increasingly more difficult with time and the lack of solid information. Let's hope we're all pleasantly surprised sometime in the (near?) future. Bring on that pint!
Hi jacobo - Thanks for the prompt. I will post an update in the next week. Things are very much still alive.
I've been following Steorn with diminishing hope for almost a year now. Unfortunately I came across your blog only recently but I've read back through all your posts and found your insight to be honest, level-headed and interesting.
This most recent post inspired me to look in to other potential PPM out there and I've come across these two which I thought I'd share:
This guy has a working demo (the videos are on youtube) and explains his device as utilising "Back EMF": http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/300042
This company claims to be inventing motors that potentially utilise "Zero Point Energy": http://www.magneticpowerinc.com/index.html
I look forward to your next post.
Sam
London
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