tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684935600332692129.post3214179809637121471..comments2023-09-21T09:02:17.119-07:00Comments on Nothing Is Sacred: Bad ScienceGoodtime Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08681622125802064099noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684935600332692129.post-40674918198037053372010-02-23T20:43:58.521-08:002010-02-23T20:43:58.521-08:00You wrote:
"Exactly my initial point--the mo...You wrote:<br /><br />"Exactly my initial point--the movie featured bad science."<br /><br />Ah. I see your point. But I thought of that movie as a fantasy or a lark, rather than a movie about science, so that did not bother me. It wasn't supposed to be an accurate portrayal. It was just for fun. Most cold fusion researchers I know got a kick out of it.<br /><br />On the other hand,Jed Rothwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179077151947615762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684935600332692129.post-67563674886116403182010-02-23T20:19:06.650-08:002010-02-23T20:19:06.650-08:00What kind of hairs are you trying to split here?
...What kind of hairs are you trying to split here?<br /><br />Obviously, 'The Saint' was many things: a love story, a story about one man's redemption, etc, but it was ALSO about cold fusion--why do you think you had to photocopy 1200 documents at the Los Alamos library?<br /><br />Because the movie "had nothing to do with cold fusion?" Do you realize how ridiculous you sound?Goodtime Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681622125802064099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684935600332692129.post-65557503919019573062010-02-23T20:03:01.635-08:002010-02-23T20:03:01.635-08:00I know the plot of "The Saint." I was a ...I know the plot of "The Saint." I was a consultant to the producer, as was my late friend Gene Mallove who was listed in the credits. Anyway, it wasn't actually about cold fusion. For one thing, if a real cold fusion cell had lit up like that, it would have blown to smithereens. You can see photos of the remains of exploded cells at LENR-CANR.org, in the Experiments section.<br /><Jed Rothwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179077151947615762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684935600332692129.post-5662788812482432282010-02-23T19:30:00.727-08:002010-02-23T19:30:00.727-08:00Also, do you know something nobody else does about...Also, do you know something nobody else does about the realities of cold fusion (if so, I'd love to hear about it), because everything I have heard makes it seem like a great concept that is thus far unattainable.<br /><br />Also from wikipedia:<br /><br />"By late 1989, most scientists considered cold fusion claims dead,[6] and cold fusion subsequently gained a reputation as Goodtime Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681622125802064099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684935600332692129.post-74217469315505072212010-02-23T19:23:41.195-08:002010-02-23T19:23:41.195-08:00Well, actually the entire plot of the movie center...Well, actually the entire plot of the movie centers on cold fusion. But don't take my word for it, take wikipedia's:<br /><br /><br />"...Tretiak hires Templar to steal the formula for cold fusion from the eccentric American scientist Dr. Emma Russell (Elizabeth Shue). Theoretically, cold fusion could create heat and energy from open air, and it would be cleaner than petroleum and Goodtime Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681622125802064099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684935600332692129.post-4474174509119636002010-02-23T19:13:12.906-08:002010-02-23T19:13:12.906-08:00The movie "The Saint" had nothing to do ...The movie "The Saint" had nothing to do with cold fusion, except that the equations used as props came from real cold fusion papers, by Hagelstein. (He was greatly amused to see where the lady-scientist kept them.)<br /><br />Anyway, you are wrong about cold fusion. See:<br /><br />http://lenr-canr.orgJed Rothwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179077151947615762noreply@blogger.com