On Tuesday 11 September 2007 01:15:05 pm Jeremy Fowler wrote:
The oil companies are going to be pissed!!! Oh man, I hope this isn't a hoax!
There's no question that it's a real phenomenon. The big question, which has not been answered yet, is whether the system is net exodynamic or endodynamic - whether it produces more energy in the end than it takes to produce it.
The energy required for the RF input (that according to most of the articles "breaks down" the salt water) is the question - does it take more energy to provide that RF than the "flame" produces - or than can be recovered from the flame. (Remember, a flame in itself isn't a very useful source of energy, and there are considerable losses converting it to electricity or other useful forms.)
My guess is that what we have here is a magnetohydrodyamic plasma being induced by the radio waves, and that there may be other energies in the system that could be tapped. The data I have is by no means sufficient to make that conclusion, like I said it's a guess.
The general scientific community is, as usual, skeptical, but they are willing to wait for the science.