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I'd be giving the patents away...

packetgeek

A recent discussion, which appears to have (thankfully) been removed, involved a technology which was doubted by many.  Ignoring that it was inappropriate to advertise the thing an off-topic post, the thing that made me think that the tool was just more snake oil was the vendor's statement: "If I tell you everything you want to know,'I'd be giving the patents away!! and I cannot afford to do that."  If the author of that statement has a patent, then the information is already publicly available.  His statement makes me believe there is no patent and no actual working technology.

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  • Thanks e14 for pulling those articles.

    I was able to read it when it was first posted and I had a good chuckle. While we have yet to understand all forms of energy exchange and the efficiency of most applications can be much improved on - there is no such thing as "free energy".

  • in reply to R_Phoenix

    I believed that the Sun and Wind are "Free Energy"

  • in reply to Former Member

    While I understand that the scepticism regarding the Michael Hopkins energy recycling dongle I really can't understand the enthusiasm for banning his posts. He has posted links to attempted explanations of his device and I challenge Tim, R_P... or Clemzky to write a brief note debunking them.

    It is important that people are allowed the space to promote ideas which most of us believe to be wrong and equally important that the ideas be discussed and the issues properly resolved.

     

    For the record, I don't think that his device will work in terms of recycling energy - it is perfectly possible that he has made real observations which lead him to believe so. After all, as any decent electrical engineer knows, it is possible to connect  a two temrinal device across a two terminal load on and AC supply and reduce the measured current. Only by discussing his ideas and measurements can they truly be resolved.

     

    MK

  • in reply to michaelkellett

    The prospect of a test has been raised with an element14 staff member in the hope that those who did the harvesting energy challenge may be able to evaluate it.

    The reply was to make contact with him and another company to see if the challenge could be done, and get back this week.

     

    I'm not saying it works or not, and I support Michael that having the chance to view and discuss these ideas, can we gain knowledge.

    I have seen and reported some other blatant spam.

    Looking at the online profile (assuming its not false) suggests its not some flashy scammer,.

     

    History does have some people who were informed that their idea was rubbish/impossible only to have it proven later..... so who knows.

     

    Mark

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  • in reply to michaelkellett

    The prospect of a test has been raised with an element14 staff member in the hope that those who did the harvesting energy challenge may be able to evaluate it.

    The reply was to make contact with him and another company to see if the challenge could be done, and get back this week.

     

    I'm not saying it works or not, and I support Michael that having the chance to view and discuss these ideas, can we gain knowledge.

    I have seen and reported some other blatant spam.

    Looking at the online profile (assuming its not false) suggests its not some flashy scammer,.

     

    History does have some people who were informed that their idea was rubbish/impossible only to have it proven later..... so who knows.

     

    Mark

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