OrionWorks wrote:
. . . it might be possible that most of the independent labs have by now recorded a phenomenon that seems to suggest OverUnity. However, being the conservative laboratory testers that they are (Remember, their professional reputations are at stake here), the predominant thoughts that have most likely passed through their justifiably skeptical minds is that their measurements can't be correct.
That's plausible, but on the other hand they would not have taken the assignment in the first place if they were not somewhat open minded. A pathological skeptic will refuse to look. He will not even read a paper.
It is puzzling that they have not come out with negative reports yet. As Martin Fleischmann remarked, the easiest thing in the world is to convince yourself you are wrong. Any scientist worth his salt can come up with a non-existent error to dismiss a result. See, for example, Reviewer #7's handwaving here:
http://lenr-canr.org/Collections/DoeReview.htm#StormsRothwellCritique - Jed
