I do not know what to make of this. Here is an eye-witness report of a
press conference, which sounds like what is scheduled for tomorrow.
Perhaps this was a dress rehearsal and they intend to do it again. See:
http://22passi.blogspot.com/2011/01/bolognia-14111-cronaca-test-fusione_14.html
(in Italian)
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=it&tl=en&u=http://22passi.blogspot.com/2011/01/bolognia-14111-cronaca-test-fusione_14.html
(translated into English)
According to this they are measuring the heat by weighing the amount of
water boiled off. That's a good technique with such high power levels.
The technique used to measure input power is not described.
Someone named Celani was there. I do not know if it is Francesco Celani.
This report is annoyingly vague. The author should have done more old
fashioned reporting: what, where, who, when. It leaves many open
questions, such as: How big is the device? Is it the one shown in the
photo recently uploaded to this blog? Is this the press conference
scheduled for tomorrow? Which members of the press were there?
Perhaps it is clearer in Italian. Google translate is remarkable, but it
has its limits.
- Jed
