Terry Blanton wrote:
It now occurs to me that he is flowing current between these two "heaters" causing a huge surplus of electrons within the Ni powder. I think these excess electrons are the catalyzer which causes the amplification of the heat energy. By what exact method, I am unsure; but, it would explain how he controls the reaction. It is literally modulated by the electron flow sort of like a thermonic "valve".
Wow! Interesting if true. That's a neat idea. Someone should try it even if this is not Rossi's secret.
Arthur Clarke was crazy about Thermionic Valves a.k.a. radio tubes. When he was growing up in the 1920s one the first things he made was a radio. Back then it was a do-it-yourself project, kind of like building a microcomputer in 1975. He wrote a nice essay about the magical feeling of catching voices from the void.
He also made a telephone that transmitted by light, with a flashlight. The range was short but it worked.
- Jed
