I gather Mr. Egely is claiming he is actually transmuting graphite (carbon) into iron with the use of a microwave oven.. And lets just forget about how much radiation that must generate as carbon nucleus are fused into iron nucleus. To prove his conjecture he uses a magnet to show that his newly created "iron" now shows magnetic properties... I gather that as far as Mr. Egely is concerned he must be fuzing carbon and making iron cuz everyone noz that graphite has no magnetic properties.
Truth be known, I myself had forgotten about the fact that under certain unique conditions carbon can display magnetic properties, that is until Jones once again brought the link to my attention. Thanks for the link, Jones. Well intentioned (if not a little naive) mistakes and misinterpretations like the one apparently made by Mr. Egely can nevertheless point us all to even greater discoveries with profound ramifications, particularly if we are willing to let go to the initial misinterpretations our egos assigned to the phenomenon. Fact is, newly discovered phenomenon is often misinterpreted, at least initially. Those who understand this personal aspect are less inclined to take their initial misinterpretations personally. Then, the real discoveries can proceed unhindered by past prejudice. As has already been speculated by others, it would surprise me that as nanotechnology matures carbon based magnetic materials may eventually turn out to possess crucial industrial applications that may surpass the need to use expensive rare-earth magnets that are currently in use. Regards Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
