The Geek World Wants to Know: Is L.E.N.R. feasible?

Low Energy Nuclear Reaction (LENR), table-top fusion, cold fusion... whatever you know it by has been lighting up the science and innovation websites over the past couple of years.  Scientists are now saying that it is possible, and a few have even replicated the experiment, and even fewer more are building LENR machines for commercial distribution.   Now with all of that said, why is there still doubt that it works and where is the plain speak break-down of the process?

I'll start by highlighting that I am not a physicist.  However, that isn't to say that I don't have a weak grasp of the ideas, and understanding (albeit limited one) of quantum mechanics and the standard model, nor am I unable to figure out an equation given enough time and data.  So where is the proof?

The end result being a relatively safe, low cost, low maintenance personal power plant that should fit nicely into any garage much like a water heater (spoiler alert) and provide us with more than ample electricity and/or heat for our lives.  I would hope that with someone on the verge of releasing LENR power to the world at an amazingly low cost ($1000 per home unit) that scientists in the field would have risen up to prove or disprove this theory, application, or invention...  however, the best we can get are big names from C.E.R.N. or competing companies to come in and explain that it's plausible but some thing "weird" is happening there.  That isn't much help when this technology is released and we are either:

Best case scenario:  An influx of large, cheap, easy, safe power is made ubiquitous.  Our economies will immediately go into a quick turbulent upheaval, and governments will be hard pressed to redefine energy policy globally.

Worst case scenario:  It's fake and a few hundred thousand to millions of people get duped by one of the best con artists of all times.  So why is this the "worst case" scenario?  One fact has been handed out, one truth where there needs to be many but one defining truth, fusion or some effect resulting in energy excess is happening.  If Andrea Rossi's E-Cat is a hoax then the detriment to this field of study will be near irrevocable, even during a time when many scientists believe it is feasible without knowing a mechanism with which to make it commercial.

So here are the "clarion call" questions the laypersons need answered:

Is there a reaction able of generating collectable, usable excess energy in the L.E.N.R. process?

Is it feasible, at this point in time, to make this commercial?

In your opinion (and we need a lot of opinions here) will we see this as a usable technology in a few years?

We need the introverts to speak up.  We need the subject matter experts in the field of physics to "break it down".

With declassified defense analysis reports from the U.S.  Defense Intelligence Agency like the one below is there any question as to why it is important to spread the news, either for or against, LENR? Defense Analysis Report on Low Energy Nuclear Reaction or Nuclear Effect

Also, for those just dipping into the discussion here's a crisp CBS interview with all points of view: More Than Junk Science

Drivers are the problem with driving.

If an airliner crashed everyday killing 100+ people the temptation to hop on a plane might melt away, however, our trust in ourselves and our cars is unparalleled.  Every year over 40, 000 people die in car accidents (that's 110 a day) and the more studies that are done the more it becomes an obvious truth, the drivers are the reasons for the glaring majority of the deaths.  We drive our cars with faith and ego and little, if any, prudence or respect.

There is no other activity so pervasive through our society that easily risks so many lives everyday, and we are more in-tune with perpetuating that practice than we are to our own safety, and life.  Doubt that assertion?  Why is there even one drunk driving accident... ever?  We tackle the daily grind of our commute with repetitive accuracy and then assert that we're fully aware behind the wheel.  Why then are accidents more prevalent between the hours of 5pm and 7pm than any other time during the day?  The results don't show that it's just the natural time for us to die, nor does it show that cars become less able to do their jobs at that time of day.  We kill more people with our cars during 5pm to 7pm at night because we're TOO busy to drive!  We speed to get home, we text that we're coming home, and many idiots (sorry you're just seriously retarded if you still drive under the influence) are driving home from happy hour. 

The guidelines for safe driving are easy, obvious, and well known but rarely if ever do people follow all of these simple rules, all of the time.  That last bit is the key. So here are the guidelines for those just finding out for the first time:

• Don't speed.
• Wear a seat belt at all times.
• Pay attention to the road.

 Let's look at these three (3) simple easy rules and see where drivers go wrong.

(NOTE: these are not in order of importance, they are all important and forgetting any one is just stupid)

Don't Speed.

Maintaining speed is a balancing act. Thirty percent (30%) of all fatal traffic accidents occur when someone speeds, so what is "speeding" and how do you know when you are doing it?  The proper speed on ANY given road during IDEAL conditions is the speed limit.  This IS NOT a guideline.  When inclement weather hits, you adjust your speed (slower) to accommodate.  The fastest you should be going in any lane is the speed limit.  Whoever tells you that there is a "fast lane" where you can go higher than the posted speed limit is retarded and steering your driving ability with their ego... that won't buy you much when someone is dead.  There is NO need to discuss drunk driving and speeding.  If you are driving a car drunk you already fail at life and deserve everything you get.  If you drink and drive stop reading here, you are already too dumb and too egocentric to fathom the rest.


Wear seat belts at ALL times.

Does this even need to be expounded upon?  Get in the car, put on the seat belt, do the rest, take off the seat belt and get out of the car when finished.  If you drive without a seat belt you are adding a great threat to your life and limb even at what most would consider "safe speeds".  Seat belts help you through an impact lessening most of the force...and it still hurts like hell!  Without a seat belt you are just asking for more bodily damage at lower speeds.

Pay attention to the road

This, now more than ever before, is a griping truth.  You use 3 senses to full capacity while driving (sight, hearing, touch), by not using all 3 of these to their potential on the act of driving, while driving you are not respecting the fact that your inattention can take someone's life.  I would ask you then, "If you could save one life of someone you loved, just by being attentive and responsible, would you do it?"  The resounding answer would be "Yes, of course."  However, we still have people everyday applying make-up, texting or talking on cell phones, fuddling with the GPS, eating a meal, and allowing every other distraction to get in the way.  Turn the phone off, put the burger down, and respect my life and your own.

How come these three easy, basic, simple things get put to the side everyday by millions of drivers and result in thousands of fatalities a year?  How come we continue to make these basic mistakes accounting for more death and tragedy each year than global wars?  Personal responsibility.  It is YOUR job to drive the car to the best of your ability and you can't do that if your first argument out of the gate was "... but look at the other guy!"  Lead by example and know that at least you are being safe.  The commute home is not a "race to the finish line" it's a dance with every other driver out there and if everyone knows the 3 easy steps there will be a lot less bumping into each other at the expense of our lives.

Our Abundant Planet: Seeing the Forest Despite the Trees

We live in a time when our troubles are melting away. We're going beyond tribal mentality, communal fear, and ushering in an age of technological advancement, ubiquitous education, and free (yes, free) energy and water, all to create a global unity we've never seen before.  We are beginning to meet the rising billion on the internet and soon there will be more unique voices helping tackle our problems and new flows of income from unexpected places.

If anything now is the time to be prepared for the changes coming. Free energy is already out there, if solar panels and residential wind turbines aren't enough to convince you there are new fusion(fusion not fission) advancements ready to go online, the E-Cat if it pans out, and many many more. Free energy equals free water, and that is happening now with Dean Kamen's SlingShot... this is a technology that is ubiquitous, cheap, and simple and actually costs MORE when it's turned off.

Over 2012 to 2013 we will reach 70% proliferation of cellphones over the populace of Sub-Saharan Africa. What we ARE doing now:

Replacement organs are being grown and used; bladders, esophagi, and skin. Within a year kidneys/livers/lungs, and heart... but why even bother with hearts? When we have another alternative?

Millions of new minds are joining the global community almost every day and by 2020 we're looking at 5 billion new voices on the internet. 35 dollar computers capable of nearly all desktop functions are available now, imagine where cellphones will be by 2020...is it even possible to track that type of advancement over a decade? Look at how far we've already come with these...and we don't even notice.

In-vitro meat is well on it's way to our dinner tables. We could reforest 30% of our world's surface just by eliminating the land we raise our livestock on. Our livestock and meat farming practices account for 70% of emerging diseases, with in-vitro meat we eliminate that altogether. Not to mention it's just meat, no need for saturated fat and the rest. We could use Omega 3 fatty acids instead of saturated fat, or none at all. We could make our meals healthy and still eat what we want, is there no end to our hedonistic sustainability?

Caloric Restriction is also soon to come by pill, and one pill is already handing out the benefits of caloric restriction.

Stem cell research is already applicable to help spinal cord injuries as well as anti-body interception to halt and cure regenerative diseases.

Hans Keirstead Futuremed Presentation Stem Cells - YouTube

These examples could go on for days. The point being, that we are NOWHERE near the post apocalyptic film scenarios our modern media would have us believe.  We have plenty of innovation here, as current technology, to handle our woes as well as emerging technologies that show us a path to a MUCH brighter future.

iPad3 Infographic: What's to Come and Why?

 We ran across this excellent infographic on the iPad3.  For those interested in infographics it's quite the read.  Thanks to Ask Your Target Market at aytm.com for making this up in anticipation of the coming news release for the iPad3 expected early March.

There are some really exciting changes expected and seeing where Apple gets their motivation let's see what current and prospective iPad3 owners have to say.

Source: AYTM Research