There is nothing wrong with regular people getting excited by this. Just as there is nothing wrong with non jurors and so forth forming an opinion on a court case. research that stirs the public imagination is good for science itself and the budgets thereof.
it ought to be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things. Because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the new. This coolness arises partly from fear of the opponents, who have the laws on their side, and partly from the incredulity of men, who do not readily believe in new things until they have had a long experience of them. Thus it happens that whenever those who are hostile have the opportunity to attack they do it like partisans, whilst the others defend lukewarmly
So, guys.. please continue to share the R&D process so openly as you have done.
Quote from: CW on 04/25/2015 06:53 amSo, guys.. please continue to share the R&D process so openly as you have done.On this subject, please also report, as much as possible, negative results, especially since it's still probable that there is a mundane explanation for all the strange results obtained so far.Reporting negative results is something scientists agree is not done enough, but it's easier on this forum since we have the advantage that there is no editorial board or reviewers.
Paul M,Are there any prepared graphics of null runs with the warp interferometry experiment?
Just as an aside; I'm sure it hasn't escaped the attention of most here that I am an uncredentialed layperson that usually goes cross eyed just looking at the math part of this. I handle most of this at a purely verbal level. And I am more willing than most here (at least temporarily) to dip into the speculative, the fringe and the Ko0ky side for bits that might have something to them. So it's not as if i am telling such people to get out. I'd be hoisting myself by my own belt loops and escorting my own self out if that were the case. ...
Sense shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able yet humble man is a jewel worth a kingdom.
...BTW, when the RF is first turned on we literally have an RF induction heating system that immediately starts warming the copper cavity walls, especially at the large OD end of the frustum. How long does that RF induced thermal heating take to start moving the copper frustum and to what degree? ..
...How does one report "negative" results when at times the acquired data just doesn't make sense? ...
Quote from: Star-Drive on 04/25/2015 03:43 pm...How does one report "negative" results when at times the acquired data just doesn't make sense? ...Forget it. You are doing enough reporting interesting results to this thread, for which we are thankful.Asking you to report all your negative results to a forum is unrealistic.
Ask those who ask you to report negative results whether they know what is the proportion of papers reporting negative results in the most respected peer-reviewed scientific journals.
Quote from: Rodal on 04/25/2015 04:34 pmQuote from: Star-Drive on 04/25/2015 03:43 pm...How does one report "negative" results when at times the acquired data just doesn't make sense? ...Forget it. You are doing enough reporting interesting results to this thread, for which we are thankful.Asking you to report all your negative results to a forum is unrealistic.I agree with this. Negative results don't need to be reported if a protocol has been developed that produces consistent reproducible results. No one cares about Edisons' many failed experiments while developing an electric light. In patent language this is called "reduction to practice".