I took a cursory scan through the video, just jumping about 10 minutes at a time. The only demo I saw was the few seconds at the beginning, showing a small apparatus emit a small puff of gas and sparks. Maybe there was more, but most of the video appears to be focused on the Powerpoint slides and the sales pitch.
They actually demoed several experiments with different types of fuel and different setups.
I am only a quarter through. Most of it makes little sense to me and the demos so far seemed rather unispiring. But that may just be me.
I used to blow stuff up with the arc welder in high school. Looked just like that.
Coat hangers was one of our favorites.
The development of atomic power, though it could confer unimaginable blessings on mankind, is something that is dreaded by the owners of coal mines and oil wells. (Hazlitt)
What I want to do is to look up C. . . . I call him the Forgotten Man. (Sumner)
Looks like a re-write press release of the demo they did 2 months ago. Doesn't actually say how much net energy was produced, and neither did the demo vid. Count me jaded. . .
"Courage is not just a virtue, but the form of every virtue at the testing point." C. S. Lewis
Well, they have released another demo video of their "prototype" device.
I will not be even remotely convinced until I see the whole thing run in self sustaining mode... and that for a while... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vh88aV ... e=youtu.be
There is some more here: http://www.blacklightpower.com/electricity-video/
LED lights are not particularly energy demanding. So this is not really all that great. I would be more impressed if the machine kept powering itself and its motors and not just the LEDs...
Mills is answering questions on the youtube video I posted earlier.
What makes me skeptical (besides the non mainstream physics) is that if this light is 50,000 times as bright as the sun, why aren't the spectators blinded by it, or worse get permanent damage to their retinas.
NBF also has an article about a recent interview given by Mills to Sterlin Allan. http://nextbigfuture.com/2014/07/blackl ... .html#more
I have not bothered listening to it.
Skipjack wrote:if this light is 50,000 times as bright as the sun, why aren't the spectators blinded by it, or worse get permanent damage to their retinas.
Since you also asked this question on NBF I would remiss if I didnt point out that someone had answer to that question their.