In Reply to: Re: dots posted by geoffkait on March 31, 2005 at 04:46:12:
" Niobium and other metals were identified. Not too much of a stretch to put two and two together IMO."Geoff, Geoff, Geoff...what are we gonna do with you?
It's not that niobium and other metals were identified, as if Nb were the main constituent. The Nb was, relative to the amount of nickel, barely perceptible. The most logical explanantion is that the Nb is a simple alloying element of the Ni. There's absolutely NOTHING significant about the Nb in the disks, NOTHING unusual about finding it in a Ni matrix, and NOTHING pointing to quantum dots. It is in fact a HUGE stretch to put two and two together here and come up with quantum dot. You've consistently done this in your explanations of how this device supposedly works, and simply put, you can't get there from here. And relying on anectdotal evidence like mine is pretty silly. How do you know I'm not bullshitting?
If you guys are going to stick to the quantum explanation, then you need to start with proof that there's any quantum material on these discs at all. Until you do that, and provide the rest of us with traceable certs on the material, you have no grounds for even attempting to offer quantum explanations for the device. It's really simple.
After you've proven that there is a dot in the disc, then you have to prove that the dot actually affects a CD in a way that's beneficial and permanent. Proving the existence of your magic 1000 atoms is going to be easy compared to proving that they affect the cd, positively or negatively. You've got your work cut out for you.
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