It's a bit strange that its at Kinetica, for our American friends (happy birthday btw!) Kinetica is basically just a small (two rooms) art gallery, its not exactly the Science Museum. Steorn's claims are almost definitely bullshit, but we might aswell see what they've got to say.
Why on earth would a scientific experiment take place in an art gallery?
In this day and age successful fine art is mostly about fame and hype. Witness that guy who takes photos of thousands of naked people. The photos mostly suck btw, but he's making pretty good cash.
The guy will no doubt reveal his hoax and make some sort of stirring statement about dwindling energy resources.
This whole thing is nothing but an ad folks. You've been viral marketed by an artist.
I'm very excited because either: 1.(extremely likely) it's all some silly hoax and we get to laugh at how stupid "perpetual-motion" devices are, since it doesn't take a genius to show that the thing isn't violating natural laws. 2.(extremely improbable)The team has somehow disproven hundreds of years of thermodynamics research and our energy problems are over. We stop emitting greenhouse gases, never worry about our oil supply, and all join hands as our hippie-bretheren imagined and sing "Kuhmbaya".
It's probably taking place at an art gallery because no respectable museum of natural science would host a "free energy" machine. it would be like screening a porn at Cannes.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
AC @ Jul 4th 2007 5:11AM
Awesome :) If it actually works, i hope they don't just get bought out by an oil company.
Martin @ Jul 4th 2007 5:16AM
...and conveniently 'forgotten about'.
Fety @ Jul 4th 2007 6:09AM
yeah, or even poisoned like Stanley Meyer. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_fuel_cell
Xavier Gill @ Jul 4th 2007 7:45AM
It's a bit strange that its at Kinetica, for our American friends (happy birthday btw!) Kinetica is basically just a small (two rooms) art gallery, its not exactly the Science Museum. Steorn's claims are almost definitely bullshit, but we might aswell see what they've got to say.
Brien Mizell @ Jul 4th 2007 11:58AM
I just want to know if it will charge my iPhone!
bombastinator @ Jul 4th 2007 2:43PM
Why on earth would a scientific experiment take place in an art gallery?
In this day and age successful fine art is mostly about fame and hype. Witness that guy who takes photos of thousands of naked people. The photos mostly suck btw, but he's making pretty good cash.
The guy will no doubt reveal his hoax and make some sort of stirring statement about dwindling energy resources.
This whole thing is nothing but an ad folks. You've been viral marketed by an artist.
Chuckles McGee @ Jul 4th 2007 3:08PM
I'm very excited because either:
1.(extremely likely) it's all some silly hoax and we get to laugh at how stupid "perpetual-motion" devices are, since it doesn't take a genius to show that the thing isn't violating natural laws.
2.(extremely improbable)The team has somehow disproven hundreds of years of thermodynamics research and our energy problems are over. We stop emitting greenhouse gases, never worry about our oil supply, and all join hands as our hippie-bretheren imagined and sing "Kuhmbaya".
matt @ Jul 6th 2007 1:29PM
It's probably taking place at an art gallery because no respectable museum of natural science would host a "free energy" machine. it would be like screening a porn at Cannes.