You are almost certainly right. However, lets not rule out that this takes energy from either the earth's magnetic field or ambient temperature or gravity etc... There are many ways this could work and still not break the laws of thermodynamics.
Based on preconceived notions? I don't consider the laws of physics preconceived notions. Perpetual motion machines have been touted and proved false for centuries. This is just another one with better marketing.
Orbo technology can be true or fake, which not necessarily shadow the good old researchers who spent life perfecting methods of harnessing alternate or free energy. Unless the awkwardness of common investors who are scared of spending money over subjects which contradicts the text books, we would have enjoyed this rich sources of energy already.
steorn may be BS or not but ppl really need to relax about the "laws" of physics. you need to realize that said laws are observations based on empirical evidence that have worked for humanity in the past. nothing more. even mathematical proof of some of them - e.g. maxwell - is ultimately based on empirical evidence.
these laws have held true so far but keep in mind that science is not religion and any theory is only good until a better one comes along.
as they say, past performance does not guarantee future results ;)
It is a remarkably common myth that the people of the middle ages thought the world was flat. The truth is, everyone knew the world was round. People simply thought that the world was too big to safely navigate. No one thought that it would be economically viable to sail around the world to get to India. The Greeks knew the world was round, monks from the 10th century knew the world was round. The only people who have denied that the world is round in the last 2500 years have been the Flat Earth Society, a decidedly modern group of quacks.
The phone has 256MB of RAM and a 1GHz processor, which do the job reasonably well, though the Anna interface will likely leave something to be desired for many smartphone users.
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Hey Gil, You've been working for Steorn how long? I'm not an alpha male but I guarantee you they haven't broken the law of conservation of energy.
You are almost certainly right. However, lets not rule out that this takes energy from either the earth's magnetic field or ambient temperature or gravity etc... There are many ways this could work and still not break the laws of thermodynamics.
I just hate people putting down a project (any project) based on preconcieved notions (especially if the demo is tomorrow).
Maybe they did it.
More likely they didn't. That doesn't mean I'm going to yell "FAKE!" even before they have a chance to make their point.
BTW I don't work for Steorn. I'm just very interested to see where this goes. Also if it's fake I'd like to know their motivation for all this hubub
Based on preconceived notions? I don't consider the laws of physics preconceived notions. Perpetual motion machines have been touted and proved false for centuries. This is just another one with better marketing.
Orbo technology can be true or fake, which not necessarily shadow the good old researchers who spent life perfecting methods of harnessing alternate or free energy. Unless the awkwardness of common investors who are scared of spending money over subjects which contradicts the text books, we would have enjoyed this rich sources of energy already.
There's a difference between alternative energy research and the hokum that Steorn are offering.
steorn may be BS or not but ppl really need to relax about the "laws" of physics. you need to realize that said laws are observations based on empirical evidence that have worked for humanity in the past. nothing more. even mathematical proof of some of them - e.g. maxwell - is ultimately based on empirical evidence.
these laws have held true so far but keep in mind that science is not religion and any theory is only good until a better one comes along.
as they say, past performance does not guarantee future results ;)
Exactly!!!
Everyone thought the world was flat until some guy decided to prove it wrong.
It is a remarkably common myth that the people of the middle ages thought the world was flat. The truth is, everyone knew the world was round. People simply thought that the world was too big to safely navigate. No one thought that it would be economically viable to sail around the world to get to India. The Greeks knew the world was round, monks from the 10th century knew the world was round. The only people who have denied that the world is round in the last 2500 years have been the Flat Earth Society, a decidedly modern group of quacks.