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"ECAT 1 MW Plant produces energy through a so-called cold fusion process. No combustion takes place; instead Nickel and Hydrogen merge to produce Copper. Per unit of weight, this process is at least 100,000 more efficient than any known combustion process" Seriously, even a monkey would see it's impossible.


From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapon

> A thermonuclear weapon weighing little more than 2,400 pounds (1,100 kg) can produce an explosive force comparable to the detonation of more than 1.2 million tons (1.1 million tonnes) of TNT

The energy/mass of this atomic bomb is 4.2 10^12 J/Kg=m^2/s^2 http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1200000+tons+of+TNT+%28...

The energy/mass of gasoline is 4.5 10^7 J/Kg=m^2/s^2 http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=specific+combustion+hea...

So the atomic bomb is 100000 more “efficient” than gasoline.

In spite of this, I’m sure this device will “mysteriously” not work.


I don't know why they don't hype up how a by-product of this process is super valuable copper.

Next up: Machine that turns lead into gold and Bitcoins.




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