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Journal of Applied Physics, NASA, and the Hydrino

Erik Baard writes "I wanted to bring you the last on a story that was slashdotted in June: NASA's investigation of the 'hydrino' rocket. In June I reported for wired.com that the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts was funding a six-month study of rockets propeled by plasmas created by BlackLight Power Inc. The company claims that energy is released when it shrinks hydrogen atoms, bringing the electron closer into its nucleus than thought possible. Here's the scoop: the researcher told NASA that *something* was indeed generating plasmas with more kinetic energy than would be expected for the power input. And the kicker is that BlackLight founder Randell Mills scored a paper about his plasmas in the mainstream Journal of Applied Physics -- after a few years of following this bizarre startup, that floored me." Here's the Village Voice story with these updates.

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  1. IN SOVIET RUSSIA.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Richard Stallman is capitalist pig!

  2. first post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    sorry I couldn;t resist :)

  3. this might be a good place to mention by vectus · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    in the sciences section, the article entitled, "High CO2 Levels Can Reduce Plant Growth" is screwed up (for me at least) so that you cannot post replies.

    1. Re:this might be a good place to mention by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
      Prepare to feel the wrath of ...

      -1, Offtopic

    2. Re:this might be a good place to mention by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      lol, i think i'm going to cry. i can't believe they took my precious karma.

  4. Re:HOWS IT FEEL KNOW by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    what the fuck is wrong with you?

  5. YOU DID IT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The art of first posting is one that takes many years to achieve. It has been shown that a robot can not complete the task as it requires a soul. You have proven yourself successful above the best of your peers.

    YOU DID IT!!

    1. Re:YOU DID IT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      At least he was brave enough to use his real account.

    2. Re:YOU DID IT by norculf · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      No bravery involved. I just don't care.

  6. I loves my gun... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    And I'll shoot any dirty hippies who try and take my beloved Microsoft products.
    All you Linux bitches need to stop being cheap and buy a REAL OS.

  7. Interesting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This technology certainly sounds interesting but it also could be used for bad purposes therefore I am going to write my congress people a letter asking them to ban this new technology for use by private citizens because terrorists could then get ahold of it and use it in missiles to attack the US or Israel. I'm willing to give up freedom to protect the federal government and Israel as are all non-terroristic americans. Please urge your congress people to do the same!

  8. Re:I use windows, buts its pirated by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Bring me the flea infested head of RMS and the left nut of Torvalds, and your life will be spared.
    You can send these to: 6747 MINNOW POND DR, WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI 48322

  9. Use RPN by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Reverse Polish Notation is an excelllant method for using calculators. It's less error prone then algerbraic, and fewer keystrokes are required.

    Learn RPN today!

    ps First Post!

  10. Re:This science is filth by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's been a long time since I've seen a religious troll. You really played the part of a christian nutcase well!

    Nice trolling!!!

    PS Learn RPN, and you will be saved!

  11. Re:This science is filth by waferhead · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I can't make up my mind if this shall be modded "Troll" or "Funny"....

  12. Re:Suggestion by Knife_Edge · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    No, that requirement should be for posting to the site. Poor spellers should still be allowed to read it, as long as they realize this will not improve their spelling!

    Seriously, I am not criticizing anyone specific here, but when you misspell common words, it takes a lot of credibility away from your thoughts. I wish slashdot allowed me to automatically mod down the poor spellers by a point or two. A system to correct them before they post incorrect spellings would be better. Though admittedly I like being given indications that the poster is a fool before bothering to read some badly reasoned nonsense, which sometimes can delay me for some time before jumping to erroneous conclusions in a digusting logical error which I immediately dismiss in annoyance. Watching for the misspelling of words gives an early warning that the poster is not thinking clearly and may be attempting to disguise an opinion in the garb of a fact.

    Bear in mind that this very criticism is just an opinion. There are surely exceptions to this rule, but in general I doubt I am the only one that feels this way. I honestly believe that if you are uncertain how to spell a word, you should never use it in written communication.

    "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt."

    -attribution uncertain, sometimes given as Mark Twain

    I probably missed a word somewhere in this post, and that means the trolls will eat me alive. I had a good run I guess.

  13. Guns will be banned (9th circuit) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Read it and weep you idiot. Americans have absolutely no right whatsoever to keep or bear arms. Turn in your guns you son of a BITCH!!!

  14. 'Goatman', goatse star, dead at 75 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Internet sensation 'Goatman' was found dead in his Maine home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even though you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to troll culture. Truly an American icon.

  15. Slash Compromised by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Within the last hour a unicode crap flood caused the Slashdot staff to put the site in read-only mode for users (can't reply). During this time they selectively deleted (censored) postings. Read the About Slashdot part of the site, they don't support censorship!

    http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/06 /0 7/2159210&tid=134

  16. YUO AER TEH GHEYEST TROHL! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Congratulations! Yuo aer teh gheyest trohl!

    YUO AER TEH GHEYEST TROHL!

    1. Re:YUO AER TEH GHEYEST TROHL! by norculf · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Lol crackhead.

  17. warning, this is a good, old-fashioned flame by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Who else here is sick of seeing the ad in your signature for yersex.tilegarden.com? It can't be just me.

    For those that haven't seen the page, allow me to recreate this hilarious joke for you:

    Please choose one:

    - I have a penis.
    - I have a vagina.


    You press the submit button and the next page says either "you are a man" or "you are a woman." If you select both or neither, an equally hilarious response is displayed.

    Oh, and there's an oh-so clever plug to three 'humorous' books on Amazon. I can only hope they are as funny as this page. I may bust a gut.

    ENOUGH WITH YOUR LAME-ASS PAGE. I would rather look at a gaping asshole.