Although I agree that plastics are usually thrown out and something should be done about that, leftover food is usually thrown out and someone (like these guys) should do something about this as well. When I was in high school, I worked in a bagel shop. At the end of the day, we would throw out roughly 100 bagels (and this happened seven days per week). I was appalled at the amount of food we were wasting. This would be a pretty good use for those bagels. If a big-name bottler like Gatorade were to sign with these guys, I think it would be wonderful. They could probably even get the food waste for free from restaurants. Their PR would soar. However, first we need a company to agree to use this system.
I get the impression that the majority of the people badmouthing Dr. Mills and BlackLight Power are doing so simply because what he claims is so revolutionary that it sounds too good to be true. The majority of the commentors on this thread have shown no understanding of the physics behind these claims (I'll be the first to admit, I don't know enough physics to understand what this theory is trying to say, so I will not comment on whether or not this is a crackpot theory). However, I did take the time to find the paper where Mills published his theory, and read through the first few pages. Even though it was over my head, I did grasp that if his theory supports what he claims it does, it could be very powerful.
I therefore leave more knowledgeable groups (such as peer-reviewed journals) to sift through the physics and decide if it is at least possible. If it is possible, the next step to validate a scientific theory is to verify its predictions, which BlackLightPower has claimed to have done. To double check these claims, it is up to other institutions to try to reproduce these results. I have yet to find any group that has tried to repeat the hydrino experiments. I think that this is what NASA is trying to do. If NASA can get the same results, it's a pretty sure bet Mills is on to something here. If they can't, this theory will be defeated once and for all.
Mills' claims are going through the scientific process. so far, they have withstood it, but they have a long way yet to go. I'm not sure whether this guy's right or wrong, but I don't think it's our place to criticize him without giving him a chance. Let's wait until NASA tries to reproduce the results before we claim it doesn't work.
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Although I agree that plastics are usually thrown out and something should be done about that, leftover food is usually thrown out and someone (like these guys) should do something about this as well. When I was in high school, I worked in a bagel shop. At the end of the day, we would throw out roughly 100 bagels (and this happened seven days per week). I was appalled at the amount of food we were wasting. This would be a pretty good use for those bagels. If a big-name bottler like Gatorade were to sign with these guys, I think it would be wonderful. They could probably even get the food waste for free from restaurants. Their PR would soar. However, first we need a company to agree to use this system.
I get the impression that the majority of the people badmouthing Dr. Mills and BlackLight Power are doing so simply because what he claims is so revolutionary that it sounds too good to be true. The majority of the commentors on this thread have shown no understanding of the physics behind these claims (I'll be the first to admit, I don't know enough physics to understand what this theory is trying to say, so I will not comment on whether or not this is a crackpot theory). However, I did take the time to find the paper where Mills published his theory, and read through the first few pages. Even though it was over my head, I did grasp that if his theory supports what he claims it does, it could be very powerful.
I therefore leave more knowledgeable groups (such as peer-reviewed journals) to sift through the physics and decide if it is at least possible. If it is possible, the next step to validate a scientific theory is to verify its predictions, which BlackLightPower has claimed to have done. To double check these claims, it is up to other institutions to try to reproduce these results. I have yet to find any group that has tried to repeat the hydrino experiments. I think that this is what NASA is trying to do. If NASA can get the same results, it's a pretty sure bet Mills is on to something here. If they can't, this theory will be defeated once and for all.
Mills' claims are going through the scientific process. so far, they have withstood it, but they have a long way yet to go. I'm not sure whether this guy's right or wrong, but I don't think it's our place to criticize him without giving him a chance. Let's wait until NASA tries to reproduce the results before we claim it doesn't work.