Just the phrase “Free Energy” reminds me of the “Free Money to change you life” ads/books so prevalent here in the US. That is, something doesn’t sound right.
You’ve probably heard of the alleged new technology which is supposed to use magnetic fields to, somehow, create energy. The company who developed it took out a full page ad in the economist to generate interest from scientists. Not the most conventional method of provoking research, to my knowledge.
I’m all for it, of course, if it works…. I maintain a healthy skepticism, however. They say if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is… and in general, I tend to agree.
All the same, it’s an interesting story, if only because the claim and the publicity are so outrageous. Perhaps this will become a new marketing strategy… How do we increase our visibility? I’ve got it… let’s say we’ve contradicted the laws of physics.
Yeah. That’s it.
