[ RadSafe ] Fact or Fiction?

Fri Jul 13 15:45:38 CDT 2012

Hi, Franz.

I respect you opinion, but I have three reason for being willing to be part of the testing of something like this.  

The first is on the incredibly small chance that it works as advertised.  I know it seems insane, but I remember my first gut reaction to air gel, Bucky balls, and rare-earth magnets.  On their face, given what I knew at the time, a solid less dense than many gasses, soccer-ball shaped giant carbon molecules, and ceramic magnets all seemed unbelievable, but turn out to be real, and even useful.  I doubt this device, especially as it is presented, but will reserve final judgment until independent testing is done.

The second is the most important, and that is that if no independent testing is done, policy makers who have barely enough technical know-how to activate a motion-detection light switch will spend more millions of dollars on these than you can easily count.  If there is independent testing that shows this to be an empty box with a couple of light on the outside, there is at least a small chance these won't get bought.  If there is no independent testing, every airport will have one not working by the end of next fiscal year.

The third reason is least important, but most personal.  I would love to be involved in testing this box, because when it doesn't work, as I expect is the case, I would have the chance to write up its shortcomings.  I would love the opportunity to test the breadth and depth of the ridicule I would heap on the "inventor", manufacturer, and very idea of buying something like this.  I would describe in detail the educational, ethical, and intellectual shortcomings of anyone who would purchase something like this, and the level of corruption it would imply.  I would wax poetic in my ridicule, which would give ridicule a lustrous sheen.  I would play with the reputations of the "engineers" behind this, much as a cat plays with a mouse, and to much the same ends.  And even if I personally could not be involved in the testing, I would not begrudge a like-minded person as much enjoyment as this activity could bring.

Shoot, I had a fair bit of fun just thinking about how much fun it would be to jump all over this.   

-----Original Message-----
From: franz.schoenhofer at chello.at [mailto:franz.schoenhofer at chello.at] 
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 12:46 PM
To: The International Radiation Protection (Health Physics) MailingList
Cc: Brennan, Mike (DOH)
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Fact or Fiction?

Mike, 

I think I clearly expressed my opinion in the meantime. Let me go a step further: Why< should anybody test the "machine", which  is blantant nonsense? Why do you want to spend time, effort and most of all money to test such a nonsense? May be somebody is waiting to be awarded a contract to earn money?

Best regards,

Franz

"Brennan schrieb:
> I would have to see positive results from a skeptical third party, who
> was handed the machine and the manual, and allowed to test it in any
> manner they wished, before I accept this.  The explanation of "how it
> works" really isn't an explanation at all.
> 
> It reminds me of the divining rod DOD bought to find bombs in Iraq.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu
> [mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Clayton J
> Bradt
> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 11:34 AM
> To: royherren2005 at yahoo.com
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> Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Fact or Fiction?
> 
> The technology is most likely fiction. (The author of the article 
> requested to remain anonymous.) But the part about DHS planning to
> install 
> it soon is entirely believable!
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