Over Unity is No Longer Disputable

[Tirdun]

"There's a sucker born every minute." -P. T. Barnum

I think P.T. grossly underestimated.

I like the option to "Choose from 4 webcams!". I always appreciate multiple angle viewing when physical laws are violated. Or (in this case) when viewing an empty plastic box.

 

[Hokulele]

Would the reschedule of the demonstration be for 5 July 2008? 2208? 1537027508?

 

[g4macdad]

From what I understand this was always intended to be a toy to demonstrate the basic concept of Steorn's Orbo. This is not the actual machine they intend to produce. I am not as disappointed as some.

 

[Cl1mh4224rd]

From what I understand this was always intended to be a toy to demonstrate the basic concept of Steorn's Orbo. This is not the actual machine they intend to produce. I am not as disappointed as some.

True believers never are... Gotta keep the faith!

 

[fuelair]

From what I understand this was always intended to be a toy to demonstrate the basic concept of Steorn's Orbo. This is not the actual machine they intend to produce. I am not as disappointed as some.

I believe you may be confusing disappointment with complete lack of surprise and/or general hilarity!

 

[JQH]

From what I understand this was always intended to be a toy to demonstrate the basic concept of Steorn's Orbo. This is not the actual machine they intend to produce. I am not as disappointed as some.

It was supposedly going to generate energy from nothing. It hasn't. Would you like some humble pie to follow your crow?

 

[g4macdad]

I believe you may be confusing disappointment with complete lack of surprise and/or general hilarity!

If there is no working demonstration in the next few days then I will gladly choke down my crow.

 

[Horatius]

If there is no working demonstration in the next few days then I will gladly choke down my crow.

We'll believe that when we see it. Just like the Orbo!

 

[SezMe]

Well said, Horatius.

 

[my_wan]

http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/04/steorns-orbo-free-energy-machine-demonstrated-tomorrow/

You had your chance.

There will be a thread full of crow for you all to eat you know, with quotes and nose rubbing and all.

I hope I get to eat crow!!!! It would be awsome... There's a much better chance I'll win the lottery

 

[Schneibster]

I think he wants you to follow him while he pretends to be a leader while following these charlattans. In turn, you can pretend to be a leader and get other people to follow you. It's like a giant pyramid scheme of self-congratulatory delusion.

The Schneibsteress quoth, "I'd actually call them self-deluding congratulations."

 

[ktesibios]

Actually, that was David Hannum. http://www.historybuff.com/library/refbarnum.html

And, if you adjust for the changes in population and birth rate since 1870, it turns out that there are now approximately 2.4 suckers born every minute.

 

[Beady]

From what I understand this was always intended to be a toy to demonstrate the basic concept of Steorn's Orbo. This is not the actual machine they intend to produce.

Excuse me, but isn't a working model an actual working machine? Seems to me that in order to demonstrate the concept, you have to employ exactly the same principles. The only difference between the "toy" and the machine is the scale.

ETA: Define "the next few days."

 

[cyborg]

Frankly I don't see how you can have a "toy" over-unity machine.

Surely scale doesn't make a goddamn difference when you're producing energy from nowhere?

 

[MortFurd]

Would the reschedule of the demonstration be for 5 July 2008? 2208? 1537027508?

Most likely on 31 February.

 

[MortFurd]

If there is no working demonstration in the next few days then I will gladly choke down my crow.

Then I suggest you start lookign for recipes NOW. I'm told crow tastes really nasty, and requires careful cooking and judicious seasoning to be made palatable.

 

[SomeGuy]

Crow In A Blanket

Ingredients:
4 pieces of crow breast meat (no bones) per person
wild rice
bacon strips
butter
salt and black pepper

Preparation:
Rub each crow breast piece with salt and pepper. Wrap each piece with a strip of bacon and place 2 wrapped pieces in aluminum foil. Cook at 300 degrees for 2 hours. Serve hot with steamed wild rice, generously buttered.

 

[PixyMisa]

Frankly I don't see how you can have a "toy" over-unity machine.

Surely scale doesn't make a goddamn difference when you're producing energy from nowhere?

Prediction: The toy version is almost over-unity. The production version will really be over-unity. And we only need $XX million to complete our development. Trust us.

 

[Mojo]

If there is no working demonstration in the next few days then I will gladly choke down my crow.

Bon Appétit:

Further to Steorn’s announcement yesterday (5th July) regarding the technical difficulties experienced during the installation of its “Orbo” technology at the Kinentica Museum in London, Steorn has decided to postpone the demonstration until further notice.

Sean McCarthy CEO stated that “technical problems arose during the installation of the demonstration unit in the display case on Wednesday evening. These problems were primarily due to excessive heat from the lighting in the main display area. Attempts to replace those parts affected by the heat led to further failures and as a result we have to postpone the public demonstration until a future date.”

He continued that “we apologise for the inconvenience caused to all the people who had made arrangements to visit the demonstration or were planning on viewing the demonstration online.”

Over the next few weeks the company will explore alternative dates for the public demonstration.

 

[Beady]

Steorn is Irish, right?

Isn't "Blarney" Irish?