What is wrong with what Steorn is doing?

...well, if they make money out of this thing, then really it has worked. :(
 
Sean is a lying scumbag. (He's not a member here, so saying that is okay, isn't it?)

The fact that he's scamming investors is one thing. I want to know about all the Pollyannas who he impressed with the "free power for water-starved dry third world countries". That's where he got a lot of his ignoble band of followers.


"Yeah, man.... Free Energy. It will power pumps for wells in Angola. It'll run the lights for schools in Bangladesh. It'll power up refrigerators in The Sudan. It'll take control away from the Petroleum cartels and evil money men. I'm in. Where do I sign up."

So, big surprise. Financial crisis. Investment funds not so readily available as they were two years ago. So what's a flim flam man to do? Simple. The rainmaker hitches up his wagon and hits the road to find new gullible audiences. I'd be very surprised if many of the originally duped following were at this talk (although there were some die-hards on the forums when I bothered to hang out there, so maybe I should take that back.
 
Foolmewunz said:
I want to know about all the Pollyannas who he impressed with the "free power for water-starved dry third world countries". That's where he got a lot of his ignoble band of followers.


"Yeah, man.... Free Energy. It will power pumps for wells in Angola. It'll run the lights for schools in Bangladesh. It'll power up refrigerators in The Sudan. It'll take control away from the Petroleum cartels and evil money men. I'm in. Where do I sign up."
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A lot of homoeopaths are setting up clinics on various parts of Africa...
http://gimpyblog.wordpress.com/2009/01/11/jeremy-sherr-a-rath-in-the-making/
 
The public talk was hosted in room 134 of Dublin Institute of Technology and was attended by 30 or so people.
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Jeez, 30 people attending? Did they start at 3 AM or what?

Steorn CEO ( Sean McCarthy ) spoke to a very receptive audience about free energy topics, CoE (Conservation Of Energy) and more importantly discussed aspects of the upcoming Orbo technology.
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I bet they handpicked the 'audience' themselves.

More highly credible independent validations agreeing with Steorn's findings will be published
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Why are those highly independent validations not instantaneous available? I cannot disagree with Foolmewunz that Sean is a conman. Everything around Orbo is windowdressing, make belief.
 
For train wreck enthusiasts, Steorn's website has now been updated with their ORBO roll out plans for 2009, and you can even view a tutorial on mechanics of rotating systems which seems to have been put together by someone who has a better grasp of Flash than they have of Physics
 
My eye was caught by the Zero-F bearing advertisement. It seems they have solved that question once and for all...: "ZeroF offers real engineering advantages such as no lubrication, superior operating lifecycles, no friction and no heat generation." I will order a pair for my rollerskates.
 
Snadert said:
My eye was caught by the Zero-F bearing advertisement. It seems they have solved that question once and for all...: "ZeroF offers real engineering advantages such as no lubrication, superior operating lifecycles, no friction and no heat generation." I will order a pair for my rollerskates.
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If only they'd had those no friction bearings in 2007 for the Orbo demonstration at the Kinetica museum...
 
From Sean's presentation video:

"we have brought this technology pretty much as far as we, as a business, will bring it"

- I'm sure that's true: he didn't actually state how far they'd brought it.

"we're not in the business of building mobile phones or batteries or car engines or any of this stuff"

- certainly true as well.

'We're in the business of licensing this to companies that do that"

- translation: we're in the business of selling hot air to gullible people.
 
This little gem just arrived in my inbox, labelled "Press Release":

"Dublin, 10 February 2009.

After six years of research and development, Steorn launches the first of the four technology streams associated with the development of Orbo technology.

SteornLab is a range of laboratory and test equipment targeted at organisations developing rotary and magnetic systems. The first two SteornLab products are available to purchase from today.

A second technology range, ZeroF passive magnetic bearings, is scheduled for commercial launch during summer 2009.

The Steorn commercialisation and e-learning platform, SKDB, will launch alongside the much-anticipated Orbo technology towards the end of 2009.

The final testing of the SKDB commences with a call for 300 engineering organisations / qualified engineers to sign up. There will be no subscription charge for those involved in this final testing phase, just a requirement to enter into our standard developer licence agreement.

"2009 represents a turning point for Steorn, Orbo and our other technology ranges," said CEO Sean McCarthy. "It marks the end of a long cycle of R&D and sees us making a strong push towards commercialisation - our plans show the business reaching profitability in the next 12 to 18 months."
 
Darat said:
Right - so more wordy nothing.
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But we can purchase testing equipment, you cynic!

I note they seem to have jettisoned the whole "testing panel" thing, only to call for more people to sign upn even though the original lot haven't reported anything and even though they have yet to demonstrate even a working prototype... :rolleyes:
 
It is pretty clever : if they manage to sell enough SteornLab test kits, they might be a profitable company after years of producing nothing. Not sure that it will work though.

Another (unlikely) explanation would be that SteornLab measurement tools are rigged so that testing an Orbo will show something.
 
these people will be allowed to develop Orbo-based devices, providing they don't infringe on the areas Steon wants for itself (transportation, consumer electronics, the Credulity Field Generator -- actually, I made that last one up).
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But if we are so certain that Orbo is just worthless crap, we shouldn't be concerned about which areas are just for fun and games and which areas are for Steorn to develop business in?
 
Snadert said:
But if we are so certain that Orbo is just worthless crap, we shouldn't be concerned about which areas are just for fun and games and which areas are for Steorn to develop business in?
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Care to expand on that? I have to confess to not understanding what you're getting at.
 
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