Comments on: Burning Water http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/burning-water.html Science Blog from Freelance Science Writer David Bradley Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:07:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David Bradley http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/burning-water.html/comment-page-1#comment-628840 David Bradley Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:14:31 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/burning-water.html#comment-628840 Why are people so keen to believe superstitious pseudoscience. The first item I saw on "Utube" (you meant Youtube I take it) was about burning salt water to cure cancer and make fuel. It is just NOT happening... Why are people so keen to believe superstitious pseudoscience. The first item I saw on “Utube” (you meant Youtube I take it) was about burning salt water to cure cancer and make fuel. It is just NOT happening…

]]> By: Russ Talis http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/burning-water.html/comment-page-1#comment-628836 Russ Talis Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:35:51 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/burning-water.html#comment-628836 I just stumbled on your e-mag - which generally deals fairly - but in this article, you mix in fairies. Do yourself and your readers something for Xmas, and look at "Burning salt water" on Utube, and then lets do the equation on the 2nd law of thermodynamics. Certainly attend to conservation of energy, noting that there would be 1Kw + of RF energy exciting molecular dissassociation - and a totally inefficient power conversion to drive the steam engine - BUT IT IS HAPPENING. So be analytical and tell us why this works , don't destroy science with historical opinions. I just stumbled on your e-mag – which generally deals fairly – but in this article, you mix in fairies.
Do yourself and your readers something for Xmas, and look at “Burning salt water” on Utube, and then lets do the equation on the 2nd law of thermodynamics. Certainly attend to conservation of energy, noting that there would be 1Kw + of RF energy exciting molecular dissassociation – and a totally inefficient power conversion to drive the steam engine – BUT IT IS HAPPENING.
So be analytical and tell us why this works , don’t destroy science with historical opinions.

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/burning-water.html/comment-page-1#comment-154496 David Bradley Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:01:55 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/burning-water.html#comment-154496 I think it is a general trend throughout society and not simply confined to the WI. There are valid objections to letting "science" operate without supervision, but the natural=good, synthetic=bad brigade seem to be beating us in terms of media credibility. Haven't they heard of strychnine (deadly poison), cochineal (carcinogenic natural food colouring), botulism, and nettles? db I think it is a general trend throughout society and not simply confined to the WI. There are valid objections to letting “science” operate without supervision, but the natural=good, synthetic=bad brigade seem to be beating us in terms of media credibility. Haven’t they heard of strychnine (deadly poison), cochineal (carcinogenic natural food colouring), botulism, and nettles?

db

]]> By: SmellScientist http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/burning-water.html/comment-page-1#comment-154495 SmellScientist Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:51:39 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/burning-water.html#comment-154495 The Women's Institute did a lot of good in the early days with educational opportunities for women, but now seems to pander to the general chemophobia. It certainly does not seem to go a bundle on logic, either. When they joined in with WWF, their notes to members had a list of actions. Somewhere near the top: "Write to your MP!" Somewhere much further down: "Read this leaflet" H'mmmm. They are still supposed to be an educational charity, but it is looking more like a vehicle for disseminating urban myth, and worse, up for purchase by any vested interest which can argue it is 'for women's wellbeing'. Very sad. The Women’s Institute did a lot of good in the early days with educational opportunities for women, but now seems to pander to the general chemophobia. It certainly does not seem to go a bundle on logic, either. When they joined in with WWF, their notes to members had a list of actions.
Somewhere near the top: “Write to your MP!”
Somewhere much further down: “Read this leaflet”

H’mmmm.

They are still supposed to be an educational charity, but it is looking more like a vehicle for disseminating urban myth, and worse, up for purchase by any vested interest which can argue it is ‘for women’s wellbeing’.

Very sad.

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