From: g_d_pusch_remove_underscores@xnet.com   
      
   Kelly McDonald  writes:   
      
   > I've been hearing a lot about them in the past few week. There seems   
   > to be talk about using them in suveilance drones, (Such as the current   
   > edition of Popular Mechanics)   
   >   
   > As first glance they seem to have a number of ideal properties for   
   > space applications. Low mass, high energy density,  stable, energy   
   > release is highly controllable.   
      
   Only in press releases, since no one else has been able to replicate   
   the alleged effect, and there are strong theoretical reasons to believe   
   that the alleged effect cannot possibly exist; this strongly suggesting that,   
   very much like "cold fusion," it was an example of "pathological science,"   
   i.e., the claimants either screwed up, or are deluding themselves.   
      
   Also, even if it _did_ work as claimed (which I =VERY= strongly doubt!)   
   note that the alleged energy would be released as _gamma rays_, which are   
   arguably the second most USELESS and IMPRACTICAL form of energy conceivable!   
   (About the only thing that could possibly be worse would be neutrinos!)   
      
      
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