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Comment by peterwwillis

There are no false claims in this web site. The entire product is explained - just not in one sentence. They explain that salt + water added to the lamp will create power, which it will, because that's the only thing the machine lacks in order to produce power. They also explain that an anode has to be replaced every six months. According to the theory of similar devices, this is all that is involved with the creation of the power, thus, this is the entire design and function of the product.

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If you have a car, and I said "this car is powered by gasoline", would this be a misleading, false claim about the product? Would I be a liar?

According to you and the parent commenter, Yes, because the car requires a battery and spark plugs to ignite the gasoline along with oxygen.

Technically speaking, gasoline, oxygen, vacuum, a battery, spark plugs, a fuel pump, fuel injectors, an ECU, sensors, pistons, valves, and a whole lot more shit are needed to "power" the car. Without all those things there is no "power" created. What generates the power directly is spark igniting a precise mixture of gas and oxygen, which then applies force to mechanical parts. But a lot more things are involved in making that happen, and maintenance is required on most of it. All of which the average car user has no effing clue about.

You do not need to know any of that in order to 'power' a car. And I am not a liar for telling you a car is 'powered' by gasoline. I simply didn't explain the design of the internal combustion engine to you.

The car comes with a battery, spark plugs and oxygen, just like this lamp comes with an anode, and it needs regular maintenance, just like the various parts of a car. Just like gasoline for a car, water and salt are the fuel for this lamp. The fuel is the only part you need to understand to use it.

They explain several times that the anode has to be replaced every six months [based on average use]. They have omitted nothing. There is no deception. Just simple language explaining only what you need to know to use it.

> To anyone who knows anything about energy, this is not just "semantics" it is an false claim about the fundamental nature of the product

The product's users are not chemists or engineers. They're tribal villagers in the Philippines, for christ's sake. Anyone who speaks english and is intelligent enough to pay for the project will read the whole thing, just like all of us did, and realize how it works, just like all of us did, and be satisfied.

parent peterwwillis 11 years ago

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