Reply #16: FYI ... [View All]

> The Searl Effect Generator (SEG), invented by the self titled "Professor"
> John Searl, is claimed to be an "open system energy converting device"
> which is "capable of converting ambient sources of energy to electrical
> power with a corresponding drop in air and device temperature".
> There is no independent verification of these claims, and any videos released
> by Searl himself, all show the "generator" connected to a power source.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Searl_Effect_Generator)


The most truthful aspects of his documented history are:

1) He was convicted for stealing electricity from the Midland Electricity Board
and damaging their property (by bypassing the electricity meter whilst claiming
to have had his house powered from one of his SEG devices).

2) He then persued a vendetta against the Midland Electricity Board (and was
certainly arrested - not sure if jailed for this too or if received suspended
sentence).


There was also a run of this (complete with trolling "supporter") in the Science
forum a while back:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=228x42022

FWIW, the claimed title "Professor" should always be in quotes as he has had
no formal education whatsoever ... mind you it's a change from some of his other
assumed titles in his self-published articles & books where he appoints himself
executive titles normally used in Fortune 500 companies even though he has only
one employee (e.g., "Chief Commander" or "Head of Research in the Department for
Human Spaceflight"). Yet another tick in the box for the "fraud" checklist.

Hope this helps explain why people can be a little quick off the mark with
the sarcasm on this subject.
:hi: