http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Bedini_SG/
Discussion group for the open sourcing of the simplified version of John Bedini's "School Girl" circuit and motor, which allegedly taps into radiant energy in the process of charging batteries. Project page: http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Bedini_SG
In the fall of 2004 an Egroup was founded to attempt a replication of John Bedini's wonderful free energy machines. A number of the posters were sycophants, and the below post is an example of the blind faith some of the members placed in Mr Bedini.
Message 75 of 80, Date: Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:42 pm Subject: Re: [Bedini_SG] Dear Group Members John Bedini
When in the presence of a master one should be accepting and diligent in performing the tasks. Even though you do not understand at the time just do and perform the task. Don't annoy the master with trivialities, he has given you what you need. To ask thoughtful questions is important but to think is more important. To presume you know more about what he does or disprove him with some theory or another is obnoxious and stupid and rude. In this case this person does not deserve to be your master. An automatic separation will happen. As in this case on this email list.
However, the Egroup did contain a few members who were of a mildly critical disposition, and some brave folks actually requested Mr Bedini provide charts, scope shots, and other data, to validate his claims of free energy. In response to this, Bedini posted some comments:
Message 65 of 80, Date: Wed Oct 20, 2004 5:39 pm Subject: An Answer to Koen, Horace, and others, by John Bedini
I will not supply Stefan any charts,waveforms, etc.....Stefan ....looks like he is unwilling to devote his attention to anything I have said to him. I have answered his questions with complete honesty at every turn...... Stefan has a vast lack of knowledge in this field, and apparently, so do you.
Evidently getting nervous, Mr Bedini then made a rather startling claim:
There is NO free electricity produced in these systems, or any other system that I know of.
Which came as news to most of us who have followed Mr Bedini over the years. Apparently sensing that things were starting to get a little difficult, given that no-one could replicate his claimed 4:1 free energy gain, Mr Bedini then withdrew, and refused to answer any further questions.
Message 73 of 80, Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:17 pm Subject: Dear Group Members John Bedini
However, it saddens me to see that this forum has become a clearinghouse for "other topics" which I believe will not help the learning process. Therefore, I have decided to leave the group. I remain willing to help anyone who is actually building a replica of my motor, but I can no longer spend ANY time responding to other subjects. Good luck. I believe I have given you all the necessary tools to prove to yourselves what I have been saying. Just stay focused on the experimental process and let Nature teach you the truth.
But then if we examine an earlier post, then perhaps the reason for Mr Bedini not wanting to post any data becomes clear:
Message 61 of 80, Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:58 pm, Subject: Scope shots
Check out the last couple months of Keelynet messages, Bedini says that the "magic" doesn't show up on meters (so it wouldn't show up on a scope, either). He also states on his website that hooking meters, etc. up to the motors can kill the effect.
So the free energy effect, can not be measured, does not show up on equipment, and the act of measuring it, causes it to go away. One is left wondering if the effect is imaginary, and it dissapears when a probe is attached, because it does not in fact actually exist.
Finally, I felt this post from Mr Bedini gives a fascinating insight into how 'free energy' researchers actually do their measurements. In the wonderful world of crank science, a 36% efficient system (measured), properly interpreted with a magic 'radiant energy' theory supplied by Dr Peter Lindemann DSc, suddenly becomes a 250% gain (not measurable).
From: "john_bedini", Tue Oct 19, 2004 7:59 pm Subject: Sterling did you write this. John Bedini
If you did write this, let me just direct your attention to your own data. Your meters are CLEARLY SHOWING that "electrically" the output of the system is only 36% of the input, but, the output battery is charging at almost the same rate as the input battery is dropping. This indicates that the "radiant infusion" is making up for the difference. Right now, even if you are not quite at break even, your system is running at a COP of about 2.6 (1/.36 = 2.77) And this is before you have even optimized the circuit. So, the COP of the system IS the Radiant Gain! All of your "electrical losses" are almost already compensated for, but the Radiant Gain DOES NOT show up on the "electrical meters"! But it does show up IN THE BATTERIES! Further fine tuning of the circuit can raise the COP even more.
Readers are left free to draw their own conclusions about the free energy technology of John Bedini. But I think the reasons most free energy researchers prefer not to participate in open discussion, or give their devices over to independent third party testing, are self evident.