Cold Fusion is Fun

I created an effective and reliable cold fusion reactor using a 2000 watt variable transformer (variac), a full-wave bridge rectifier rated for 400 volts/40 amps, and a homemade reactor vessel (consisting of a W cathode (1 mm diameter), a stainless steel anode, and a sodium bicarbonate solution). The plasma electrolysis provides the perfect environment (if prepared correctly) to start and sustain a nuclear fusion reaction, resulting in the fusing of hydrogen ions to form helium isotopes. All music in this video is not owned by me, but the artist. Weird Science- Oingo Boingo

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[GeeksWithFeet]

you obviously have ZERO understanding of the confinement forces needed for fusion. Serously man, you think you cracked free power with an arc underwater?

[TheOriginalSilence]

Hey GeeksWithFeet! Sorry for the wait!

Confinement forces are absolutely not necessary for a 'cold fusion' process to occur. The electrode is the negative part of the circuit in my vessel, and it is where the hydrogen gas forms during electrolysis. As I increase the voltage, the hydrogen gas is ionized (meaning it loses its electrons). So, the remaining hydrogen ions (H^+) are attracted to the electrode with little repelling forces (i.e. a magnet). This is enough "force" to start fusion.

[electricyeti3327]

@TheOriginalSilence

How can you know that you are actually "fusing" the hydrogen ions? When can we expect some mass spectrometry data that proves you have actually transmuted hydrogen into helium? A lot of people on YouTube claim this device creates a "Cold Fusion" nuclear reaction, but none of them back it up with any REAL data. It seems to me that this is nothing more than an under water plasma-electrolysis lights show--which is exactly what you keep describing--not fusion.

[TheOriginalSilence]

Hey electricyeti3327!

Until I have solid experimental data, I cannot really say that this is 100% cold fusion for sure. However, the changes I have observed in my vessel/variac/wiring during the process are indicators that there is a reaction occuring. I am going to talk to my chemistry/physics professors once school starts up again, and request a brief lab session to do my testing with. I should have analysis up within the month or so. Until then, this could possibly be just plasma...

[benjorgensen1]

well, i probably dont know anything at all, but isn't the final idea to have more energy come out then goes in? this will need some way of starting the process and then stablizing it were it can run by itself with no further input other than fuel in the form of.. what will it run off? water?

[TheOriginalSilence]

Hey benjorgensen1!

The purpose of this video was to show the step up between plasma electrolysis and cold fusion. The process of cold fusion does output a greater amount of energy (in joules) then the input, but it is unnecessary that it power itself to achieve this. I hypothesize that when I finish my analysis, the results will look somewhat like Input=168000J, Output=185000J. This for example would be obtained using my house current, yet it results in an excess of energy.

[dover08]

I came here from watching bong rips

[ikaruseijin01]

Look up the reaction charts on wikipedia. They all produce neutrons or gamma rays, or positrons. Positrons (anti-electrons) destroy themselves when they hit electrons and generate gamma rays.

With only one exception whose reaction product wouldn't react with one of the precursors to generate a neutron or a gamma ray... and that would be Helium 3 with Helium 3.

So unless you work entirely with Helium 3, any fusion you do will generate dangerous radiation.

[ikaruseijin01]

Muons can be used to reduce the energy required to induce fusion in any fusion situation involving hydrogen or its 2 isotopes... because like I said, it reduces atomic radii temporarily, so atomic densities go up dramatically. Increased density = less energy needed to fuse nuclei.

Muons don't have an effect on Helium 3 because it has 2 electrons around it, and muons are unlikely to replace both, so the atomic radius will remain the same size,

[HONORGUARD308]

@ikaruseijin01 what are you talking about? hydrogen OR deuterium, deuterium is a type of hydrogen and muon fusion is not a D+D fusion that is cold fusion, muon fucion is D+T fusion, either we are having a hard time trying to explain our self or your just half wrong

[ikaruseijin01]

I'm not telling you what to think, I am telling you your logic is flawed. 2 + 2 = 4, and it doesn't matter how you rearrange the numbers or try another mathematical system, the equation works the same.

If you try to fuse hydrogen or deuterium into helium, you get either gamma rays or neutrons. There's no way around that, unless you can add some exotic substance that would either absorb the neutrons while not hindering fusion, or convert the gamma rays to something that can be absorbed.

[ikaruseijin01]

@HONORGUARD308 Muons are negatively charged like electrons. They want to act like an electron and orbit a proton, but they're quite heavy, and when they do displace an electron, they orbit very very close to the proton.

They increase the rate of fusion because they make the hydrogen or deuterium atoms much smaller. Therefore the nuclei can get much closer to each other without increasing the plasma energy. But the "nuclear" reaction is the same- same results.

[HONORGUARD308]

@ikaruseijin01 I hate it when people tell me what think, no i dont think it is some "special" type of fusion, ALL LENR give off very low amounts of gama radiation, also "cold fusion" is not the same process as the sun, same result. also do you even know how muon catalyzed fusion works?? the muons are the only thing making the fusion process happen in muon catalyzed fusion

[ikaruseijin01]

@HONORGUARD308 Obviously you think that this is some "special" type of fusion... There's no such thing.

Fusion is fusion, the process and the results are the same in the sun, as it is in a Tokamak, as it would be in a jar on a bench. Muon injection bends the rules by making atomic radii shrink a bit, but muons don't change the formula as they play no role in the fusion itself. Any actual fusion beyond minuscule levels would result in fatal levels of radiation.

[HONORGUARD308]

@ikaruseijin01 But again LENRs dont give off high amounts of gama radiation, again that is why you never see shielding on "Cold Fusion" and muon catalized fusion is in the same situation.

[ikaruseijin01]

@HONORGUARD308 Nope, simple physics regarding fusion. It's a clean fuel in that the end products aren't radioactive, and the reactor core isn't radioactive when turned off... but when active and fusing, there would be a lot of gamma radiation and/or neutrons, depending on the kind of fusion you're doing.

Even theoretical low-temperature fusion using muons would kick out some pretty nasty radiation and charged particles.