The Curious Case of Polywater

[zloveraz]

When Science makes mistakes....

In the 1960s, scientists in the US and Russia independently discovered a new form of water that was 40 percent denser, didn't solidify until 40 degrees below Celsius, and didn't seem to boil no matter how much it was heated. They called it polywater, and its mysterious properties flummoxed researchers for years — until a California scientist figured out what they'd been missing all along.


http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and...ate.single.html

 

[Boomer]

Kind of like cold fusion with Pons and Fleischman (think I have the names right).

 

[zloveraz]

Not really...

 

[Boomer]

Well, if you read the reference above, you'll note that they compare it to cold fusion. Both were cases of "scientific inquiry" that seemed to let the "thrill of discovery" run away from the what was actually happening.

 

[zloveraz]

Originally Posted By: Boomer
Well, if you read the reference above, you'll note that they compare it to cold fusion. Both were cases of "scientific inquiry" that seemed to let the "thrill of discovery" run away from the what was actually happening.


Polywater was debunked as pathological science. I'm not ready to write-off cold fusion or LENR yet... One has to have hope!

 

[Boomer]

Beam me up, Scotty!!