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Re: Careful with your headline, Burt!
May 30, 2008 by Burt, 1 year 25 weeks ago
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The problem with GPB is that its reputation is now tarnished. Whatever the scientists may come up with as results will always be met with a certain degree of skepticism.
As an engineer, I feel sorry for the scientists - this has been an engineering failure to some degree, since the 'most perfect gyros in the world' did not work so perfectly!
However, I still think that NASA will allow the data to be processed to a conclusion, even if that means that failure is conceded by the scientists. After that, the 'tons' of data will be put into the public domain, where it will probably be utilized and perhaps abused for decades to come.
Regards,
Burt Jordaan (www.Relativity-4-Engineers.com)