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HEAS 2023 photo collection
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- flea market at HEAS 2021. Univ of Maryland surplus sale
Progress may have been a good thing once, but it just went on too long. - Yogi Berra
Fusion is the energy of the future....and it always will be
The more complex the idea put forward by the poor amateur, the more likely it will never see embodiment
Fusion is the energy of the future....and it always will be
The more complex the idea put forward by the poor amateur, the more likely it will never see embodiment
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Re: HEAS 2023 photo collection
Looks like rain on Saturday. I'm still coming because the occasions of HEAS are too precious. I hope everyone else feels the same way!
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Report on HEAS #34 by your host.........
Friday was forecast to be cloudy all day. It was sunny all day. We had about 16 people show up for the evening and I ran the fusor after we came back from dinner. Much talk and theory went back and forth. A couple of demos we given. Soda and water was available until I chased everyone out around 11PM.
Saturday was forecast to be cloudy all day with spotty showers. Possible end of rain by noon with over cast.
It was not raining when I left to go to breakfast. About 4 people were selling their goods in my side yard at 8:45AM. When I finished breakfast with some of the members, It was pouring down. As I returned home the rain had let up a bit but 9:30 and by 10AM the rain and stopped, but an occasional misting did not hamper the outside activities. All precipitation ended by 11 and the clouds dissipated to a clear blue sky with full sun at noon.
The lab was the place to be to shelter from the rain until 10AM and then all were out buying and selling for the rest of the day. Around 2PM I ran the fusor again. The best run of the event had fusor V producing 1,114,000 Neutrons per second TIER. Rhodium was activated to 1650 cpm, (33X background)
Folks were sitting in lawn chairs and chatting in small groups in and amongst the numerous sellers, only getting up to get another soda or munchies to return to their seat and bask in the warm sun. The high temperature of the day was 72 degrees. A beautiful day after 10AM.
Much money changed hands and folks were constantly going to their cars to stuff their just purchased goodies into them.
Seller would leave their wares to, themselves hunt for goodies. Many horse trades and barter arrangements avoided cash exchanges.
After the evening break for dinner the talks and demos began around 7PM in the lab. It is important to note that it is common for only about two thirds of the entire group will be in the lab for talks! One third just stay outside in the yard in chairs to talk about any number of scientific matters.
The last folks left the lab at 3:15AM Sunday morning and I went to bed.
Everyone as they left noted that they had a great time, learned a lot and carried home a lot.
Thanks to all who attended. There were 50 people in attendance.
Richard Hull
Friday was forecast to be cloudy all day. It was sunny all day. We had about 16 people show up for the evening and I ran the fusor after we came back from dinner. Much talk and theory went back and forth. A couple of demos we given. Soda and water was available until I chased everyone out around 11PM.
Saturday was forecast to be cloudy all day with spotty showers. Possible end of rain by noon with over cast.
It was not raining when I left to go to breakfast. About 4 people were selling their goods in my side yard at 8:45AM. When I finished breakfast with some of the members, It was pouring down. As I returned home the rain had let up a bit but 9:30 and by 10AM the rain and stopped, but an occasional misting did not hamper the outside activities. All precipitation ended by 11 and the clouds dissipated to a clear blue sky with full sun at noon.
The lab was the place to be to shelter from the rain until 10AM and then all were out buying and selling for the rest of the day. Around 2PM I ran the fusor again. The best run of the event had fusor V producing 1,114,000 Neutrons per second TIER. Rhodium was activated to 1650 cpm, (33X background)
Folks were sitting in lawn chairs and chatting in small groups in and amongst the numerous sellers, only getting up to get another soda or munchies to return to their seat and bask in the warm sun. The high temperature of the day was 72 degrees. A beautiful day after 10AM.
Much money changed hands and folks were constantly going to their cars to stuff their just purchased goodies into them.
Seller would leave their wares to, themselves hunt for goodies. Many horse trades and barter arrangements avoided cash exchanges.
After the evening break for dinner the talks and demos began around 7PM in the lab. It is important to note that it is common for only about two thirds of the entire group will be in the lab for talks! One third just stay outside in the yard in chairs to talk about any number of scientific matters.
The last folks left the lab at 3:15AM Sunday morning and I went to bed.
Everyone as they left noted that they had a great time, learned a lot and carried home a lot.
Thanks to all who attended. There were 50 people in attendance.
Richard Hull
Progress may have been a good thing once, but it just went on too long. - Yogi Berra
Fusion is the energy of the future....and it always will be
The more complex the idea put forward by the poor amateur, the more likely it will never see embodiment
Fusion is the energy of the future....and it always will be
The more complex the idea put forward by the poor amateur, the more likely it will never see embodiment
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Friday night: Richard fires up Fusor V:
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Friday night: Richard fires up Fusor V:
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- Ready... set...
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- A near perfect "star in a jar"
Paul Schatzkin, aka "The Perfesser" – Founder and Host of Fusor.net
Author of The Boy Who Invented Television: 2023 Edition – https://amz.run/6ag1
"Fusion is not 20 years in the future; it is 60 years in the past and we missed it."
Author of The Boy Who Invented Television: 2023 Edition – https://amz.run/6ag1
"Fusion is not 20 years in the future; it is 60 years in the past and we missed it."
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I didn’t take any pics to send but it was nice meeting everyone!
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Thanks for those posting images of the fusor runs. Now, what about posting many images of the real fun around the outside buying and selling of the fabulous scientific buys with folks enjoying themselves. I always have to beg for these. I was so busy I had no time to grab my camera. I rely on you guys to catch the fun photos. So.....Post 'em!
Richard Hull
Richard Hull
Progress may have been a good thing once, but it just went on too long. - Yogi Berra
Fusion is the energy of the future....and it always will be
The more complex the idea put forward by the poor amateur, the more likely it will never see embodiment
Fusion is the energy of the future....and it always will be
The more complex the idea put forward by the poor amateur, the more likely it will never see embodiment
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Re: HEAS 2023 photo collection
Richard,
Some photos attached - Friday. I resized to be smaller in size.
The first two show the true visitors before anyone got there - spiders.
Thanks,
Dave
Some photos attached - Friday. I resized to be smaller in size.
The first two show the true visitors before anyone got there - spiders.
Thanks,
Dave
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Saturday photos
Saturday saw some rain in the morning that cleared up by noonish.
Pics of outdoor selling and chit-chatting.
Other pics of speakers at night (which are listed first for some reason). Click on photo to view.
P.S. I have taken the liberty to annotate many of Daves images to explain them.
R.H.
Saturday saw some rain in the morning that cleared up by noonish.
Pics of outdoor selling and chit-chatting.
Other pics of speakers at night (which are listed first for some reason). Click on photo to view.
P.S. I have taken the liberty to annotate many of Daves images to explain them.
R.H.
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- Richard guides the mylar ring floating above the electrowand in a demo of static control of a charged item.
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- Dave Rosingnoli's great demo of sonic levitation had folks oohing and ahhing as he suspended small balls using sound alone!
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- George Weistroffer's demo of a black sodium flame burning in sodium light was most intriguing.
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- Dave Hamric of "metallium" demo'd and gave a hands-on touch and feel of various elemental items he sells on his web site. the metal blob on the table is a $5000 sample of elemental osmium that Dave offered for sale. Frank Sanns bought a sample of very expensive iridium. I bought a nice piece of beryllium. Lots of discussion here.
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- Th' perfesser, Paul Schatzkin, talked about his two books offered for sale and stressed in his talk that man might not be smart of aware to the point of the next great leap in man's journey on earth. A spirited yet wandering discussion followed his talk trying to stimulate discussion related to his question.
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- Around 3pm the sun was warm, folks were sitting around chatting, consuming the sodas and munchies. Discussions of great import were put forth in many such little micro gatherings all over the yard.
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- At 12 noon the sky was clear and the sun brought out a fresh round of buy, sell, and barter of many more deals yet to be sealed. Many new materials were pulled out of vehicles for sale that were not seen in the earlier morning rain. A fresh batch of goodies appeared!
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- Outside of Richards lab, many of his wares were for sale and the three coolers were loaded to the brim with cold sodas and bottled water.
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- Tom Vale's car was a constant source of amusement. every square inch of metal from hood to sides and rear were festooned with stickers!
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- Tim Raney sells his fabulous spread of amateur science goods, plus his wonderful brass handmade demo materials. His table was a mob scene at times.
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- Bill Fain is a regular seller and I got all of his Fiesta ware plated very early and all of his meters later. He also had a lot of vacuum valves and other KF goods.
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- Here was the typical rain found at between 9 and 10AM! this lasted for less than an hour and by 11AM the rain had gone and the sky began to clear.
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- The rain was stopping around 10AM but folks still preferred the dry tent canopy of the vendors.
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Fabulous Dave! This is all fun stuff that we want to see more of. Much much more. Those who could not attend or did not attend can get the flavor of this once a year event and gathering of fusioneers and amateur scientists. More from others would be appreciated.
Richard Hull
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Progress may have been a good thing once, but it just went on too long. - Yogi Berra
Fusion is the energy of the future....and it always will be
The more complex the idea put forward by the poor amateur, the more likely it will never see embodiment
Fusion is the energy of the future....and it always will be
The more complex the idea put forward by the poor amateur, the more likely it will never see embodiment
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Re: HEAS 2023 photo collection
Here are the few pix I took. One inside the lab, the rest of the flea market. I did not document what was what, but I think that you all can figure it out.
I do remember that this cargo trailer was full of stuff that Bill Fain did not want to take back home with him. What didn't sell I grabbed from his free pile. It was a lot of stuff, including that big black box that had an X ray tube, old school 160 KV CT transformer, potted bridge rectifier that could handle that sort of voltage and a filament transformer for the X ray tube. Included was about 15 gallons of transformer oil.
The more reactive the materials, the more spectacular the failures.
The testing isn't over until the prototype is destroyed.
The testing isn't over until the prototype is destroyed.
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Tim Raney sent me a lot of images. I post them here. Thanks Tim!.
Note: On my computer I had to move the drag bar at the bottom to see the right edge of the image.
Richard Hull
Note: On my computer I had to move the drag bar at the bottom to see the right edge of the image.
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- Extreme left - Frank Sanns talks with Pam Kovalchick. Dr. (professor) Kevin Dunn, Chair of Chemistry, Hampden Sydney college (HEAS local member) talks to Tom Vales dressed as strangely as his thousand sticker car. (trousers from a clown college raffle win.)
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- Andrew Robinson chats with Kim Goins (ex- NRL physicist) former HEAS local member
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- John Freau (seated) chats with Alex Tajnsec (HEAS local member.)
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- Left to right - George Weistroffer (local HEAS member), Kim Goins, Tony De Angelis, Jimbo (Univ Maryland)
Progress may have been a good thing once, but it just went on too long. - Yogi Berra
Fusion is the energy of the future....and it always will be
The more complex the idea put forward by the poor amateur, the more likely it will never see embodiment
Fusion is the energy of the future....and it always will be
The more complex the idea put forward by the poor amateur, the more likely it will never see embodiment
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Some couldn't help but partake in rockhounding the night before the event.
On the day of the event, the vendors drew in a crowd once the rain had cleared.
Though most folks remainded outside during the early parts of the day, some still came to the lab to watch the demonstrations on display and hold discussions.
Around mid-day many had gathered in the lab to watch Richard's Fusor V in action.
People forming groups before going out to eat.
To finally end the night off, most of the people that had stayed gathered within the lab to watch some demonstrations and presentations.
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And one final image I couldn't fit in the first post.
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As there appear to be no more images posted by folks who attended HEAS 34, I will for the first time give a typical postscript to the event.
Putting on one of these events is busy work for about a week before and a week after. I want to thank all who cooked out in the yard for leaving it so clean and free of wrappers and other debris.
I had most of the normal clean up and "put-away" chores done by the 12th, thanks to Kim and Tony who helped me do the hard part of cleanup on Sunday. I took them to the airport Monday morning. By Thursday I turned my attention to putting all of my unsold material where it was before the event.
Just this day I completed organizing and qualifying all the items that I purchased during the flea market. Some really fabulous stuff. Nine different fiesta ware saucers and plates. 3 Big bin clocks with Ra dials from the 50's. They were all horribly rusted and I spent a full day cleaning, lubricating, repainting and getting two of them working and looking perfect. There was more, of course. It now feels good that all is back to normal and I have caught up on missed sleep.
I hope everyone got home safe and in good order. I am sure those who purchased material have already put some of it to good use.
I am sure I will see many of you next year at HEAS #35, the first Saturday in October.
Thanks for another great year of sharing, demoing and communing with like souls.
Richard Hull
Putting on one of these events is busy work for about a week before and a week after. I want to thank all who cooked out in the yard for leaving it so clean and free of wrappers and other debris.
I had most of the normal clean up and "put-away" chores done by the 12th, thanks to Kim and Tony who helped me do the hard part of cleanup on Sunday. I took them to the airport Monday morning. By Thursday I turned my attention to putting all of my unsold material where it was before the event.
Just this day I completed organizing and qualifying all the items that I purchased during the flea market. Some really fabulous stuff. Nine different fiesta ware saucers and plates. 3 Big bin clocks with Ra dials from the 50's. They were all horribly rusted and I spent a full day cleaning, lubricating, repainting and getting two of them working and looking perfect. There was more, of course. It now feels good that all is back to normal and I have caught up on missed sleep.
I hope everyone got home safe and in good order. I am sure those who purchased material have already put some of it to good use.
I am sure I will see many of you next year at HEAS #35, the first Saturday in October.
Thanks for another great year of sharing, demoing and communing with like souls.
Richard Hull
Progress may have been a good thing once, but it just went on too long. - Yogi Berra
Fusion is the energy of the future....and it always will be
The more complex the idea put forward by the poor amateur, the more likely it will never see embodiment
Fusion is the energy of the future....and it always will be
The more complex the idea put forward by the poor amateur, the more likely it will never see embodiment
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Thanks for your efforts Richard! It was worth much more than a drive up from Atlanta to me. As always, great work.
Jim Kovalchick
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