Nicolas:

Wow, thank you for your very detailed report of the event.  Your description was very well done.  I do not know what to make of this at all...it sure sounds like some kind of fakery but, to what end?  This guy isn't getting any money out of this is he?

Again, thank you for taking the time to attend this event and for your excellent report.

Bill

What a great report . Shame no video . A vid can be replayed over and over . I suspect camera is an energy beam device , but probably not using a magnetron . A magnetron makes a characteristic noise , and would pose a health risk to performers and public . Tell us more about cables on the floor , did they have an obvious purpose or were they just random . No room for a battery inside a tiny motor? Think watch battery . Was an admission fee charged , how much ? Would it pay at this price ? Re multi strand wires, some very thin co-ax cable is available . The fake would be visible at the wire termination at the ends .Were ends concealed ? Maybe more questions later . Thanks again for a great effort .

A Sableuse is , in English . a power sander.

Quote from: Pirate88179 on March 02, 2010, 01:55:11 AM
I do not know what to make of this at all...it sure sounds like some kind of fakery but, to what end?  This guy isn't getting any money out of this is he?

Bill

Yes he is getting money out of this. entrance fee is 20$.  20 times maybe 50 peoples = 1000$ minus the rental of the place and gaz.
There was also this weird comment by Mario at the beginning: Daniel knows how to count, particularly money (laughing)

Cables on the floor: cables I saw had an obvious role.  Cable for the camera and the video taper and the small tv on the right side of the room.  In front there was cable for the microphones and cable for the oscilloscope.  I saw nothing particularly disturbing about the wires.  I didn't remember if there was any weird wires in the corners of the stage.

About the multi-coaxial cables, I didn't inspect them that much because I saw the Hydro-Québec report AFTER i went to the demo.  The report was done in 1984, that was a long time ago.  Back then they already needed almost a microscope to spot small wires hidden in glue at the wires terminations.  I suspect that they have now replaced those tiny wires by a "transparent conductive paint" of some kind.  Someone (the tech guy who was asked loudly to go back in the crowd) mentioned the possible use of  "white gold" (in french he said:de l'or blanc).  I have never heard of that personalty.

like I said, this demo really scream fake to me, but at the same time I cannot explain to myself everything that I saw.

EDIT: yes i'm aware about watch batteries.  He could probably be able to fit one or 2 in it.  Could it be enough to power a small electric motor with an aircraft prop running plus my own motor?  By the way, my motor wasn't running full speed but still quick.

Quote from: Nicolas Roger on March 02, 2010, 10:37:32 AM
like I said, this demo really scream fake to me, but at the same time I cannot explain to myself everything that I saw.

Welcome to the club. lol

Good work and thanks for your kind efforts.