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NEWSCIENCENEWSCIENCENEWSCIENCE energy to supply the motive power. Joe makes no claims of extrasensory power, and is as baffled by the phenomenon as those who have witnessed it. He has no idea why it works; he only knows that it does. To date, he has successfully converted at least 14 vehicles (one of them a record- breaking dragster). None of the vehicles had direct fuel-flow connection to the input manifold, with the exception of a Leyland which was fitted with the Mark II cell. It would seem that Joe has tapped into some form of zero-point energy. (Zero- point energy is created by differences in the "fluoroplasmic density" of the energy con- tinuum or ether.) Whether or not the ener- gy or gas transmitted to the engine block via the plastic hose in some way chemical- ly changed the air entering the manifold into an explosive mixture is still uncertain. If this is the case, then nitrogen is probably the most likely element to have been affect- ed in combination with oxygen and carbon residue to form an implosive/explosive mixture similar to nitroglycerine. What appears to occur within the engine cylin- ders is either implosion, explosion or both. However, this is pure speculation. Joe later modified his Mark I cell. He found that a smaller unit was just as effi- cient as the longer one, and was also easier to fit in the car. He reduced its length to approx. 18 inches (435 mm) and fitted it into the Rover, either in the boot or on the floor next to the driver. He later drove this car, fitted with the cell, from his home in northern New South Wales to Melbourne, Victoria, and back. This is an achievement that is so remark- able it is almost unbelievable. He also went on a five-day trip to Toowoomba, Joe's latest cell design does not discharge if Queensland, and back to his home in NSW _ left overnight, so the small DC battery is no without any trouble driving the car on his _ longer needed. water cell. However, there was a small problem, Joe said, that if the cell was left THE MARK II ENERGY CELL overnight it would discharge and require Joe's next cell was radically different recharging by connecting the 12-volt bat- from his Mark I cell. In the Mark II cell he tery for approx. three minutes before it used seven flat circular plates in a row. could be used to drive the vehicle. Joe also These stainless steel plates, approx. 2 mm found that the clear plastic hose connecting thick and 100 mm in diameter, were the cell to the carburettor was unsuitable. packed into a short length of black corru- This will be discussed in the next section. gated PVC agpipe. About one-third of its The Rover, having an all-aluminium — radius was removed to allow the gas to motor, normally has its timing set at 0° escape from above the plates. The entire before TDC [top dead centre], but when assembly was then placed inside a PVC running entirely on the "Joe Cell" it | 120-mm-diameter "T" junction, with one required an advance of 80°. Joe pointed _ plate positioned in each corrugation, giving out that each type of motor required differ- a plate spacing of approximately 3/8ths of ent timing settings. It may also be neces- an inch (8 mm). Both ends of the straight sary to cut back on the idle screw-settings through section were sealed off with end to prevent over-revving. This engine, Joe caps. The stainless steel plates on both out- said, showed no signs of pollution nor _ side positions were positively charged, exhaust emissions of any kind. During the whilst the centre plate was negatively entire time the car was used with the cell, charged. The two intermediate plates on the temperature gauge never moved off _ either side had no electrical connections. zero. The motor was cold, the exhaust was Joe calls these "neutral" plates. cold and the radiator was cold. By a process of experimentation, Joe With Joe's permission, Prof. Ron Davis showed that less amperage was required to (now deceased) of Newcastle University charge a cell with neutral plates than one carried out extensive research on the Rover fitted with only a cathode and anode, yet and Joe's cell design. Prof. Davis solved gas production seemed much improved in the discharge problem by installing a 1.5- _ the cell with neutral plates. Joe discovered volt DC battery to the cell when not in use _ the optimum performance was achieved by (with negative to earth and positive to the a cell with two neutral plates on either side cell casing). Joe found that no power was _ of the cathode, and two anode plates on the drawn from the battery as a result of the outside of the set. Joe explained that he connection. He also recounted that the _ tested this cell in a Leyland P76 V8 which vehicle received a tremendous boost in has an all-aluminium motor. Unlike the power when the 1.5-volt battery was con- Rover, this engine is not hemispherically nected for a few seconds across the cell sealed. In this connection, Joe fitted the whilst the vehicle was being road-tested. output hose from the cell directly into the carburettor via the tappet cover vacuum fit- ting under the carby. The Mark II cell in this engine per- formed very badly. On a test drive to Lismore in 1992, Joe discovered that on _————3 GAS/ENERGY applying acceleration the PVC cap ——> . OUT (through which the gas/energy passed) would bulge outward in excess of an inch, and whilst decelerating the cap would AGPIPE return to its normal shape. But due to the extra gas/energy contained within the cell under pressure, motor acceleration could Water level not be accurately controlled. a Joe assumes that when acceleration is applied to draw more gas/energy from the cell under inlet manifold vacuum, a chain reaction is activated within the cell, giving more gas/energy and providing an excess of pressure within the cell. Upon decelera- + Joe's latest cell design does not discharge if left overnight, so the small DC battery is no longer needed. NEUTRAL PLATES \ PVC 'T' JUNCTION Water level 50 + NEXUS Mark II "Joe" Energy Cell AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 1998