Comment Re:Nuclear binding energy WAS:Hoax (Score 1) 986
Yes, nickel is the most stable isotope, but hydrogen is not. There is quite a bit of energy released by combining a proton with any stable isotope of nickel.
I am not saying that Rossi isn't a fraud. He surely is. There are multiple problems with his demonstration, including the total lack of radiation, the conversion of almost all the nickel to nickel-62, the suspect calorimetry, the disappearance of one isotope of Be and the creation of another. But a lack of energy from combining nickel and hydrogen isn't one of them.