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I was referring to the knowledge monopoly, Dostaf.

I thought LD would play this game, at least until the illuminating CLAP project is over, on the twelfth night. After which time, the LD boffins should certainly set the scientifc world alight - but not their van.

It is now on my conscience that it is always wrong to play knowledge monopoly ... it is never valid to create a *smoke screen, even at the research stage, when the quest for alternative power sources is so important.

*Research should always be above board (games) and in the open to allow for the Hawthorne Effect, which occurs while sharing hypotheses and outcomes (predicted & actual) with fellow boffins worldwide.