What would you do? If you have an hour to explain how something works, are you going to explain an older version or the newer one that is more refined?
If I was spherics I would have described the older simpler version that most everyone was already familiar with and had discussed ad nauseum. I would also, or perhaps only have discussed the basic operational concept in enough detail to understand and design one. That was not done. If I was one of the guys that had access to spherics for that time, I would have asked for the basic concept until it was understood well enough to design and build one. Then if necessary, and time allowing, I would have asked specifically how one of the actual devices worked, probably the FTPU. Once you understand the basics you can design and build the exotic. spherics and his audience went straight for the exotic, and unfortunately the basic operational concept never came to light.
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"Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe." Frank Zappa
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