23.01.2015 Views

New Energy Technologies Magazine nr 3 2005.pdf - Index of

New Energy Technologies Magazine nr 3 2005.pdf - Index of

New Energy Technologies Magazine nr 3 2005.pdf - Index of

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

has just not gotten around within EADS yet. I've<br />

submitted and email asking about this, and am<br />

awaiting their response.<br />

Fig. 2. Author with Mike Brady, Dec. 2002,<br />

Johannesburg<br />

Fig. 3. June 17, 2003 Prototype Rendering<br />

Like so many other inventors, Mike Brady tends<br />

to talk far ahead <strong>of</strong> himself. Part <strong>of</strong> that future<br />

vision in Brady's case includes dreams <strong>of</strong> dripping<br />

wealth. Though my first encounters with him gave<br />

me the impression <strong>of</strong> a person with an altruistic<br />

drive to help the planet, since that time it seems<br />

more apparent to me that for him, money and fame<br />

have become the primary driving factors. He<br />

expects to be paid today as if his device actually<br />

performs like he says it does, when in fact he has<br />

proven time and again to be misrepresenting just<br />

how far along he is.<br />

He somehow seems to continue his work<br />

despite the clashes that inevitably occur when<br />

the optimism <strong>of</strong> the inventor disconnects with<br />

the rubber-hits-the-road practical nature <strong>of</strong> the<br />

investors and business partners. The further a<br />

technology is from the mainstream, the more<br />

pronounced this phenomenon seems to become.<br />

Those that are far enough away from the<br />

mainstream hardly get any money in the first<br />

place. Because <strong>of</strong> his prototype claims, Mike<br />

has been able to bridge that gap. That does not<br />

mean, necessarily, that he really is just months<br />

away from market readiness. Anyone investing<br />

or considering investing there should be aware<br />

<strong>of</strong> this.<br />

I wish him well. Meanwhile, I've mothballed<br />

PerenTech.com, to which Perendev.com points.<br />

However, just because the team I pulled together<br />

three years ago to manufacture and market<br />

Brady's device in North America wilted away a<br />

good many months ago due to delays and broken<br />

promises from Brady, does not mean that Brady's<br />

device will never materialize. It merely serves as<br />

a point <strong>of</strong> advice for any person or party intending<br />

to engage.<br />

A Word <strong>of</strong> Caution<br />

I have known Mike Brady since May 2002. At<br />

that time, when I inquired about his magnetic<br />

motor, he said, "yes the motor is running and<br />

almost ready for the market, only the commercial<br />

packaging [is] still to be done." You will see below,<br />

in a letter soliciting licensing and investment<br />

funds, that he is still representing himself and his<br />

company as being this far along with the magnet<br />

motor.<br />

As one who has been intimate to the workings <strong>of</strong><br />

Perendev (I own Perendev.com and I built a team<br />

to spearhead the manufacturing and marketing<br />

<strong>of</strong> his magnet motor in North America), and as<br />

one who has stood by Mike through much<br />

skepticism and criticism, I feel I need to issue a<br />

caution in regard to this most recent development,<br />

as it involves the actual solicitation <strong>of</strong> funds.<br />

Previously this has not been the case.<br />

Since our team was unable to verify what stage <strong>of</strong><br />

development Mike has really reached with his<br />

magnet motor and other technology claims, we<br />

cannot vouch for their readiness to be marketed.<br />

I do believe he has created something worth while.<br />

However, in the past I have observed him to<br />

exhibit a strong tendency to talk far ahead <strong>of</strong><br />

himself, thinking he’s much farther along than he<br />

really is. Therefore it is important to take all<br />

statements with a grain <strong>of</strong> salt, and independently<br />

verify any claims, which can be difficult not only<br />

because <strong>of</strong> the distances involved, but because <strong>of</strong><br />

the difficulty <strong>of</strong> pinning Mike down at a time when<br />

he actually has a prototype to view.<br />

16 <strong>New</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> <strong>Technologies</strong> #3(22) 2005

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!