Joe Rogan Experience #2545 - Jesse Michels · Aired Aug 25, 2026
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Hal Putoff's research on extended electromagnetics posits a signal that attenuates according to 1/r rather than 1/r squared, allowing for propagation in deep space or underwater.
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Hal Puthoff does work on extended electrodynamics, and his patents are about sending signals through seawater and plasma. But the published extended electrodynamics papers do not say the signal fades as 1/r instead of 1/r squared. A peer-reviewed review lists the free-space attenuation of the scalar-longitudinal wave as 1/r squared, the same as ordinary radio power. Its claimed advantage is that it is not blocked by the skin effect in conductors. A 2026 theory paper has the field amplitudes of both wave types falling as 1/r. A Puthoff paper or talk stating that the signal's power falls off as 1/r would flip this verdict.
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Is it true that Hal Putoff's research on extended electromagnetics posits a signal that attenuates according to 1/r rather than 1/r squared, allowing for propagation in deep space or underwater?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. Hal Puthoff does work on extended electrodynamics, and his patents are about sending signals through seawater and plasma. But the published extended electrodynamics papers do not say the signal fades as 1/r instead of 1/r squared. Jesse Michels said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2545 - Jesse Michels, aired Aug 25, 2026, at 15:26. The supporting source is doi.org, linked below.
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