Checking the literature to see what is already known in a given field is part of the Scientific Method. doobie was using the Scientific Method when he found the information about lightning splitting water, as evidenced by the red component of the glowing discharge. Now that Ed Mitchel has accepted this information as valid, here's a question for him:
Why is the spark from a worn out ignition coil red?
It's because the coil isn't producing any amps, just voltage. So this voltage, only, must be splitting a little of the water present in air as humidity. Right?
I found out a long time ago how to get a red discharge from my Plasmoid circuit. I wasn't using any Scientific Method. I was just experimenting at random, and made an accidental discovery. That's how I work, and that's the Method I use. I'm good at making accidental discoveries. Isn't this still valid to Stan Meyer's system? Remember that Plasmoid produces an IONIZING RADIATION, red or otherwise.
Whether or not I share this information depends on someone else's attitude.