made him realize he had to undertake much more precise observa-
tions of how the trout actually transmutes the energies of the
stream into such powerful forward motion.
The principle of the trout turbine was that air and water should
be directed through spiral shaped pipes with a specially shaped
cross section that moved the substance in such a way as to trans-
form it into a 'living' state. After a certain number of revolutions the
air or water would be induced through a specific corkscrew motion
into a highly energized state, from which the energy could be
released. What Schauberger was producing was a reaction at the
atomic level. However, instead of violently compressing atoms in
hydrogen gas to create helium and an energy release, he was able to
twist all the elements together in the quiet, but powerful, way that
happens in Nature; this was more comparable to atomic 'fusion.'
As we have seen, one of Viktor's brilliant insights into Nature's
methods was the concept of reciprocity. Many of Nature's processes
depend on the alternating of complementary, but opposite, forms of
energy, e.g heat and cold, gravity and levitation, electricity and
magnetism, centrifugence and centripetence, both aspects of which
combine to create a wholeness through their synthesizing, recipro-
cal action. Thus he found that alternating pressure and suction
could be employed in this way on the axis of the machine to produce
a powerful propulsive effect.
This 'biotechnical' fusion created what Schauberger called 'dia-
magnetic' or higher quality substances which had levitational ten-
dencies that were the principal feature of the machines he designed
at the beginning of the war. The first, built by a Berlin company in
1940, disappointed him because of the poor workmanship. So he
moved assembly closer to home, to a Viennese plant where, in an
unscheduled test, his first flying saucer-shaped prototype broke
away from its anchoring bolts and smashed a hole in the factory's
ceiling. The infuriated owner never forgave Schauberger and was
uncooperative about testing a second model.
The German culture has a reputation for being open to new
ideas. Indeed, a German industrialist who had heard about
Schauberger's strange inventions recommended him to Hitler in
- Viktor made a strong impression on the Fuhrer who, after the
interview, requested all assistance be given to his research in fuel-
less energy production. The scientific establishment resented this
upstart; indeed, the father of quantum physics, Max Planck, who
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