Then ask him whether he attended that institution. The reply is he gained his doctorate by correspondence.

Ask him how he gained his knighthood. The reply is the honour is not your ordinary knighthood bestowed by the Queen. His honour is a much higher one and was bestowed by the United Nations for his work on the aether energy, which will be put to use in developing countries.

He says his aether machine is now being made in various countries including Sri Lanka, Australia, Russia and the United States.

Incidentally a group of Russian scientists have discovered aether energy totally independently of his work so Professor Adams says.

Ask him about the Australian connection and the man who is behind building aether machine manufacturing facilities in Brisbane. Professor Adams says he is not at liberty to divulge his name. He says that is because of contractual obligations. After further questioning he is prepared to name the person behind the manufacturing facilities in the United States, and he names the UK scientist who shares his knowledge on aether energy as Dr Harold Aspden.

Ask him why the corporates haven't picked up on his machine and his work. He replies that he has been offered money by sharks who want 80% to 90% of the cake.

But Professor Adams says he is not interested in money. His motives are entirely humanitarian, and indeed they may well be.

But why do some of the best minds in the world reject what Professor Adams is saying. That is he says, because they won't think out of the square.

"New Zealand academics cannot see beyond their noses," and "the stuff taught in universities worldwide is outdated tripe".

Just take time out for a few minutes to reflect on what Professor Adams is telling us. He says his machine expends no energy yet it has the ability to extract aether energy from space.

This machine is capable of running power stations without a power source, running your home and running your car and all without fuel or an energy input.

Just imagine running your car anywhere in the country on aether energy without having to stop for fuel.

You will need to buy new tyres, though if made through the use of aether energy will be much cheaper than the ones made by conventional means. Imagine heating your home without having to pay an electricity bill.

Think of it. Professor Adams has the answer to running the energy-eating giants, the Tasman mill in Kawerau and the Comalco aluminium refinery at Bluff without the traditional sources of energy. Imagine how their returns to shareholders rise.

This is money growing on trees stuff.

Thanks to Professor Adams there would be no need for power stations, no need for the Maui gas field, no need for coal, no need for oil, no need for OPEC and no need for um ... lots of things. The mind boggles. This is utopia.

But why did I write this story?