MINIMIZE:

A． no existing theory can explain the evidence produced by cold fusion experiments
B． the excess production of energy associated with certain cold fusion experiments owe primarily to experimental error
C． too many energy-balance measurements have indicated excess energy, instead of evenly distributed experimental error
D． the total input power in cold fusion experiments has been too low to draw solid conclusions about the fraction of excess power
E． scientists too often regard these experiments as proof of "miracles"

A． Scientific skepticism requires that no experiment should be considered valid if it produces experimental errors.
B． Theories should not be revised in any significant way in the absence of strong experimental evidence of a phenomenon they fail to explain.
C． Misinterpretations of experimental data always ensue from the "optimization" of experimental apparatus.
D． Sound experiments tend to produce experimental errors that are distributed in one direction or the other of the measurement scale, but not both.
E． Large revisions in experimental physical theories should not occur simply in the face of "miracles".