Exactly. If you don't enforce a minimum level of due diligence for the laws of physics and prior art, then you are just tossing money at any fool or scam artis

Exactly. If you don't enforce a minimum level of due diligence for the laws of physics and prior art, then you are just tossing money at any fool or scam artist that can whip up a convincing story. Many scientific researches get much less money and produce much more tangible results.