
i hadn't really thought the testing process through thoroughly, and didnt realise how many things i hadn't considered.
The thing i had thought about was making the test results comparable to each other. hence in the early tests i wanted to place the block on the stove , say 3 times, and inbetween reset the setup and run it from scratch. and see if the results are comparable. if not then theres really no point in continuing with the stove approach. If they are then all i really wanted to know if how various block features affect performance. eg, base thickness, fin height, holes Yes/no/number. all id want is to know if the water is being heated better or worse, in comparison to the previous block config.
For proper testing, and thus results comparable to other blocks and have REAL performance data ill surely have to seek other avenues of testing. Who knows, perhpas pHaestus. would be willing to put the block in his test setup

. But its a long road till im ready for that.