HE was sprawled out on the sofa, his legs stretched out, his right hand covering his forehead, eyes tightly shut. This middle-aged man who was sound asleep on Thursday last week is Joko Suprapto, a resident of Nganjuk in East Java, who discovered fuel in water, the so-called Blue Energy currently making news. His wife, Winda Mirah, sits next to him, busily using a cellphone to compose text messages.

Standing about 3 meters away—Tempo was only