I didn’t spot the ambiguity. We don’t really know what ‘small batch’ KBLB is referring to.
If Bam-1 is considerably weaker than DS 2.0 (reported at 2.0+ GPa), then when the numbers come out, people will be disappointed.
Marketing gurus advise to get out in front of bad news. Own it early and move on. If Thompson is violating that rule, we will all regret it, sooner or later.
For now, I have to concede that we don’t know what batch Thompson is comparing the current values to and therefore we can’t determine how Bam-1 compares to DS 2.0 or pretty much anything except that it’s better than 0.5 GPa.
Sigh.