An Engineer Says He’s Found a Way to Overcome Earth’s Gravity

Popular Mechanics ^ | 2024 | Darren Orf

[kawhill]

Discovering a machine that could somehow produce thrust without releasing propellant would be a game-changer for human space travel. There’s just one problem—such a device would defy the laws of physics.

[RightOnTheBorder]

I think this technology was launched into space a few months ago but the satellite itself suffered a failure which did not allow the drive to be tested. Also, IIRC the forces (supposedly) produced are small so things like component outgassing and solar radiation make force verification difficult.

I too find this all fascinating. For a lot of quantum science the actual mechanisms are not well understood and boil down to “our mathematical models say this should work.”

[blackdog]

The self cooling beverage can got my mom in one of her very few greed over thought moments. A two stage pull-tab.

Me, it was Surebeam irradiation machines. Cleaned me out bigly. (Well, bigly to me at the time)

[kawhill]

Only which you reach terminal velocity and hit the ground!

[NewHampshireDuo]

Ha...read the article. It does refer to Buhler. Note that it requires energy input, just no physical propellant.

[dayglored]

[SaveFerris]

Yah gotta love Chelsea Clinton’s future father-in-law and $100 bills with the “special cleaning agent” 😆😁🤣🤣🤣

[SaveFerris]

ACME ships very quickly!

[equaviator]

"I’ve got a bottle of special water that turns ordinary lead into gold!"

And I've got one for cooking. It's the essence of pure flavor!

[Macoozie]

“produce thrust without releasing . . . would be a game-changer”

Ultimate Birth Control!

[SaveFerris]

Woohoo!!

[frank ballenger]

The iconic X Files flying cow scene:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHhiLB3-dpw

[dayglored]

> Producing thrust without releasing propellant doesn’t defy the laws of physic. It does defy the way we do things, but that’s because we got addicted to rockets. But let’s not forget that they are 13th century technology, there are options.

I'll ask you to elaborate on these non-physics-obeying "options". But first, please read up a little on "Conservation of Momentum". Google it. Here's a starting point:

Conservation of Momentum

(Also, please note that electrostatic/electromagnetic attraction/repulsion is not propulsion/thrust.)

[Mount Athos]

This is pretty amazing. If anyone hasn’t seen the short video I link it below:

https://i.imgur.com/Piw3Tca.mp4

[Yo-Yo]

Here he is explaining his theory to a colleague:

[blackdog]

Clinton’s rarely maintain idiot relationships. The Mezvinsky clan sure must have something nasty on Hillary. Marjory and Hillary were classmates at Bryn Mawr.

[Angelino97]

And I’m currently seeking investors for my perpetual motion machine.

[discostu]

There’s all kinds of ideas out there. From magnetic guns, to launch loops, to skyhooks. Remember we put things in the air all the time that don’t propellant, now many of them do use propellers, and that becomes a non-starter when you run out of air. And electromagnetic is very much propulsion, though not thrust.

There’s a lot of tech talk out there about how our love of rockets has held us back. Rockets actually kind of suck. But we understand them.

[The Louiswu]

“ And I’m currently seeking investors for my perpetual motion machine.”

Tell me more, I’m sure you can go on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on…♾️

[butlerweave]

I think I saw a youtube video about this a few months ago his machine was on a desk doing nothing and it was tiny I think he just wants MONEY

[butlerweave]

Wait I was wrong it was the Impulse Drive guys on youtube ,LOL