Posted on 11/02/2018 2:06:22 PM PDT by LibWhacker
Edited on 11/02/2018 2:27:30 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Agency responsible with filling the government's coffers with cutting-edge tech is funding a controversial drive that's based on unproven science.
The law of conservation of momentum says that a rocket (or anything else) can't accelerate forward without some form of exhaust ejected backward. But in 1998, a British engineer named Roger Shawyer announced the seemingly impossible
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We are already beyond Einstein.
QM.
Quantum Entanglement.
The Tunnel Effect.
And more.
John Bell proved that Either Einstein’s local universe theory was correct or Quantum logic was correct, then he proved that indeed, Quantum Logic was correct.
The "Impossible Space Drive," the E-Cat, and "Q." All birds of a feather.
Someone needs to invent a Spindizzy interstellar drive.
Not so. On high-power communication satellites with large asymmetric transmit antennas, pumping out kilowatts of microwaves requires continuous attitude compensation to counteract the recoil. Recoil of course happens on all comm satellites but at low power and with reasonable symmetry it becomes a lower order factor.
So, would a counter spring, or flywheel of some sort mitigate the recoil?
But, you have to have intermittent, not steady pressure."
I believe that Bill Clinton has tried this experiment in his old El Camino many times.
If the investment is good enough but prudent enough, the result may wind up proving the EMdrive will not work, while still making some useful discoveries along the way, that could apply to space vehicle propulsion or some unrelated matter. That is what good science does many times. Unexpected results and even accidents sometimes make for scientific revelations.
Blieder drive. sniff
“In the spirit of defying physics and people WANTING to BELIEVE, whatever happened to the “Energy Catalyzer” (the “E-Cat”), Andrea Rossi’s claimed cold fusion reactor? It was all the rage for a few years, then quietly disappeared.”
Rossi possibly received a National Security letter citing the Invention Secrecy Act and now the idea is locked away to make sure that no one can use it.
We do not know what we do not know.
Much scientific advancement has occurred while attempting to explain small inconsistencies in the data.
Not really. Standing waves of microwave radiation. It defies NEWTONIAN physics, but that’s just a close approximation of actual physics in low-energy domains. . .
To keep the system pointed, a flywheel or momentum wheel can be spun up gradually to offset the recoil torque. But when it nears its maximum rated speed its accumulated momentum must be unloaded. To do that you have to expend energy such as firing thrusters in the appropriate direction. So there is no free lunch; conservation of energy and momentum is real in the real world.
No system gets launched until the paperwork is done. I suggest that you ask for a lot more money to cover the cost of the mountain of paper required.
Your proposal is going into the dead letter bin unless you have a trannie on board. Get a midget, too. Midgets are worth lots of points.
I know how to write grant proposals that get funded. Send me a $168,000 retainer fee and I can guarantee your success.
I haven't seen any cold fusion scam threads in a while. And even longer for 'peak oil'.
Mikey Moore should be rendered first, for the children and the Erf....
Sorry, if the pistol is mounted or held inside the vehicle, the same force of the bullet moving through the air and or hitting a solid plate will be offset by the recoil moment ( equal and opposite force). So, no joy there. Same for rocking back and forth- in a car etc the same amount of energy is applied in both directions. That’s the thing about the laws of physics- they are really hard to break. some old white guy made us all subject to them....
Me too, I think my other granddaughter is part minority, and my wife is at least 1/24th American Indian (Penobscot). And, I wrote proposals too, so ….
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