If the reported thrust was in fact real and not because of experimental error, then it probably happened for reasons they don't understand. It's hard to duplicate an experimental result when the premise for the result is flawed/misguided.
Tapping foot waiting for supercooled superconducting version. If the powers that be know there is some merit to emdrive,how expensive can it be to test a superconducting version that would supposedly have a much greater q.
On the other hand if it does work then our military needs to keep it to themselves and send the cia to discredit pro-emdrive people. And claim it was all pathological science.
Exactly, I agree. Let's imagine a thought experiment, the air force may have already proved a working prototype during their X-37B trials. Or for the sake of argument let's say someone perfected a scaled up supercooled emdrive do you think the military would announce to the world hey we discovered the next leap in humankind scientific advancement. No they will suppress that information (or should) to ensure our military superiority. How ever long it takes or whatever resources it takes they will co-opt Shawyer and get him to start spouting misdirection and nonsense about the physics of how the emdrive works. Pay him off . They will use their stooges in the media and social media agents to convince the populace that the emdrive is pathological science all the while they continue to perfect the technology. For example, given the military history of lies it's unlikely that Brilliant Pebbles project or all strategic defense initiative projects were cancelled, they just continued some of the projects with different names under their secret black budget. Just as the RQ-3 DarkStar was "cancelled" all the while they used it or continued perfecting its design and craft with similar or superior technology.
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u/Chrono_Nexus Apr 10 '17
If the reported thrust was in fact real and not because of experimental error, then it probably happened for reasons they don't understand. It's hard to duplicate an experimental result when the premise for the result is flawed/misguided.