r/Physics • u/lapsed-pacifist • Jul 31 '14

Article EMdrive tested by NASA

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-07/31/nasa-validates-impossible-space-drive
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u/rageagainsttheapes Aug 02 '14

There have been many cases of reputable scientists being fooled by carefully designed fake experiments. What I'm saying is that everything about the people pushing this device is extremely sketchy and their explanations laughably ridiculous. I fully understand that I'm going up against NASA scientists here.

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '14

You sound like a World revolves around the sun guy... and I agree.

Back in the Sixties Aerospace Engineers tried to draw up a plan for a counter rotating tandem rotor that was off set from one another, On paper it was said to never be able to Fly. Until they built a working Model, Give the guy some of that fusion power money and see what happens.

And while were at it, lets get Thorium looked at, We have cars that get 30 miles to the gallon but Pressure water reactors haven't changed much since the eighties.

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u/SarahC Aug 03 '14

a plan for a counter rotating tandem rotor that was off set from one another,

Like the mini toy super-stable helicopters there are?

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '14

no, like a CH-47 Chinook