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- From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
- Subject: Re: Propulsion questions
- Message-ID: <Brst3K.Dps@zoo.toronto.edu>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 16:14:06 GMT
- References: <1992Jul16.154632.15534@wpi.WPI.EDU> <cbeale.711757918@vela>
- Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
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- In article <cbeale.711757918@vela> cbeale@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Christopher Beale) writes:
- >I think there is some research going on somewhere with inertial propulsion.
- >As it turns out, the old right-hand-rule with spinning disks appears to
- >exert a minute force without the classical mass expulsion conservation of
- >momentum deal...
-
- I'd be very surprised to see any reputable research being done on such
- subjects. The slightest hint of a violation of conservation of momentum
- would be screaming front-page news in physics, and there's been no such
- news as far as I know.
- --
- There is nothing wrong with making | Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
- mistakes, but... make *new* ones. -D.Sim| henry@zoo.toronto.edu utzoo!henry
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