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Friday, May 1, 2015 10:28 AM

THGRRI







Posted in: Space
Posted: May 1, 2015

NASA Tests ‘Warp Drive’ In Vacuum, Breaks Laws Of Physics









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NASA Warp Drive

NASA has quietly, and successfully, tested an electromagnetic (EM) drive in a space-like vacuum. Some are calling the propulsion system a “warp drive” for its incredible potential speeds, although researchers say it falls short of faster-than-light travel.

Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/2056850/nasa-tests-warp-drive-in-vacuum-break
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Friday, May 1, 2015 12:58 PM

SIGNYM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.


The warp drive works by aiming microwaves into a closed container.

Does that mean if I turn on my microwave that it will levitate itself up from the countertop, or propel itself onto the floor?

One item to note: it does NOT go "faster than light".

Anyway, there are various theories to explain this apparent conundrum: what does it mean for the conservation of momentum if an object can be moved in one direction without other objects being propelled oppositely? That was the reason to re-perform the experiment in a vacuum- to presumably isolate the "warp drive" from external objects.

I guess the answer is that either objects not known to us are being propelled, or objects that are known to us are being propelled elsewhere, (for example, a stream of microwaves does create a magnetic wave. Is it possible that this stream of microwaves is interacting with the earth's magnetic field and drawing energy from distant charged particles?), or the conservation of momentum is just a special case that doesn't apply everywhere. Fascinating research.

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Friday, May 1, 2015 3:38 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


Quote:

Originally posted by SIGNYM:
The warp drive works by aiming microwaves into a closed container.

Does that mean if I turn on my microwave that it will levitate itself up from the countertop, or propel itself onto the floor?

One item to note: it does NOT go "faster than light".

Anyway, there are various theories to explain this apparent conundrum: what does it mean for the conservation of momentum if an object can be moved in one direction without other objects being propelled oppositely? That was the reason to re-perform the experiment in a vacuum- to presumably isolate the "warp drive" from external objects.

I guess the answer is that either objects not known to us are being propelled, or objects that are known to us are being propelled elsewhere, (for example, a stream of microwaves does create a magnetic wave. Is it possible that this stream of microwaves is interacting with the earth's magnetic field and drawing energy from distant charged particles?), or the conservation of momentum is just a special case that doesn't apply everywhere. Fascinating research.


Nikolai Tesla replies: Duh.

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Friday, May 1, 2015 11:04 PM

JONGSSTRAW


Ah, but will it pop those stubborn kernels at the bottom of the bag?

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Saturday, May 2, 2015 11:21 AM

THGRRI


Paul March, an engineer with the Johnson Space Center, told CNET.com that the drive could solve a "fundamental problem that has been hindering manned spaceflight from the termination of the Apollo moon program. That being the availability of a robust and cost-effective power and propulsion technology that can break us loose from the shackles of the rocket equation."



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Saturday, May 2, 2015 11:47 AM

WHOZIT


If they can get that thing to work, it would only take a few minutes to go from NYC to Hong Kong.

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Saturday, May 2, 2015 12:19 PM

THGRRI


Quote:

Originally posted by whozit:
If they can get that thing to work, it would only take a few minutes to go from NYC to Hong Kong.



I think it's coming sooner rather than later.


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Saturday, May 2, 2015 3:20 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


Quote:

Originally posted by whozit:
If they can get that thing to work, it would only take a few minutes to go from NYC to Hong Kong.


That would make a spectacular collision with the minute flight from London to Capetown.

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