Our friends in DL have the perfect word for this: Wunschdenken (wishful thinking about an impossibility).
It may be time to start some new scientific/engineering publications -- The Journal of Premature Publication; The Journal of Retractions and Corrections. k2ubc On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 9:56 AM, Alan <wa4...@gmail.com> wrote: > Non-Newtonian reactionless drives have been a staple in science fiction, > and the goal to make space > travel truly practical. Probably the most famous was the "Dean Drive" > which was a purely mechanical > attempt. The thrust claimed has always turned out to be some quirk, > usually obvious after the fact, > in the measurement process. (Recall that the data showing faster than > light particles at CERN was > traced to a faulty cable connection.) I have no doubt that will turn out > to be the case here as well. > Some of the science blogs are already working through some of the > possibilities. > > Of course, I would like nothing better than to be proved wrong. A > constant .05 g acceleration makes > the solar system, in point of time, the size the earth was in the 16th > century. (If I remember a late > night bull session in graduate school correctly.) > > 73s, > > Alan > WA4SCA > > > <-----Original Message----- > <From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On > Behalf Of Robert McGwier > <Sent: Monday, August 04, 2014 5:55 PM > <To: amsat bb > <Subject: [amsat-bb] NO EJECTION MASS Propulsion > < > <I hope they aren't wrong because they clearly don't understand how it > <works!!! > < > <http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20140006052 > < > <Bob > <N4HY > < > < > < > <-- > <Bob McGwier > <Co-Owner and Technical Director, Federated Wireless, LLC > <Professor Virginia Tech > <Senior Member IEEE, Facebook: N4HYBob, ARS: N4HY > <Faculty Advisor Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Assn. (K4KDJ) > <_______________________________________________ > <Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > <Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > <Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
