A couple of correctiuons - the Tajmar result was a slight increase in gravitational force, not a decrease, and Podkletnov observed the greatest effect during braking (i.e. deceleration) of the disc, not during constant speed rotation.
Rob -----Original Message----- In the recent paper alluded to in a number of threads, Tajmar and de Matos reported a gravitational (mass loss) effect when spinning a superconducting ring "up to" 6500 rpm. Fourteen years earlier, Podkletnov claimed a larger gravitational effect when spinning a superconducting disk at a constant 5000 rpm. T&M do mention Podkletnov in their paper. They admit that their effect is smaller than previously claimed by him, but the main distinction (generally ignored by many pundits) is that Podkletnov used an "unaccelerated" (constant velocity) superconducting disk, whereas the effect produced by T&M occurs *only* during acceleration. ******************************************************************** This email and any attachments are confidential to the intended recipient and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient please delete it from your system and notify the sender. You should not copy it or use it for any purpose nor disclose or distribute its contents to any other person. ********************************************************************
