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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EmDrive
So it produces an absolutely miniscule thrust - a few microNewtons - but hey, reactionless drive.
Fuck you, Physics, we do what we like.
So it produces an absolutely miniscule thrust - a few microNewtons - but hey, reactionless drive.
Fuck you, Physics, we do what we like.

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Don't trust the British, they are all Owl agents.
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Wait i was told not to trust the French...Vinyl.jpeg wrote:Don't trust the British, they are all Owl agents.
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EDIT: But seriously, this is fucking nifty. Potentially starship-capable, even - the fact that it basically has zero thrust velocity and infinite ISP means you'd be able to reach relativistic speeds easily, given enough time.

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Because you'd need exotic matter. And only the SGC has any.Shadowcat wrote:Spoiler:
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Exotic matter? So like shit from a person that doesn't speak english?Vinyl.jpeg wrote:Because you'd need exotic matter. And only the SGC has any.Shadowcat wrote:Spoiler:

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You better hope that's not the exotic matter you're looking for, otherwise every third world country would have tachyon mass drivers at this point.
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I've never trusted the British. The villains in the movies are always British. Take Star Wars for example. All the higher-ups in the Empire have British accents. They most certainly cannot be trusted.
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Don't worry while the British are trying to move boxes with electricity NASA is testing warp drive fundementals.CommanderKobialka wrote:I've never trusted the British. The villains in the movies are always British. Take Star Wars for example. All the higher-ups in the Empire have British accents. They most certainly cannot be trusted.
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Alcubierre Drives are mathematically sound; we just don't have the exotic matter required to build them.
So we have already proved FTL possible with the numbers, and did it while physics still had a deathgrip on out collective balls.
So an EmDrive isn't actually too much of a stretch.
So we have already proved FTL possible with the numbers, and did it while physics still had a deathgrip on out collective balls.
So an EmDrive isn't actually too much of a stretch.

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Folks have seriously been trying to make EM-drives since the 1940s. That is a fact.
Now, next step: produce an EM drive that can produce a force greater than its weight and build flying saucers.
Now, next step: produce an EM drive that can produce a force greater than its weight and build flying saucers.
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Woowoowoowoowoowoo, space nazis are coming!
And I guess all we need are high-power EmDrives, Albubierre Drives, and some half-bald French guy with a British accent and we're all set.
And I guess all we need are high-power EmDrives, Albubierre Drives, and some half-bald French guy with a British accent and we're all set.

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Forum wrote:Woowoowoowoowoowoo, space nazis are coming!
And I guess all we need are high-power EmDrives, Albubierre Drives, and some half-bald French guy with a British accent and we're all set.

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