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NASA to Investigate Hydrinos
An Anonymous Coward writes "A new NASA program might once and for all settle the "hydrino" question. The concept of the hydrino -- hydrogen shrunk below its normal state with the resulting release of extreme ultraviolet light -- has been derided by the physics establishment and surprisingly embraced by many engineers and people with deep pockets. Slashdot hashed the hydrino pretty vigorously in December 1999. Now NASA is funding independent research into making a rocket from this novel idea. If it works, we could be seeing a sea change in physics. If it fails, hydrinos might finally just float away. There's an active study group of several hundred users (including some prominent scientists) devoted to debating the possible existence of hydrinos. In many ways it sprang from slashdot."
The concept of the hydrino -- hydrogen shrunk below its normal state
Sounds like a hydrogen atom took a dip in a cold swimming pool...
Oh wait...
Yes! It's the suction from the vacuums that are pulling it along.
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Question 1 : Are hydrinos possible according to the Schrodinger equation?
Yes and no.
Good judgment comes from experience.
Experience comes from bad judgment.
If Black Light, Inc, really wants to make money off this, they should patent it, then tell the marks, "Invest in us! See, the US Patent Office likes it!" Can't lose.
We don't have a state-run media we have a media-run state.
"...the man in the street expects them to be working towards the Starship Enterprise, after all."
What do you mean? Nasa already built the starship Enterprise!
*G*
"Derp de derp."
perhaps if we find some hydrinos, we could combine them with some dryinos and get pure energy?
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