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Boeing Joins In Anti-Gravity Search

Posted by timothy on from the believe-what-you-will dept.

SimcoFrappe writes: "BBC News reports that Boeing is trying to extend the research of Russian scientist Dr. Yevgeny Podkletnov to develop a device to shield against gravity. The military branch of the British BAe Systems announced a similar program in 2000. One step closer to cheap space travel or just more sci-fi jive?"

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  1. I'll take the latter. by casio282 · · Score: 4, Troll

    A variant on this story comes up every year or so, but there is never any evidence substantiating Dr. Podkletnov's claims...

    First NASA, now Boeing. Rubbish, I'm inclined to believe.

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    :wq
  2. It works. It fucking works! by popo · · Score: 0, Troll


    I've got a Craftsman Rotary PowerSander strapped to my ass and I'm floating above my personal magnet collection!

    Woohoo!

    Who wants my frequent flyer miles?

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    ------ The best brain training is now totally free : )
  3. It's pretty simple by PhysicsGenius · · Score: 1, Troll
    A faster moving electron gains mass (due to general relativity). Greater mass == greater gravitational force. With a lot of electrons moving, the mass increase is pretty substantial.

    This is pretty sweet because that means there is an electrical way to modulate mass. So you set up a wheel--on one side there's no EM field and so the magnets on the wheel have low mass. On the other side is a strong EM field so the magnets have high mass. The forces on the opposite sides of the wheel are out of balance, so it turns. Ta-da, high-efficiency power generation with practically no cost!

  4. The Lad weighs in with impatient comment. . . by Fantastic+Lad · · Score: 1, Troll
    75% of Slashdotters are the voice-box bitches of corporate evil.

    Plug 'em into a dumb-ass, 'documentary', give them government approved 'science' text books during their tender formative years, let 'em watch Star Trek, let 'em believe they are coming to these conclusions on their own, (like the average, "No really! I chose this life without any influence from my church group," born again Christian), and that their fucking CD player and cell phone are proof positive that 'science' is honest and up front. . , Do these things, and they'll be your unthinking Yes-men forever and anon, ready to spit and fume like robot dogs in defense of whatever bullshit 'truth' the Wealthy Few want installed today.

    The most bent part is that the ones they support laugh at them from behind their backs. "I wonder what the unwashed brainwashed are doing today. . ."

    Best P.R. you can buy. . .

    -Fantastic Lad