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Anti-Gravity Device Patented
October_30th writes "According to the United States Patent Office website, Boris Volfson has recently patented a "Space vehicle propelled by the pressure of inflationary vacuum state", which is essentially an anti-gravity propulsion device." The validity of this patent remains to be seen, but the general consensus of the physics community seems to be that it is complete malarky.
Too bad Marty McFly is a fictional character.
I've patented patenting bullshit. I'll take my royalties now!
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The real question is how can I, as an inventor, patent my time machine?
I mean, anyone can just go back in time with my intention and claim my patent!! WTF??
What are you eating? isItVeg?.
It's well-known that the only true anti-gravity device is a (Score:5, Funny)
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...what I keep telling the scientists, this device has nothing to do with me!
Just like the patents for my cold fusion device and perpetual motion machine, plus convenient hair dryer.
Well, I'm going to fight back by patenting something already implemented and working. That's right, Slashdot, I'm gonna patent me some Gravity.
but the general consensus of the physics community seems to be that it is complete malarky.
Quick, patent malarky!
Table-ized A.I.
Naw, its full of hot air..........hmmm
Table-ized A.I.
i'm working on a improbability drive...that's the next big thing... :P
anybody interested in investing? very improbable
Lots of bullshit gets patented.
Wrong. Lots of bullshit are the ones who PATENT stuff.
Two to the power of one hundred thousand to one against and falling.
*A million-gallon vat of custard upends itself over you without warning*
let's learn how to block gravity waves on one side, and let the mass of the universe pull on the other side.
Right after we know they exist.
With all the engineering breakthroughs we had in the last two weeks, the next headline better be: There's a company in Israel that is creating hover cars that run on water and their lift is from anti-gravity. These cars actually generate hydrogen as they travel, so if you're running low on money, you can pull into any gas station to be paid for your excess fuel since their primary fuel source is perpetual motion. These cars can also fly in case you need to make a transatlantic voyage. Combined with the fact they can drive themselves to the destination, they also can automatically park themselves in the air when you decide to get out. While space travel is not standard with this car, you can get it as an option for those people who want to take a vaction to their property on the moon.
God spoke to me.
Fact 1: cats always fall on four feet
Fact 2: bread slice always falls with the butter side down
So...put a bread with butter on top of a cat, and throw it through the window.
Antigravity device ready.
One that hath name thou can not otter
Yeah, well I have a timetravel device that already works. Its called "Alcohol" and every time you use it properly, you skip forward through time, bypassing several hours, or with extreme skill, days. Alas the side effects of time travel include headaches, nausea, pregnancy, and strange bruises. YMMV.
Waiting for ad.doubleclick.net...
Like a lot of the patents that have been granted, this will just keep antigravity out of the general publics hands for a very long time. Just like that 100 mile per gallon carburator.
And it just goes to show that if you have the money you can get ANYTHING patented.
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Obviously the physics community has not been reading some of the Software Patents if they think this is malarky. :P
We all know that the only existing anti-gravity device is a (Score5, Informative)
You can't handle the truth.
"The design effectively creates a perpetual-motion machine, which physicists consider an impossible device."
Um, I call BS. Perpetual-motion isn't considered impossible. We have superconductors, vacuums, and...um..space? Anything moving in space is essentially a perpetual-motion machine.
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...you might have to wait a while. Things are a bit up-in-the-air at the moment.
Got time? Spend some of it coding or testing
If they do come to discuss certain matters, possibly involving hostesses and undergarments, then just offer to demonstrate at the next party...If they get invited that is.
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