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.

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[Anonymous Coward]

This has already been hammered out on Fark.

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He registered the username just for the joke.

Re:What does this have to do with my "Rights Onlin

[dabigpaybackski]

Not quite on-topic for this thread, but has anybody read about the rumors regarding the B-2 stealth bomber? I have heard cryptic statements from Air Force personnel to the effect of, "It is a far stranger bird than you can imagine," accompanied by assertions from outsiders who insist that the aircraft employs a technology called "electro-gravitics." I also find it interesting that such a big plane can have a turning radius similar to an F-4 Phantom--it suggests something more exotic than a conventional jet airplane. Just wondering if there are any aeronautical engineers or knowledgeable laypersons around to offer their expert commentary.