Yeah, I found that one last night and thought it was pretty good. I have
to admit that although I assumed that the "Cannae drive" was named after
the Punic battle, my mind was drawn irresistibly Scotty-wards. One of the
other articles had a comments section that consisted entirely of people
citing their IQs.
> I think this link is the best analysis I've seen on this so far: A New
Thruster Pushes Against Virtual Particles! ...or is a Lab Error
> http://space.io9.com/a-new-thruster-pushes-against-virtual-particles-or-1615361369
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> http://space.io9.com/a-new-thruster-pushes-against-virtual-particles-or-1615361369
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> A New Thruster Pushes Against Virtual Particles! ...or...
> http://space.io9.com/a-new-thruster-pushes-against-virtual-particles-or-1615361369
Which is more likely: NASA broke the laws of physics, or an early
experiment on propellant-free microwave thrust technology has a
> measurement flaw? If...
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> View on space.io9.com
> http://space.io9.com/a-new-thruster-pushes-against-virtual-particles-or-1615361369
> Preview by Yahoo
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> This one has less with the frothy "WAAARGH, IT'S NOT POSSIBLE" reaction
that others have made, and more with the "It's interesting and probably
wrong, but warrants further investigation", which is how science really
works.
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to admit that although I assumed that the "Cannae drive" was named after
the Punic battle, my mind was drawn irresistibly Scotty-wards. One of the
other articles had a comments section that consisted entirely of people
citing their IQs.
> I think this link is the best analysis I've seen on this so far: A New
Thruster Pushes Against Virtual Particles! ...or is a Lab Error
> http://space.io9.com/a-new-thruster-pushes-against-virtual-particles-or-1615361369
>
> http://space.io9.com/a-new-thruster-pushes-against-virtual-particles-or-1615361369
>
> A New Thruster Pushes Against Virtual Particles! ...or...
> http://space.io9.com/a-new-thruster-pushes-against-virtual-particles-or-1615361369
Which is more likely: NASA broke the laws of physics, or an early
experiment on propellant-free microwave thrust technology has a
> measurement flaw? If...
>
>
>
> View on space.io9.com
> http://space.io9.com/a-new-thruster-pushes-against-virtual-particles-or-1615361369
> Preview by Yahoo
>
>
>
> This one has less with the frothy "WAAARGH, IT'S NOT POSSIBLE" reaction
that others have made, and more with the "It's interesting and probably
wrong, but warrants further investigation", which is how science really
works.
>
>
>