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Ok, so this article says: > The EM drive is so thrilling because it yields enormous amounts of propulsion Yet IFL-Science says: > What it actually does is pr
by JamesGDev 11y ago
Ok, so this article says:
> The EM drive is so thrilling because it yields enormous amounts of propulsion
Yet IFL-Science says:
> What it actually does is produce a tiny, tiny amount of thrust via a method that’s not entirely understood.
I know which one I trust.. Can this be down voted for not been factual.?
- mitchty 11y agoThe enormous is likely referring to efficiency of the mass to work. Ion engines are similar in that regard. They're great in that it is a constant thrust even though the impulse is low. Now as to why this may produce thrust, I'll wait until we validate it with physics.
- cryled 11y agotiny, tiny amount of thrust during large, large amounts of time = enormous amounts of propulsion... I know article is awful, sorry about that; submited only just because I wanted to read more comments about EMDrives on HN as I think they are cool; and the way HN works old threads are never seen again by most users...
- JamesGDev 11y agohaha, no need to apologise, this site is full of educated people who make up their own mind. I think I snapped a little with my comment (mid way building an iPhone App so stressed) Apologies.