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We would care because the claimed forces of the EM drive are quite high (for space at least).
by stale2002 9y ago
We would care because the claimed forces of the EM drive are quite high (for space at least).
- Retra 9y agoExplain, please? That doesn't make sense to me. What's so special about 'space' that makes you think the forces would increase there relative to here?
- aetherspawn 9y agoBecause space is big and there’s no friction. Your 0-60 time is not as relevant as here on earth. 0-60 in 1 hour is actually not so bad in space! That’s 10,000mph per week.
- Retra 8y agoThere's no friction, but there's gravity almost everywhere you've got a magnetic field. And gravity accelerates things pretty hard.
- stale2002 9y agoNo, I am saying that there are observable effects of the EM drive, right now (which, might be due to experiment error). And these observable effects are large when you compare them to OTHER forms of space travel. IE, if you can have a propellant less method of travel in space, of the amount that the EM drive supposedly does, this is a BIG DEAL. The effect doesn't increase in space. Instead, the "small" effect when compared to earth methods of transportation, are extremely useful in space.