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This reminds me of a Mythbusters episode I saw where they tried numerous "antigravity" devices. A few of them did manage to levitate objects, but worked either
by LargeWu 17y ago
This reminds me of a Mythbusters episode I saw where they tried numerous "antigravity" devices. A few of them did manage to levitate objects, but worked either on magnetic fields or thrust. There was no alteration of gravity.
That said, I'm a bit confused as to how scientists want to apply this achievement to low-gravity environments. Since gravity is not actually being altered here, it doesn't seem relevant. Am i totally off base here?
- pmichaud 17y agoClearly there are differences, but many of the same conditions apply, such as low pressure on the bones, so that it can still be useful in /most/ studies related to microgravity. It's a little like using an animal to test medicine -- there are differences, but the initial work can often be completed because of the overwhelming similarities.
- ynniv 17y ago"Gravity" isn't being created, but a uniform force is being applied at the molecular level, which is effectively the same. It is currently being applied "up" at roughly the same force as gravity, causing levitation. Vectoring this force down instead of up will produce force indistinguishable from gravity.