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Isn't this forum supposed to be at least partially science-based? NCIndie Dec 2023 #1
How lovely... and your proof that it's wrong is? mikelewis Dec 2023 #2
I really hope this is all tongue-in-cheek. If so, that's one for you! Just in case... NCIndie Dec 2023 #5
Ok... please read a little farther down the post please... There is no plan for a shotgun based propulsion design... mikelewis Dec 2023 #7
I read it before I posted. NCIndie Dec 2023 #9
I'm not an AI robot and your challenge was based on scientific inquiry. I responded in kind... mikelewis Dec 2023 #11
The recoil JackSabbath Dec 2023 #28
The recoil pulls the gun away from you? Indeed... but not completely.... mikelewis Dec 2023 #29
Interesting topic.... Think. Again. Dec 2023 #3
I think you're missing the point... none of those are useful for extended space travel... or can reach similar speeds mikelewis Dec 2023 #4
My apologies... Think. Again. Dec 2023 #15
All of those have a terrible carbon footprint. mikelewis Dec 2023 #21
It's an interesting concept... Think. Again. Dec 2023 #35
This message was self-deleted by its author Duppers Dec 2023 #25
That is one way to win an arguement... mikelewis Dec 2023 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author Duppers Dec 2023 #27
My apologies. Duppers Dec 2023 #34
Interesting. You mean no CO2 emissions during the operation of the vehicle. NCIndie Dec 2023 #6
This isn't about the energy required to run it.. that's still a problem... for a bit... we first have to see.... mikelewis Dec 2023 #8
Innovation starts with skeptics being skeptical. I'll take that role. NCIndie Dec 2023 #10
I built this idea fighting A for the past year... lol... so thank you I do appreciate skepticism. It built this idea. mikelewis Dec 2023 #12
Be combative! NCIndie Dec 2023 #13
That is precisely why I am here... I have had my ass handed to me so many times on this forum.... LOL mikelewis Dec 2023 #14
He gets more than combative Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2023 #57
Not if construction is done... Think. Again. Dec 2023 #16
Ok. Namely....? NCIndie Dec 2023 #17
Namely what?... Think. Again. Dec 2023 #18
You're going to build a car with zero carbon footprint because of renewables+nuclear? NCIndie Dec 2023 #19
Yeah.... Think. Again. Dec 2023 #20
What about the force the projectile is exerting against the curved barrel? sl8 Dec 2023 #22
Correct! However... it's much less than you think... I was shocked too mikelewis Dec 2023 #23
I hate ads 😏 mikelewis Dec 2023 #24
And to prove that... here's all the math... mikelewis Dec 2023 #30
Here, I think, is the fundamental error - whether ChatGPT's or yours, I can't tell from the formatting muriel_volestrangler Dec 2023 #73
Well... if you say it... it must be so... mikelewis Dec 2023 #74
If you really want to understand, please take just one physics class caraher Dec 2023 #75
Holy monkey shit batman... you cracked it... fuck me mikelewis Dec 2023 #76
Subtext... mikelewis Dec 2023 #77
I did make one mistake caraher Dec 2023 #80
Post removed Post removed Dec 2023 #82
OK, some numbers for position (Python? Why Python? This is a physics problem, not a numerical procedure) muriel_volestrangler Dec 2023 #81
After firing the total momentum is 0... mikelewis Dec 2023 #83
Can you try to write better, please? Your questions, or messages, are obscured by your style. muriel_volestrangler Dec 2023 #84
And now specifically to your point... mikelewis Dec 2023 #31
Why this is actually inline with physics... mikelewis Dec 2023 #32
The apparent paradox arises from a simplified view of the situation and is resolved when considering the full complexity mikelewis Dec 2023 #33
This part of the argument is where chatgpt is completely botching the physics. Salviati Dec 2023 #37
I said that outloud and a goat appeared in my living room... mikelewis Dec 2023 #38
Chat GPT is not a content expert. Salviati Dec 2023 #36
You are most certainly correct... mikelewis Dec 2023 #39
I don't understand, what does the letter 'O' have to do with it!? OKIsItJustMe Dec 2023 #40
You are most certainly correct... mikelewis Dec 2023 #61
I wouldn't trust ChatGPT to count my toes accurately. It wasn't written to do that. OKIsItJustMe Dec 2023 #41
This is one of those things... Salviati Dec 2023 #43
Indeed! "What if!?..." OKIsItJustMe Dec 2023 #45
Breaking the tyranny of the rocket equation would be a hell of a thing! Salviati Dec 2023 #46
Interesting... mikelewis Dec 2023 #44
It's an EmDrive. Better tests eliminate it. Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2023 #54
There's still some dispute OKIsItJustMe Dec 2023 #58
The IVO has test in orbit, past the minimum 1 month pre-test orbit Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2023 #60
Frankly, I don't expect it to succeed either OKIsItJustMe Dec 2023 #63
Here's an experiment I am eager to see the results of OKIsItJustMe Dec 2023 #42
Very cool... mikelewis Dec 2023 #47
Here's the fix... mikelewis Dec 2023 #48
The problem is you have to carry those anvils. Salviati Dec 2023 #52
You only need two anvils... mikelewis Dec 2023 #53
"They're trying to move mass with electrons... they need to move mass with mass" Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2023 #55
Call me "Mikey Poopie Pants!" mikelewis Dec 2023 #56
He did refute them, and you acknowledged as much OKIsItJustMe Dec 2023 #59
I lied... mikelewis Dec 2023 #67
ok Ptah Dec 2023 #68
Why would I pretend such a thing exists? mikelewis Dec 2023 #69
This might help: Ptah Dec 2023 #70
Not logic. "view count" is not equal to "copy-paste" nor equal to "don't understand the math" Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2023 #62
Why on earth do you think I would be trying to use logic against you? mikelewis Dec 2023 #64
If you want to be taken seriously, and you clearly do, then don't be childish. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2023 #65
I'm rubber and you're glue... mikelewis Dec 2023 #66
Please read: An Alternative Theory of Inertia will Get Tested in Space OKIsItJustMe Dec 2023 #49
Yeah... mikelewis Dec 2023 #50
scrolling hack mikelewis Dec 2023 #51
Mag lev trains use electricity Progressive dog Dec 2023 #71
You are of course correct... mikelewis Dec 2023 #72
I like ColinC Dec 2023 #78
Thank you... this is fun as hell 😃 mikelewis Dec 2023 #79
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