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Thursday, April 21, 2016

Antinomy: a contradiction between two beliefs or conclusions that are in themselves reasonable; a paradox. The 'Impossible' EM Drive Being Tested By NASA May Finally Be Explained

The EmDrive, the so-called "impossible" space drive that uses no propellant, has roiled the aerospace world for the past several years ever since it was proposed by British aerospace engineer Robert Shawyer. 


In essence, the claim advanced by Shawyer and others is that if you bounced microwaves in a truncated cone, thrust would be produced out the open end.

 Most scientists have snorted at the idea, noting correctly that such a thing would violate physical
laws.

 However, organizations as prestigious as NASA have replicated the same results, that prototypes of the EmDrive produces thrust.

 How does one reconcile the experimental results with the apparent scientific impossibility?

 MIT Technology Review suggested a reason why.

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