"Warp Propulsion at FTL May be Possible" Topic

Apparently, in testing NASA's EmDrive, laser beams seem to have been found traveling at FTL speeds, which of course, we've all been told is impossible.

So, perhaps NASA has stumbled on a working warp field, which may permit FTL travel.

That could also mean those little green men (NO, not the Russian ones), and/or little grey men may be visiting us as well, too.

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Well, I certainly hope it is true and not a measurement error.

Rob

If that turns out to be true, I imagine it'll shake up our understanding of physics pretty hardcore.
Exciting stuff.

I'll quote a guy responding to the the linked IGN article.

"I didn't know every reputable physicist in the world comments on IGN!"

Rule 1 – if they really have made something go faster than light, we will not be hearing about it in IGN…

Well I say the science is never settled even when they insist it is. There is always new data that changes what they view as settled science. How can we really know if faster than light travel isn't possible until we get something moving at or near faster than light speed.

Ah, so not only does a microwave hooked up a copper pot blow the laws of thermodynamics AND conservation of momentum to small smithereens at the same time, it's also not just a magically reaction-less drive but a FASTER THAN LIGHT reaction-less drive.

Yes, color me skeptical.

-Will

Of course, in our two-dimensional, hologram universe, we'll be a bit limited, unless they can figure out how to hop to alternate dimensions, too.

Well, wave fronts in microwave guides can travel faster than light when they go through curves.

Actually it's about ethics in space travel :D

I have witnessed wormholes or some teleportation-like phenomenon in my own microwave. I have performed a number of experiments and while the data are somewhat unpredictable, they are replicable in some respects.

I've noticed that when you take a bowl of spaghetti and put it in the microwave portions of the food will be teleported to the walls of the microwave during the process. Often many parts.

Adding energy seems to increase the rate of transfer and while I have not been able to predict where the food will end up, two things will almost certainly happen:

1) the food will appear on the inside surface of the microwave.

2) I will be shouted at.

Hey Pictors…Thank you.

Mako11 28 Apr 2015 4:56 p.m. PST:

Apparently, in testing NASA's EmDrive, laser beams seem to have been found traveling at FTL speeds […] So, perhaps NASA has stumbled on a working warp field, which may permit FTL travel

"Apparently" and "perhaps" being the keywords here.

Given the history of FTL claims so far, I'll to wait for (1) an actual research paper instead of a forum posting and (2) independent verifications of the effects described therein.

I however am prepared to give Pictors a significant research grant once I win the Eurojackpot Lottery next Friday.

Well, tachyons have all left the universe long ago.

I agree, Pictor's deserve a multi-million dollar grant to study that phenomenon. Me too for that matter.

Wonder if I'll get motion sick at those +FTL speeds and if I'll meet Spock, that's if I can sneak aboard the Enterprise in the first place.

From Quarks to Quasars comments on the "breakthrough":
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I do hope it's real, and that they get a working copy into production soon.

I'd love to at least see pics of Alpha Centauri, and its neighbors.

Ethan Siegel isn't convinced yet either:
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