Mike writes:
> I never said it violates conservation of momentum. My claim is that the
> input energy is expended in a single direction, it uses more energy than
> it produces in thrust, so there is no violation.
I thought your gadget was something which you could put in empty space,
turn it on, and it would start accelerating off in some direction,
without shooting anything back the other way. It acquires net momentum,
doesn't it?
Hal
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