Same. I remember the electromagnetic engine that supposedly violated conservation of momentum, then turned out to be measurement error.
This thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EmDrive
This is way in to "extraordinay claims require extraordinary evidence", healthy and robust skepticism is the correct position. That said, if it works, we all get flying skateboards.
I hate that my first reaction was that this is probably fake. I'll remain skeptical so I won't be disappointed.
My first and second reaction. Still I'm ~95% sure it is fake.
Same. I remember the electromagnetic engine that supposedly violated conservation of momentum, then turned out to be measurement error. This thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EmDrive
This is way in to "extraordinay claims require extraordinary evidence", healthy and robust skepticism is the correct position. That said, if it works, we all get flying skateboards.