Professor Designs Plasma-propelled Flying Saucer
If you’re like me… (which is unsettling to think about) but if you are like me, then the lack of rocket packs, flying cars and moon condos has left you a bit cynical about many supposed “advancements” in technology. To this end I am always in search of some amazing gadget or theory that may just yet reinvigorate some of my retro-futurist hopes.
Today I ran across this little gem via Science Daily. Now I know this isn’t true anti-gravity, BUT I do think it’s a pretty cool next step (provided they are not pulling our leg. The idea is to use magnetic current flowing through a field of plasma to create swirling vertices of air to generate lift, but the big deal is that there are no moving parts, just solid state electronics. I would like to know what happens with this, the article came out in 2008.
I’m just sayin’…
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