"Scientists reveal secret of levitation!"

[Project86]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070806/sc_afp/britainsciencelevitation_070806132733

Sounds like those chaps at American Antigravity were on to something all along eh?

I'm sure this is somehow proof for someone that Steorn has what they claim as well.

[autumn1971]

From what I recall, the Casmir effect is caused by the forces of virtual particles being limited to smaller wavelengths if the must pop-up between two very close objects, as opposed to the greater force on the outside of the objects. Kind of analogous to two ships being abeam of each other and significantly closer together than the average wavelength of the body of water, a wave is going to knock them together. Calling whatever current understanding or manipulation is being referred to (not surprisingly, the Yahoo article was bereft of any pertinant information) "levitation" is akin to calling mag-lev levitation (well, we call it "levitation", but not in the excitingly wooful way that this article seems to on the verge of doing).

Can't wait for the first woo victory dances to be held linking to this.

[Gravy]

As any first-year college student knows, the secret to levitation is 11 pints of Guinness.

[autumn1971]

As any first-year college student knows, the secret to levitation is 11 pints of Guinness.

I always thought that 11 pints of Guinness was the secret to invincibility.

[Normal Dude]

With the right amounts of tequila and given the correct circumstances, I have been known to become both bullet-proof and invisible.

[this charming man]

As any first-year college student knows, the secret to levitation is 11 pints of Guinness.

I always thought that 11 pints of Guinness was the secret to invincibility.

42 pints of Guinness is the secret answer of life.

[lionking]

42 pints of Guinness is the secret answer of life.
Having recently visited the Emerald Isle, 11 pints of Guinness just gets the party started. The question after 42, however, is "who are his beneficaries?"

[Mojo]

Their research was to be published in the New Journal of Physics.


"Was to be"? Has the NWO hushed it up?

[shpalman]

Amusingly sarcastic write up in the Register: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/07/quantum_levitation_incredible/