A new means of space propulsion... closed loop pulse propulsion... here's the idea [View all]

[mikelewis]

Here... to help you understand this idea, first just read this and also feel free to also paste any of this text into CHATGPT4 ----- I did do that and will post that as a follow up.... but for now before you pass judgement... just think about this...

Imagine you're in space... with a shotgun. Oh... and you want this one to be double barreled... trust me.

So you can imagine what you do next right? You shoot the gun.

BAM - well really BAM BAM because you shot two rounds... the recoil slams into your shoulder pushing you backwards, just like on Earth, and you start moving away from the explosion just as those slugs start moving away at a faster rate than you. Both those slugs are gone baby... moving away from you as you move away from them... equal and opposite. Got it? Not hard.


Now... reset that for a second and make one slight modification. Get all Bugs Bunny on it and bend those barrels around so they both point right back at your chest. One bends right and the other bends left 🤪 Also, let's also pretend your spacesuit is bulletproof...

Now fire again...

Recoil happens... fine, same explosive force moves you away... OK.

The projectiles enter the arc (the bent barrels)... conserving momentum though losing some energy due to sound and heat but not all the energy is wasted. Most is conserved but even if 99% is wasted this still works as I show in my book.

Now here's the big thing! We turn that force 180 degrees so that the bullets are moving in the same direction we are before we let them hit us and transfer that momentum to us.

Question... How does that stop you? That's all the force... the explosion, the redirection and the recollection... what other force stops you in space? Right? AND AND AND... you still have your slugs!!!!!

If you have more powder, you can keep firing the same slugs over and over again....!!!


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I understand this sounds bizarre and I am not remotely recommending this as a means of travel but the question is... is this a means of propulsion.

Now... the gunpowder might throw you off a bit so in stead of a shotgun... use a railgun which is an electric gun. It can be engineered to fire much bigger rounds but if you keep the slugs the same, the math will be the same and gunpowder won't be a factor.

With this is mind... think about how this could be used in space... I wrote a book about it and I am going to post that information as a follow up to this. The book is free currently and it's called Mind Fucking AI... and possibly you. I am using the book to try to talk about this idea as I think it could revolutionize how we travel in space. So before you completely dismiss this out of hand... just give it a real good thought... I will post follow up information to keep this intro shorter...

I would love a real and honest debate on this and looking for people knowledgeable about physics to weigh in.