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Andy Brice
Sent: 20 September 2002 02:11 PM
> Podkletnov's Tampere experiments, it was apparent that the
> superconductors needed to be spun at around 5,000 rpm inside a large
> steel container filled with liquefied gas for cooling. Electromagnets
> were used to make the superconductors levitate and get them up to
speed.
> In the absence of any firm data on Podkletnov's discs, though,
attempts
> by, NASA to duplicate his work were inconclusive as far as gravity
> shielding was concerned...
[Andy Brice]
An apparatus with superconductors spinning at 5000 rpm is bound to
produce
various powerful forces, mechanical and electro-magnetic, that have
nothing
to do with gravity. These might account for a reduction in air pressure
(or
an apparent reduction due to effects directly on the barometer).
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence and it all sounds
rather
unconvincing.
[Blunderov]
I agree. It would be good if someone could duplicate these experiments.
Warm regards
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