A reactionless thruster that (apparently) really works - no, seriously!

> From: Ian Woollard
> It isn't though. Only one guy has done it, and the measured effect is
> small; and all he needs is more money to make the effect big. Honest!

A significant problem here is asking others to replicate your experiments is
great for science, but bad for engineering and intelectual property rights.
Intel didn't turn to their rivals at the time and say, "We think we've got a
nifty little invention here that could make us billions. Here are the
blueprints and all the theory you need to make your own. Can you test to see
if we're right about it working?" This kind of thing is a big problem for
small inventors, even after they demonstrate their inventions work and are
publically aknowledged as the inventor.

Guess how much money the USMC paid the inventor of the hovercraft for use of
his idea. Or how much the Bell Aircraft Corporation paid the Miles Aircraft
Company for the latter's all-moving tailplane idea and supersonic
aerodynamics data. I'll give you a clue: It's less than the average worth
people give their thoughts in internet forums.

John