From: doc@tardis.org   
      
   On Fri, 29 Jul 2022 11:11:24 +0300, om@iki.fi (Otto J. Makela) wrote:   
      
   >Doctor Who wrote:   
   >   
   >> Alain Fournier wrote:   
   >>> If the heat is not uniform and one side heats up more than the other,   
   >>> then air molecules on the hot side will bounce off the surface with   
   >>> more force than on the cooler side. That would provide some thrust.   
   >>> That's what we are talking about when talk about thermal effect.   
   >>   
   >> nonsense,   
   >   
   >You will need to expand on why you think that concern is nonsense,   
   >thermal effects have been the downfall of several similar devices.   
   >   
   >> and current tests are on a milligram scale, with thrust up, and with   
   >> thrust down. That resolves your issue. Future tests planned in a   
   >> vacuum.   
   >   
   >I'll have to ask, since I can't make sense of your website and   
   >individual experiments are not described in sufficient detail:   
   >is the direction of "thrust" changed by reversing the device?   
   >If not, does the heat dissipation change side depending on direction?   
      
   the thrust is directional on the V dipole, that should be clear   
   enough.   
   Yes, the thrust is reversed by reversing the device, it is a   
   unidirectional force.   
   As I said we make tests on a scale, with thrust up and thrust down by   
   reversing the device.   
      
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