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Paranormal Adept
This is from a Wikipedia linked page about Gravity probe B experimental verification that spinning masses have measurable effects on space-time. It reads a heck of a lot like descriptions that have been bouncing around for decades about practical applications of anti-gravity research.
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Gravitomagnetism
From Wikipedia on "Gravitomagnetism"
"...a flexible or fluid toroidal mass undergoing minor axis rotational acceleration (accelerating "smoke ring" rotation) will tend to pull matter through the throat (a case of rotational frame dragging, acting through the throat). In theory, this configuration might be used for accelerating objects (through the throat) without such objects experiencing any g-forces."
And...
"Some higher-order gravitomagnetic effects can reproduce effects reminiscent of the interactions of more conventional polarized charges. For instance, if two wheels are spun on a common axis, the mutual gravitational attraction between the two wheels will be greater if they spin in opposite directions than in the same direction."
I have no idea what this really means!
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Gravitomagnetism
From Wikipedia on "Gravitomagnetism"
"...a flexible or fluid toroidal mass undergoing minor axis rotational acceleration (accelerating "smoke ring" rotation) will tend to pull matter through the throat (a case of rotational frame dragging, acting through the throat). In theory, this configuration might be used for accelerating objects (through the throat) without such objects experiencing any g-forces."
And...
"Some higher-order gravitomagnetic effects can reproduce effects reminiscent of the interactions of more conventional polarized charges. For instance, if two wheels are spun on a common axis, the mutual gravitational attraction between the two wheels will be greater if they spin in opposite directions than in the same direction."
I have no idea what this really means!