Does this technobabble of mine pass muster?

[cybernetichero]

If I said a ship's drive worked by "siphoning off" momentum from atoms in the environment around the ship that happen to be going our way using quantum entanglement would it pass willing suspension of disbelief? Bear in mind I have miniscule knowledge of what Quantum entanglement is beyond TV explanations by the likes of Neil DeGrasse Tyson or Brian Cox.

 

[jedishrfu]

Isnt that what a sail does for a boat?

The wind impinges upon the sail and thus the boat is propelled forward. This is all from classical principles.

Here's an example of a solar sail where photons from the sun impinge on it pushing the ship forward.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_sail

 

[BillTre]

Wow.
I just noticed the similarity of your avatars!
Great minds think a like?

 

[cybernetichero]

Here's an example of a solar sail where photons from the sun impinge on it pushing the ship forward.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_sail

Oh dear I can see a wikiwalk happening tonight.
The way I see it is like the ship is pulled along by a million invisible butterflies individually tethered by invisible threads with the number, tethering ability and length of threads and thus how many butterflies it can reach to tether being determined by the engine.

 

[cybernetichero]

Wow.
I just noticed the similarity of your avatars!
Great minds think a like?

The human knows too much and must be eliminated.