Dr. Bruce DePalma's Spinning Ball Anomaly: Fact or Fiction?

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The discussion revolves around Dr. Bruce DePalma's claimed experiment involving a spinning ball that purportedly travels higher and falls faster than a non-rotating ball, with implications that challenge Newtonian physics. The scope includes skepticism about the validity of the claims and the credibility of DePalma's work, as well as broader reflections on the evolution of scientific ideas.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants question the legitimacy of DePalma's claims, suggesting they may be "crackpottery" or a con, particularly in light of his association with a "free energy" device.
  • Others argue that historical precedents exist where unconventional ideas were later accepted, suggesting that current skepticism may not be justified.
  • A participant points out a flaw in the analogy used to support unconventional ideas, noting that science as a formal discipline did not exist a thousand years ago.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express a mix of skepticism and openness to unconventional ideas, indicating that there is no consensus on the validity of DePalma's claims or the implications of his work.

Contextual Notes

Some arguments rely on historical analogies that may not fully apply to the current scientific context, and the discussion does not resolve the validity of the claims made by DePalma.

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When just browsing around I stumbled over a claimed experiment done by Dr. Bruce DePalma where he claims he has shown that you can make a spinning ball travel higher and fall faster then a non rotating ball. He claims this has no explanation in Newtonian physics.

http://www.padrak.com/ine/NEN_5_7_4.html

Its this pure crackpottery?? This DePalma guy also has some rather fishy project like a "free energy" device using some kind of rotating magnet:confused:
 
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Azael said:
When just browsing around I stumbled over a claimed experiment done by Dr. Bruce DePalma where he claims he has shown that you can make a spinning ball travel higher and fall faster then a non rotating ball. He claims this has no explanation in Newtonian physics.
http://www.padrak.com/ine/NEN_5_7_4.html
Its this pure crackpottery?? This DePalma guy also has some rather fishy project like a "free energy" device using some kind of rotating magnet:confused:

Sounds more like a con than a crackpot. I would forget about it.
 
Dr. Bruce DePalma went to MIT and Harvard. If a thousand years ago you told someone the Earth was round they would probably call you an idiot. Now look where we are, the idea of physics could change so much in the next 1000 years that i wouldn't count out any crazy idea.
 
Science didn't exist 1000 years ago, so that analogy is flawed. And this thread is 3 years old.
 

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