Sci-Fi Technology: Is Inertia Removal Possible?

[Darkwander]

I am a big Sci-fi fan, i admit it , i love stargate , and it was only about 30 years ago that shows like Star trek had technology like transporters and Ion Drives.

While 30 years ago they did have Ion Drives , they didnt have transporters until about 5 years ago , you would have herd about those guys that transported the Rock in the desert in the USA.

However the reason for my post , i was watching some of the old classic Stargate episodes , when i was watching the Episode "Tangent". In that episode they had a Drive that

The power plant doesn't exert force over gravity, as much as take Inertia out of equation

I asked this same Question on the Sci-fi Site and they told me to ask a Physics forum. So any of you have any idea on the Science behind this , is it possible , etc...

 

[russ_watters]

There was a Star Trek episode where they moved a moon by extending their warp field around it and lowering the universal gravitational constant inside the field. Similar idea, but a field that would change the definition of inertia. Anyway, sorry, but this is strictly science fiction - as is, I'm sorry to report, teleportation.

 

[Gokul43201]

...you would have herd about those guys that transported the Rock in the desert in the USA.

What ??! I suppose you don't mean 'transported' as in FedEx Ground ? Do you have a link to this ?

 

[Darkwander]

Believe it or not , i can't find the page that did have the report about them actual doing it , it was all over the news and all , however while i look for the page on the net , here is another link that explains how they did it..

http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Shadowlands/6583/project078.html

 

[Darkwander]

or read this ;

http://www.betterhumans.com/Errors/index.aspx?aspxerrorpath=/Long-distance_Quantum_Teleportation_Achieved.Article.2003-01-30-1.aspx

 

[Darkwander]

http://www.angelfire.com/linux/madhurya/MTPAPER.htm

Tue, Jun 18 2002 8:29 AM AEST - Scientists in Canberra have successfully teleported a laser beam for the first time in Australia.

September 27, 2001 7:250 CDT , Denmark - physicists have just made two samples of trillions of atoms interact at a distance in an experiment they say could make Star Trek-style teleportation and rapid quantum computing a reality.

February 28, 2003 , LONDON — [Reuters] Physicists in Denmark have made two samples of trillions of atoms interact at a distance in an experiment which may bring "Star Trek"-style teleportation and rapid quantum computing closer to reality.

 

[russ_watters]

Darkwanderer, none of those links say anything about a rock and none of the technologies being described (while very much real) are anywhere close to Star Trek style teleportation. The media likes to inflate science news, so you need to beware of extrordinary claims. Plus, most of those sites look like conspiracy theory websites - for which I have a very weak stomach.

Please be aware, we don't give a lot of slack for unscientific discussion here - especially not in the engineering section.

 

[GENIERE]

Rocks do move as in this link, http://www.billandcori.com/deathvalley/dv_moving_rocks.htm, but no one is attributing it to teleportation. On the other hand no one knows the mechanism.


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[Darkwander]

okey . site that holds more weight..

http://www.research.ibm.com/quantuminfo/teleportation/teleportation.html

or

http://www.research.ibm.com/quantuminfo/teleportation/index.html

 

[russ_watters]

Quantum teleportation is a long way from Star Trek style transporters.

 

[Darkwander]

Yea , offcorse , but they are getting there , anyway , getting back to the topic , what would be the theory of the drive , i have been doing some research into Anti-gravity drives , is it the same sort of thing or is that different;