What is Centrifugal Propulsion and Why is it Confusing?

[JTC]

Hi

I am spending time on youtube looking at videos that come up when I search "Centrifugal propulsion"

(No need for me to pick a few, you can do a search and see lots.)

Most of the videos look poorly made. All show some sort of "vehicle." But the "vehicle" jitters back and forth.

I am trying to first get an understanding of what this is all about.

What is going on here? What are all these people trying to say?

Doesn't one still have to get the masses up and spinning? Are they trying to get at some sort of perpetual motion device? I am just confused at what I am seeing.

Does anyone have a simple reference so that, before I even start looking at the physics, I can understand what the issue is?

 

[Drakkith]

I am trying to first get an understanding of what this is all about.

What is going on here? What are all these people trying to say?

Doesn't one still have to get the masses up and spinning? Are they trying to get at some sort of perpetual motion device? I am just confused at what I am seeing.

It's nonsense, pure and simple. Centrifugal propulsion is impossible and I highly recommend simply ignoring these videos, as they will do nothing but confuse you. Any sort of reactionless drive is a violation of the laws of physics and nothing but a pipe dream.

Thread locked since we don't discuss pseudo-science like this here at PF.