The Alcubierre drive is an highly speculative idea that would require exotic matter with negative mass, which is not considered possible according to mainstream theories of matter such as the Standard Model and common extensions and variations.
Zero-point energy is a property of quantum systems. According to mainstream quantum mechanics, Zero-point energy can't be withdrawn to perform physical work (without spending more energy to alter the underlaying physical system).
Among the perpetual motion/free energy crowd, Zero-point energy is a common buzzword, but these people are fringe scientists at the very best, and more commonly just crackpots or outright fraudsters.
The Alcubierre drive is an highly speculative idea that would require exotic matter with negative mass, which is not considered possible according to mainstream theories of matter such as the Standard Model and common extensions and variations.
Ah ... no.
Zero-point energy is a property of quantum systems. According to mainstream quantum mechanics, Zero-point energy can't be withdrawn to perform physical work (without spending more energy to alter the underlaying physical system).
Not exactly. ZPE has measurable and, in some cases, exploitable effects....
What do you believe that most people on this site don't?
I'm especially looking for things that you wouldn't even mention if someone wasn't explicitly asking for them. Stuff you're not even comfortable writing under your own name. Making a one-shot account here is very easy, go ahead and do that if you don't want to tarnish your image.
I think a big problem with a "community" dedicated to being less wrong is that it will make people more concerned about APPEARING less wrong. The biggest part of my intellectual journey so far has been the acquisition of new and startling knowledge, and that knowledge doesn't seem likely to turn up here in the conditions that currently exist.
So please, tell me the crazy things you're otherwise afraid to say. I want to know them, because they might be true.