Who is Brandson Thornsen? Let’s google him. Hmmm. Nothing there except an obituary. Why do you suppose? He was a noted inventor; we’ve all heard of the Thornsen inertial propulsion drive. Yet “Google and Wikipedia have totally censored his existence, literally making him no longer exist!” according to the International Space Agency (ISA) LinkedIn page.
Why do you suppose that is? This author knows that the reason reflects the scientific community’s reluctance to believe that inertial propulsion is real. It boils down to stiction and friction. Let’s first look at the definition of each—both of which, according to standard physics, is part of the propulsion process (F= ma). In physics, stiction is the static friction that needs to be overcome to enable the initial relative motion of stationary objects in contact. It takes considerable force to start a stationary object moving. Friction is similar: a force that resists the persistent relative motion of two bodies in contact; once the same object obtains enough force to start that motion. The force of stiction is greater than the force of friction. In other words, it takes a greater amount of force to induce motion of two objects in contact compared to the amount of force that maintains that motion once it has been initiated.
Yet Thorsen’s inertial propulsion drive requires neither to propel an object.
You may now want to look at the following YouTube video to get a better appreciation of the Brandson Thornsen’s Inertial Drive Engine. https://bit.ly/3iXZBg7 The classic interpretation of the one-way movement of the Thornsen inertial drive is that there is stiction in the direction of non-movement and friction in the direction of movement. Stiction is greater than friction, so it only moves in one direction. The author believes this concept is in erratum.
Now, watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx4LT3GZjlY , a demonstration of the Thornsen inertial engine, shown propelling a canoe through a swimming pool during testing of the Thornsen drive, one of many mechanical-implementations inertial propulsion concepts. This clip supports claims of its workability.
After viewing the boat example consider this. There is no friction or stiction between the boat and the Thornsen inertial drive device (located within the boat) given the fact that there is no relative movement between the two, because the device is physically attached to the boat. Yet there is more momentum in the direction of motion; therefore, the boat moves in only one direction. Most importantly, the resistance from the water is greater in the direction of motion.
Take note, this overall function violates the law of conservation of momentum. Where is the stiction? Where is the friction?
See the following two YouTube sites for further understanding and elucidation.
Read more about inertial propulsion without a propellent at https://www.inertialpropulsionbyramsey.com/
Brandson "Roy" Thornson was indeed a real person living in Canada. His work was verified by a study group at the University of Buffalo (NY) and there is a documentary (recovered from VHS tapes) available on YouTube at https://youtu.be/5JEFME-V_zw Information is difficult to obtain, but not impossible (yet). I do have more info (somewhere) if you are interested. stclairtech@stclairtech.tech