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Sir Runcible Spoon

Re: Captain Future's enemy had one of those.

"The last time I thought about it, it seemed evident to me that the force towards the "front" would exactly equal the force towards the "back"."

Because that's quite obviously why a balloon will zip around the room when you let go after blowing it up and not sealing it.

I theorize that the chamber itself is acting as a balloon whereby small amounts of energy released at the quantum level from 'stuff' popping in and out of existence are being held temporarily in the chamber, building pressure. The opening at one end allows the energy to escape and generate a small amount of thrust.

The addition of microwaves to increase the internal energy pressure of the chamber could then explain the increased thrust that was seen.

You never know do you? I much prefer 'hmm, that's odd' to 'Eureka'.

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