How and Why would one think about solving the World's Energy Problems with a Photonic Plunger? That boggles my mind...:)
This is another case of Physics going down the toilet..:)
I couldn't resist the pun..:)
Oh no, there I go again...
Since I was forced to think about UFOs, Energy from Vacuum etc... I might as well provide you with another interpretation of the Casimir Effect and its implications. In the prior blog I brought about answered questions about Ball Lightening and Kiril Chucanov quest to solve energy problems with microwave ovens and plasma balls. Now I will tackle another fashionable Ponzi Scheme for Getting Rich Quickly (in energy terms, of course) - Energy from Zero Point Fluctuations and the Casimir Effect...
This effect is the basis for the hope for energy out of nothing. There is nothing wrong with asking something for nothing...:) The problem is that most people don't know how to ask...:)
Don't ask me from where did I get my inspiration for this blog...:)
Let's first analyse what is involved in the Casimir Effect. This is the observation of an attractive force when two metalic plates are placed very close...:)
Where there is a force, there is the possibility of extracting work or energy..>:)
The problem with Casimir effect is that everyone knows how to measure the attractive force and how to use it to justify seeking an infinite source of energy out of electromagnetic vacuum...write those grant proposals, executive summaries...:) I say electromagnetic because one needs metalic plates to observe the phenomenon and of course, the derivation involves electromagnetic modes..
Let's consider another physical experiment - I will not try to make a Gedanken Experiment in this special situation...:)
Notice that nobody asks if there is a way to solve the world's energy problems using a plunger...:)Let' consider Plunger A on contact with a metalic surface B. Under those conditions there are no forces between A and B. Now let's expel the air between Plunger A and Metalic Surface B....:)
Now, suddenly an attractive force appears out of nowhere...:)
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