Salvatore Pais: The Navy's UFO Patents and the Pais Effect
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Salvatore Pais reveals the Pais Effect and his controversial UFO patents linking quantum gravity to propulsion We explore the physics behind the patents, the challenges of publishing, and the broader implications for advanced technology.
- 00:00:00 - Introduction
- 00:04:58 - UFO patents story
- 00:09:23 - Why Sal emailed Curt
- 00:12:16 - Pais Effect
- 00:13:38 - UFO patents
- 00:17:28 - Patent officer rejection
- 00:21:23 - Energy in quantum vacuum (Superforce intro)
- 00:23:58 - Are patents disinformation?
- 00:25:13 - James Sheehy claim "operable"
- 00:26:31 - Using 1 Coulomb charge
- 00:28:05 - Inspiration for patents
- 00:29:15 - Spin vs Vibration
- 00:30:19 - Piezoelectric materials
- 00:35:11 - Eric Davis book influence
- 00:36:19 - Schwinger effect
- 00:39:13 - Gertsenshtein effect
- 00:42:35 - Microwave emitters in craft walls
- 00:46:15 - Prigogine effect
- 00:50:57 - Why Quantum Gravity is non-trivial
- 00:58:32 - Superforce / Planck force
- 01:10:21 - [Dan Zetterstrom] Ball lightning and plasma
- 01:11:17 - UFO orbs as plasma probes
- 01:16:10 - Trying to publish on Arxiv
- 01:17:47 - Publishing the patents
- 01:22:49 - Detecting UAPs via effect
- 01:23:21 - Being called a charlatan
- 01:26:36 - Cost to build technology
- 01:28:24 - Why gov't didn't file secretly
- 01:31:34 - Sal on disinformation claims
- 01:33:33 - Hurt by being called charlatan
- 01:35:24 - Eric Davis and Hal Puthoff
- 01:37:13 - Being kind to unkind
- 01:38:47 - Physics without philosophy analogy
- 01:45:30 - Convincing James Sheehy
- 01:50:05 - Podkletnov and Ning Li research
- 01:54:56 - Behind the scenes?
- 01:58:32 - Sal's message to audience
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- https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJSPACESE.2015.075910
- https://www.sae.org/publications/technical-papers/content/2017-01-2040/
- https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8871349
- https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJSPACESE.2015.069339
- https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2019-0869
- https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2017-5343
- https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1991saea.confR....P/abstract
- "Ashtekar Bounce" / Robustness of key features of loop quantum cosmology: https://arxiv.org/abs/0710.3565
- Eric Davis' "Frontiers of Propulsion Science" book: https://amzn.to/3JKBdL3
- Converstaoins on Quantum Gravity: https://amzn.to/3tPtHJj
- Ross Coulthart's "In Plain Sight": https://amzn.to/3tQn1e7
- Carlo Rovelli podcast: https://youtu.be/r_fUPbBNmBw
- David Gross with Carlo Rovelli: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUyylR5RPZw
- Ross Coulthart's interview: https://youtu.be/JM3kxeU_oDE
- 00:00:00 - Introduction
- 00:04:58 - UFO patents story
- 00:09:23 - Why Sal emailed Curt
- 00:12:16 - Pais Effect
- 00:13:38 - UFO patents
- 00:17:28 - Patent officer rejection
- 00:21:23 - Energy in quantum vacuum (Superforce intro)
- 00:23:58 - Are patents disinformation?
- 00:25:13 - James Sheehy claim "operable"
- 00:26:31 - Using 1 Coulomb charge
- 00:28:05 - Inspiration for patents
- 00:29:15 - Spin vs Vibration
- 00:30:19 - Piezoelectric materials
- 00:35:11 - Eric Davis book influence
- 00:36:19 - Schwinger effect
- 00:39:13 - Gertsenshtein effect
- 00:42:35 - Microwave emitters in craft walls
- 00:46:15 - Prigogine effect
- 00:50:57 - Why Quantum Gravity is non-trivial
- 00:58:32 - Superforce / Planck force
- 01:10:21 - [Dan Zetterstrom] Ball lightning and plasma
- 01:11:17 - UFO orbs as plasma probes
- 01:16:10 - Trying to publish on Arxiv
- 01:17:47 - Publishing the patents
- 01:22:49 - Detecting UAPs via effect
- 01:23:21 - Being called a charlatan
- 01:26:36 - Cost to build technology
- 01:28:24 - Why gov't didn't file secretly
- 01:31:34 - Sal on disinformation claims
- 01:33:33 - Hurt by being called charlatan
- 01:35:24 - Eric Davis and Hal Puthoff
- 01:37:13 - Being kind to unkind
- 01:38:47 - Physics without philosophy analogy
- 01:45:30 - Convincing James Sheehy
- 01:50:05 - Podkletnov and Ning Li research
- 01:54:56 - Behind the scenes?
- 01:58:32 - Sal's message to audience
SPONSORS:
- Ground News: https://ground.news/toe
- Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE (20% off)
- Algo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9IfRw1QaTglRoX0sN11AQQ and https://www.algo.com/
RESOURCES:
- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/5E6QyAhTB3o
- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal
- Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE
- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt
- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs
- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802
- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e
- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything
- Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch
- https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJSPACESE.2015.075910
- https://www.sae.org/publications/technical-papers/content/2017-01-2040/
- https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8871349
- https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJSPACESE.2015.069339
- https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2019-0869
- https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2017-5343
- https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1991saea.confR....P/abstract
- "Ashtekar Bounce" / Robustness of key features of loop quantum cosmology: https://arxiv.org/abs/0710.3565
- Eric Davis' "Frontiers of Propulsion Science" book: https://amzn.to/3JKBdL3
- Converstaoins on Quantum Gravity: https://amzn.to/3tPtHJj
- Ross Coulthart's "In Plain Sight": https://amzn.to/3tQn1e7
- Carlo Rovelli podcast: https://youtu.be/r_fUPbBNmBw
- David Gross with Carlo Rovelli: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUyylR5RPZw
- Ross Coulthart's interview: https://youtu.be/JM3kxeU_oDE
Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science.
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