Dr. Robert (Bob) Novella

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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe · The Skeptics Guide #827 - May 15 2021 podcast

What if I told you that China has claims now – this was the end of last year – that they have built a hypersonic jet engine prototype like this and they tested it at speeds of up to I think nine times the speed of sound. matched

And they have this amazingly powerful wind tunnel. matched

They say they've already tested this prototype. matched

Which means that the research I just told you about may not have been the first time this was successfully researched and pulled off in an experiment. matched

They've got a prototype. matched

That's scary to me. matched

I mean they could potentially have this a lot sooner than we thought or before other countries that we think would be more reasonable about this type of technology. matched

But analysts have looked at this and they say that this technology is still experimental, specifically the Chinese technology. matched

It's still experimental and it will likely take years before there's a military or civilian application. matched

And then there's a quote from Dr. Uzi Rubin. matched

He's the founder and first director of the Israeli Missile Defense Organization. matched

He said, even if promising, it will take about a generation for it to be used commercially. matched

I believe that hypersonic human flight is not imminent, if at all. matched

So I hope it's not imminent. matched

I mean, I would like to see this technology developed, I mean, just for the amazing applications that it could be used for. matched

Of course, the bad applications, you know, lots of technologies of double-edged sword. matched

Yeah, I guess that could potentially be one of those hurdles that would be really tough. matched

Yeah, Mach 10 would be fine. matched

I mean, yeah, let's go to Mach 10 then. matched

I don't need 17. matched

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