“999 out of a thousand, huh, that's odd, moments are due to some unaccounted factor that is totally within our current understanding of nature. We investigate anyway because we don't want to miss that one in a thousand. But we don't pee our pants every time.”

…produces only a tiny thrust, it's still interesting. And I totally agree. If it really does produce propellantless thrust, then it's enormously exciting. That would be true even if it's not ultimately useful for spaceflight, which I'm not saying it wouldn't be. But these sorts of, huh, that's odd, moments are exactly what burst open new fields of study. However, it's important to remember that 999 out of a thousand, huh, that's odd, moments are due to some Unaccounted factor that is totally within our current understanding of nature. We investigate anyway because we don't want to miss that one in a thousand. But we don't pee our pants every time. Now, the average person doesn't see most of the weird, unexplainable results that ultimately prove to be nothing interesting. Scientists do. And so if they aren't getting super excited about the EM drive, it's not because they're closed-minded. It's because they know it for what it probably is. Perhaps it's worth someone somewhere investigating, but it's not worth wet trousers. A few people…