Anti-gravity
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Anti-gravity is an idea of creating a place or object that is free from the force of gravity. It does not refer to the lack of weight under gravity experienced in free fall or orbit, or to balancing the force of gravity with some other force, such as electromagnetism or aerodynamic lift. Anti-gravity is a recurring concept in science fiction, particularly in the context of spacecraft propulsion. An early example is the gravity blocking substance "Cavorite" in H. G. Wells' The First Men in the Moon.
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See also
- Aerodynamic levitation
- Apergy
- Artificial gravity
- Burkhard Heim
- Casimir effect
- Clinostat
- Electrostatic levitation
- Exotic matter
- Gravitational interaction of antimatter
- Heim Theory
- Magnetic levitation
- Optical levitation
- Reactionless drive
- Tractor beam
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Fictional accounts
- Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem has the Anti-Gravity Recycling Room.
- LittleBigPlanet 2 features a device called the Anti-Gravity Tweaker.
- Mario Kart 8 uses anti-gravity gameplay for go-kart racing.
- The Wipeout video game series uses anti-gravity physics for racing.
- spindizzy is an anti-gravity drive in the science fiction novels of James Blish.
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