Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 1004: 502

The news of the successful superconducting antigravity experiment came from the School of Science’s physics laboratory.

Several professors from the School of Sciences had completed the experiment and couldn’t help but share their joy with others. There weren’t many people on campus that evening, but the news was quite shocking; since it involved antigravity, it sounded very sci-fi, and many people came to know about it.

Fan Lei found out about it rather early, as he happened to run into Gao Yihua on the road.

Others learned about the news later.

As the message was passed around, not many people knew exactly how the experiment had succeeded, as the details became distorted in the telling.

For instance, the messages on the internet.

A graduate student from Yanhua University College of Science posted information in the early hours that the School of Sciences’ physics laboratory had completed a major experiment, successfully using superconducting antigravity technology to make a person float as if they were in space.

This message, once out, immediately provoked widespread discussion.

At first, many people did not believe it, feeling it was too exaggerated. Later, when they found out that Zhao Yi was responsible for the experiment, disbelief quickly turned into belief, "I would believe anything about God Zhao’s research, no matter how sci-fi it is!"

"Only God Zhao could complete such a shocking experiment!"

"In the future, astronaut training will become easier; they will be able to experience the feeling of space right here on Earth!"

"Ordinary people could experience it too, right?"

"I’m already looking forward to it. When will it be commercialized? When will it be commercialized? There’s got to be a spacewalk attraction at amusement parks in the future!"

"Thumbs up!"

"I want to experience it, I want to try it, I want to be an astronaut too!"

"..."

The news on the internet was being hotly debated, with a very small number of skeptical comments quickly being overwhelmed by the ’fantasy army.’

As a result, the relevant departments took notice and early in the morning asked Yanhua University College of Science whether an experiment to make humans float had been completed.

The professors from the School of Sciences were somewhat stunned by the question, with Gao Yihua repeatedly asking, "Are you sure you mean... making people float?"

"How is that possible!"

"Never mind making people float, we can’t even make cotton thread levitate!"

The professors from the School of Sciences had initially got up excited, ready to proceed with more experiments, but upon hearing the inquiries, they lost their enthusiasm.

What’s there to be excited about?

The superconducting antigravity experiment had only managed to make smoke rise, far from making people float. What was there to be worked up about?

Soon after.

Yanhua University officially issued a statement to refute the rumors, and the related departments and various media outlets quickly relayed the clarification.

Zhao Yi also posted on Weibo, saying, "Now we’re still far from making humans float, but I believe that we will definitely achieve it in the not too distant future!"

"Everyone can look forward to it!"

"I believe it won’t be too long..."

This Weibo post immediately went viral and quickly topped the trending search list, while those who knew the details looked on with wry faces.

Making people float?

They had just succeeded in reducing gravity by a mere few percent. To make humans float, you would need to reduce gravity by at least eighty percent, and it would require people to forcefully jump themselves.

At that point, you might be able to jump tens of meters high, right?

Barely counts as floating?

Qiu Chengwen was also looking at the messages from Zhao Yi and was quite surprised by the success of the superconducting antigravity experiment.

Initially, he didn’t expect it to succeed.

Now he could only exclaim, "Worthy of Zhao Yi! Truly remarkable! Under those experimental conditions, to actually make the experiment succeed..."

"Shuimu University’s physics..."

Qiu Chengwen thought and shook his head. Most people were surprised to hear the news and were very much looking forward to the formal announcement of the experiment. The only ones feeling the pressure were the folks at the Shuimu University physics laboratory. ƒгeewebnovёl.com

The physics laboratory at Shuimu University, a leading force in the field domestically, has also always had the support of upper management.

Funding, copiously allocated!

Equipment, state-of-the-art!

And with the backing of Shuimu University, there were seven professors with international-level achievements, including one member of the Science Academy.

This research team was incredibly glamorous.

At the Shuimu University laboratory, the professors were dedicated to research, and even if they taught students, they would be graduate students or Ph.D.s. In contrast, the physics laboratory at Yanhua University was just an on-campus ’learning’ laboratory, used mostly by students, and the few physics professors were just grade-level physics teachers, hardly what you’d call scientific researchers.

And what was the result?

The physics laboratory at Yanhua University, relying on ’discarded equipment’ and a small amount of funding support, had verified the superconducting antigravity theory.

What would the upper research funding bodies think?

When seeing the comments from netizens and the message published by Zhao Yi, Qiu Chengwen couldn’t help but find it somewhat amusing, "The future could let people float?"

"It’s impossible in the short term, this isn’t something superconducting or antigravity can achieve."

He could easily make the call, "The antigravity effects produced by superconducting ionic lattices, regardless of what the actual principle is, definitely have a limit!"

"Perhaps it’s ten percent, maybe twenty percent, but it definitely won’t exceed fifty percent, no matter how high the power."

"Using superconductivity’s antigravity effects to make humans float is impossible."

"Zhao Yi was probably too excited and got carried away..."

On the other hand.

The physics laboratory at Yanhua University was still carrying on with their experiments as usual.