Zero Point Energy

A friend sent me this article on Zero Point Energy, the theory that even empty space contains a non-zero amount of energy. This is ultimately a result of the fact that exactly zero energy would violate the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle.

Personally, I’m always skeptical of any mention of quantum physics as it might apply to human good, especially “zero point energy,” because a) I’ve heard so many top physicists say that it’s either theoretically impossible to harvest any of this energy or that it’s incredibly distant in scientific inquiry, and b) if you YouTube this, you find literally thousands of frauds.

When I say “frauds,” of course, I mean to include “crackpots,” the difference between the two being that the latter believes his story where the former does not. For all practical purposes, however, they are identical.