well, i definitely remember that the effect was supposed to be not understood, seemingly impossible, yet employed in some crafts anyway. perhaps it's some particular aspect of the static discharge, but it may not be about the static discharge thingies at all. gar, sometimes i feel like i'm...
I remember reading once about an electrical effect that happens at the back edges of jet wings, i think fast jets like military jets, or perhaps at the wingtips. The effect, i heard, should be impossible in current theory - it's not understood, yet they actually make use of it because it works...
