We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember harry saying
something like:

ie Complete ********.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IsaM...eature=related

It's not *complete* ********, just close to it.
There is an energy input, but I really doubt it could be made large
enough to compress all that air, and afaics, the lifting bodies would be
far too small.
I'd not be surprised if a man-lifter using the idea could be built, but
for larger scale use, probably not.