Can inertia be used as a force for propulsion?

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Can inertia be used as a force for propulsion?

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It’s a little unclear what you mean, but the answer to the most obvious interpretation is “no”.

Specifically, inertia is the statement that the momentum of an object doesn’t change unless a force is exerted on it, and propulsion is, roughly, a change in momentum.

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