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PostPosted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 2:44 pm    Post subject: For all the Einstein wannabees Reply with quote
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/28mar_gamma.htm?list1133885

I'm in a devilish mood today. Wink
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 3:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Very interesting post. I remember taking this stuff back in High School. I think it will take them more than six months to straighten out whether Einstein is correct or not. Also, if there are distortions in time that could explain why time seems to drag on so much like when I'm shopping with my wife or why it tends to go by faster on the weekend than the weekdays.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 3:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Lovely response, SASH. My late husband was a physicist and worked on scientific satellites for NASA such as the Gamma Ray Observatory. I loved reading this article that Mike posted but am sorry my personal physics interpreter is gone. I have lived around 'em all my life but don't understand the first thing about physics Sad

What explains why time goes so fast when you're reading and posting here??
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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What explains why time goes so fast when you're reading and posting here??


I think that most people assume that time is linear. I think that it is not. If you are at work and talk to people about how fast or slow the day seems to be going, most will agree with you. The problem is that the only instrument that we have to measure time is the clock and it would be affected by the time distortion as well. What you would need to do to prove it is send a clock somewhere out into another part of the universe and see if it keeps time the same as here on earth. Of course, the area or size of the time time distortion would dictate how far away that other clock would have to be and you would have to be able to somehow make it materialize there without sending it through normal space because the theory says that will make a difference as to how the clock reacts as well. Of course, maybe you could just reset it once it was in position. Interesting stuff.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Someone once said the smallest increment of time is; "the time between when the traffic light turns green and the car horns behind you start blowing" in New York.

I drove through there once. It was my last.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sash - How would you know what time to re-set it to?
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Just thought of how....send a signal via laser and adjust for the distance with the speed of light factor....


o. k. so i'm not even a candidate for a wannabe......
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Sash - How would you know what time to re-set it to?


Well, you'd want it to be the same time as the time zone you are in. Of course there might be a time delay for the signal to reach the clock so you'd have to figure that in along with the gravimetric pulls that the stars and the planets would have on the signal. Probably better just to send a person to set it. I can think of a few that I might be interested in sending. Hat, where are you? Laughing Laughing Laughing
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I like your idea better....very practical, too.....
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 5:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Time is an invention of man.Our time would be irrelevant any where else in this universe. I quess I should say imho.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 9:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
SASH wrote:
I can think of a few that I might be interested in sending. Hat, where are you? Laughing Laughing Laughing


Really now, why send Hat on such a dangerous mission alone? I think we could set up a whole crew for the voyage across the universe. Each of these suggested crew members would contribute to a successful journey by using their strongest attributes.

Captain : Oldtimer - Greatest qualification is his ability to make astute forecasts with very limited, tunnel vision. This would help avoid fear of the known. Shocked

First Mate : Haymaker - brings an impressive ability to make mistakes made by the crew sound like the best thing that ever happened. Also would reduce the need for carrying extra drinking water. (He'd probably do O.K. on rocket fuel) gag

Navigator : Sandhusker - If the gyroscope/ compass/GPS failed, just set this reliable crew member on the dash and he could spin his way through any obstacles or obscurities. Say what?

Deckhand : Hat - This crewman will do whatever he is told and repeat/imitate whatever words or behavior he observes in his higher-ups. Kid Nod

Need more crew? You get the drift and let your imagination run.

Another secret : These guys believe everything the Boss tells them. You could give them a one-way ticket for this flight and tell them that it's compliments of their favourite org. and they would be sure that it's all they need. Yep, they could conquer the universe. Smile Smile Laughing Laughing
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 9:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
You must remember though Maple Leaf, this crew would represent the entire "Planet Earth" should they meet any other beings along the way.

You might be better off sending a peaceful crew, some of the girls. Laughing Laughing
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