Speculations

From http://chronicle.com/free/v49/i21/21b02001.htm Something is probably bull if: 1. The discoverer pitches the claim directly to the media. The integrity of science rests on the willingness of scientists to expose new ideas and findings to the scrutiny of other scientists. Thus, scientists expect their colleagues to reveal new findings to them initially. An attempt to bypass peer review by taking a new result directly to the media, and thence to the public, suggests that the work is unlikely to stand up to close examination by other scientists. One notorious example is the claim made in 1989 by two chemists from the University of Utah, B. Stanley Pons and M…

(A collection of some thoughts brought on by recent posts and posters. Some of these are touched upon in the FAQ and Pseudoscience section, and these sentiments can be found on other science fora) If you think you've toppled relativity, quantum mechanics, evolution or some other theory with your post, think again. Theories that have been around for a while have lots of evidence to back them up. It is far more likely that you have missed something. Here are some things to consider: You have to back your statements up with evidence. Anecdotes are not evidence. Being challenged to present evidence is not a personal attack. Calling the people in who challenge…

Welcome, creationists, to Science Forums and Debate ======================================================== Please refrain from 'drive-by heathen-preaching', which is where you make one post scorning us for our 'belief' in evolution and then bugger off. This is a discussion forum, not a statement forum. We therefore ask that you stick around to discuss your points with us. Drive-by heathen-preaching tends to merely occupy the moderators' time deleting them, and paints creationists in a bad light. Purpose of this thread This thread was written due to the number of creationists who visit this site to argue against evolution. Whilst this is perfect…

Having posts moved to Pseudoscience & Speculations is not a punishment; it is meant to provide, for any casual reader, a clear divide between mainstream science and that which is still inadequately tested. By posting you have invited objective criticism, and if your post is moved, consider that one critique. Most posts moved here often fall under one or more of the following: No maths. Science requires specific predictions to be made so that a theory may be tested and falsified if it is wrong. Work that needs but lacks a legitimate mathematical framework is almost certain to be moved. Incomprehensible. Science uses well-defined terminology, so if you have made …

It seems that pseudoscience, while often colourful, sometimes stimulating and - on occasion - entertaining, suffers from shortcomings which are dependent on the wielder of the hypothesis under scrutiny. Unlike conventional scientific theory, which is based upon a continually progressing and narrowing identification of event-level observations that can be demonstrated and explained via the scientific method, there is no unilateral standard within pseudoscience that restricts any one individual or group of individuals to a single approach to any given problem. Without such control, it is only a matter of time before any pseudoscience hypothesis spins wildly out of…

The speculations forum draws a fair amount of lively discussion. Here are some guidelines for ALL participants. The official rules regarding the Speculations forum The Speculations forum is provided for those who like to hypothesize new ideas in science. To enrich our discussions above the level of Wild Ass Guesswork (WAG) and give as much meaning as possible to such speculations, we do have some special rules to follow: Speculations must be backed up by evidence or some sort of proof. If your speculation is untestable, or you don't give us evidence (or a prediction that is testable), your thread will be moved to the Trash Can. If you expect any scientific …

SI definition of a second: "The duration of 9 192 631 770 periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine levels of the ground state of the caesium-133 atom." If we give the cosmic time (equal to the universe age equal to the proper time of the observer resting in the CMB reference frame) in seconds, we can easily give it in the number of radiation periods from SI definition of a second. In the same manner we can define a physical, conformal age of the universe. That's the duration of a certain number of the extending CMB radiation periods proportional to the extending peak wavelength of this radiation that passed through a point at whic…

What would be possible if humans used 100% of their brain power? some say that we would have perfect telekinesis and telepathy. i think that humans already have telepahy, they just don't use it, thus causing it to "disappear". others have said that we could walk through walls. id like a list of what you think is possible if we used 100% of our brain. (thats also assuming the neurons work at peak efficency)

People have attributed various mental and physical benefits and drawbacks both to sexual abstinence and sexual activity. Purported benefits of abstinence would include increased testosterone, acetylcholine, dopamine, lecithin, phosphorus, calcium, mental energy, sensitivity, creativity, and spirituality, while purported drawbacks are insensitivity, anxiety, emotional suppression and, resulting from the latter, even physical symptoms. Purported benefits of sexual activity would include increased immunity, oxytocin, vasopressin, mental energy, testosterone, dopamine, sensitivity, creativity and spirituality (!), and reduced pain, anxiety, depression, risk of prostate ca…

Hello A clarification above all. I would use here the values of the results of the Planck mission published in 2015, in particular : [latex]H_0=67.74 km/s/Mpc[/latex] Hubble constant [latex]\Omega_{\Lambda}=0.6911[/latex] density parameter of the cosmological constant of the epoch hence [latex]\Lambda_{m^{-2}}=1.111*10^{-52}m^{-2}[/latex] cosmological constant expressed in [latex] m^{-2}[/latex] that is to say [latex]\Lambda_{s^{-2}}=9.992*10^{-36}s^{-2}[/latex] when the cosmological constant is expressed in [latex]s^{-2}[/latex] and [latex]R=4.359*10^{26}m[/latex] radius of the universe observable still with the results of the 2015 period But…

Hello, Here is the equation of an anharmonic oscillator; For example, a mass m fixed to a special spring is considered here: $$m \frac{d^2 x}{dt^2}- K x+AKx^3=0$$ I want to modify this equation to insert 50 cycles of the round trip of the mass in one second. How to write this sequel? (I do not know where and what value to modify) Thank you

Certain issues regarding four velocity and four momentum have been discussed in the attached file. Requesting the audience to consider and address these issues.. Four Velocity 102.pdf

So I want to create a device that would emit visible light as a source of electromagnetic radiation. I am thinking of having two electromagnets either attracting or opposing charges that given a strong enough current would generate a strong enough opposing or attracting magnetic field to generate a light source in between. Either that or an antenna that is amped up from radio wave to create visible light waves. Which is more plausible?

I think I hit onto a really nice fit for plate tectonics. The Earth's core is an electro - magnetic field generator. I could not imagine that it wouldn't have variability in it's cycling of current and field. Nothing is going to be constant, especially magnitohydrodynamic generation as it cycles current and field. I thought the Sun's magnetic field could be imposing variation over longer time periods giving the Earth a historic variable thermal cycle to move the tectonic plates. So I started with a simple model, just a divergent plate boundary, a plate and a convergent boundary (trench). The cycle begins with a small thermal increase in the molten iron core from increased…

Hi all, I would like to refer to the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1THwiaXZfzA which implies that what we see here is some kind of an "aliens spaceship" from out of space. I think that this is Ridiculous. Check minute 0:50 and minute 1:15 in the video - that is the so called "UFO" that they saw. I claim that this is just a small insect on the camera lens, and I don't understand how people can be so blind and not see it. The aircraft's infrared camera sits inside a pod as you can see here: https://www.raytheon.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/rtn_475606.jpg The insect probably got inside when maintenance …

I have heard recognized physicists stating "Nothing can come from nothing" and if this is accepted as a postulate applying basic logic follows: As something do exist now (for instance we exist) it can be deduced that: _ The absolute nothing never existed. (If it it would have existed before nothing would have come up.) _ Something always has existed. Am I wrong in something? I think this is important in the tries to explain the origins of the Universe. The Universe didn't come from nothing then, it came from something. Something that could have always existed before. Not so easy to grasp may be but seems right... And if the above …

I think I heard somewhere that Jews/Muslims aren't allowed to touch or eat pig because they think it's dirty. However, is pig really that much more dirty than say beef or chicken? Have any objective scientists out there determined whether there is a big difference in the amount of bacteria living in the meat of pig compared to other forms of meat? Is eating pig as opposed to other meats really such a huge threat to human health?

Well, on another forum dubblesoix had posted his Gravity model and I started to use Super-gravity equations on it, what is wrong with this, it turned into something strange which I am starting to call a "Wormhole metric" upon E transformation, this has to be wrong I still think what is your opinion on this, the equations that compose it are not wrong but this just seems odd. Dubblesoix's toy model taken way too far, I think. And Before Hand thanks, I know this is a long post to read, just to tell me how wrong the three of us are I blame myself and Polymath for not just dropping it at dubblesoix's solution.

Ok, since I was a child and until today, I can create this feeling that generally feels strongest in my core, right around where my diaphragm is. But, when I focus on different parts of my body I can "distribute" part of the intensity to that particular area, be it my foot or my hands or my thighs, etc. It is this powerful tingling sensation, it feels really good and if I sustain it for 4 seconds, it can become VERY strong. I can hold it for as long as I please but it gets gradually more difficult the longer I hold it. I tried looking everywhere for an answer but cannot find anything except others speaking of this same feeling, but no answers. Can anyone tell me what…

At the risk of wandering into the dreaded realm of Speculation, I wish to offer the following insight into Special Relativity. To help put you in a proper frame of mind for this offering, imagine standing on the earth and looking UP at the moon. Now imagine standing on the moon and looking DOWN at the earth. It's just a difference in viewpoint. To begin, we will go earth to moon: Imagine I am standing on a platform next to a train track, and you are on a train speeding past me at 0.8c. I apply a magnetic field across the track, and a charged object, say a ball, riding with you in your train gets caught up in this field. What happens? I will see the ball l…

Hi folks, It is my contention and speculation that the aphorism: "You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar." Is completely false. I contend that vinegar is very effective at catching flies, whereas honey is useless. This is due to the observation that I found I had a leakage of a honey dispenser (One of those squirty ones that sits on it cap) that had been sitting on an open shelf unattended for some time, and it had ZERO, ZIP, NADA, insects caught in it. Whereas an aqueous preparation of malt vinegar, water and dish soap, theorised by myself to mimic the odor of rotting fruit and thus attract fruit flies, catches and kills dozens of fruit flies…

In response to the thread " Something from nothing " I would like to pose a Theory which I have found covers the whole Shebang, namely " the LoT " It is not stated in mathematical form. It is not some fundamental particle , force , etc. It is a lingual or language based statement: It can be built on with other principles and Mathematics as and if required. Quote I have found this works well. Covers Big Bang and before. The whole Shebang, namely " the LoT , ( including Scientific Principles that can be verified)" TRY IT OUT . It works . Edited by Mike Smith Cosmos, 11 March 2011 - 09:41 PM. . originally submitted in "Do you have a n…

it does seem that there is a faster than light signalling with quantum entanglement issues, but that it cannot transfer any signal other than the basics used to determine a static outcome. Is this because no information can be "added on" to the basic mathematics that determines what is only allowed to happen in normal nature? Could it be possible to artificially "add on" signalling by building unique entangled structures that have a greater bandwidth?

Astronomers have recorded gravitational waves from the Betelgeuse star (ZN, ua) If we see a flash after some time, it will mean that the speed of gravity propagation is higher than the speed of light. Recently, I proposed a system of equations on this forum, which implies that the speed of gravity is higher than the speed of light. Url deleted

Dear Visitors we would like to introduce you our laser curvature experiments. We are looking for the curvature on the surface of the lake Balaton in Hungary with special laser technology to detect the supposed curvature on the water surface. How much is the curvature of earth on the distance of 77kms? (47.8 miles) 465 meters! (1526 feet) that means that an object this tall in one side of the lake must not be seen from the other side. Online curvature calculator: https://dizzib.github.io/earth/curve-calc/?d0=47.845581802249&h0=0&unit=imperial But is that assumption of GE curved water surface model true? We have conducted a series of experiments and surveyed …