Speculations
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Controversial: A huge discrepancy between drift of electrons and velocity of energy in power lines. When a power line is connected (switched) with a source of energy (voltage) the energy flows quasi instantaneously. Instead, electrons inside the metallic ropes of the power line, move with very low velocity (drift). Some say that carriers of energy are electrons, which indeed are inside the metallic rope of power lines. Others say that carriers of energy are photons outside and around the metallic rope. I think that physics debate of this controversy must be very interesting.
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How does one know if this is real science or not? http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0017006 Religious Factors and Hippocampal Atrophy in Late Life Amy D. Owen, R. David Hayward Harold G. Koenig, David C. Steffens, Martha E. Payne Will be interesting to see if it can be replicated.
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Well, I don't know about that, every source I read, online, and offline calorie counts on nutrition labels, says that I should need over 2000 calories, I weigh like 185 pounds, so it's not like I live efficiently, and that's the sedentary count. I'm not sedentary. And almost all days, I only eat between 500 and 1400 calories. Recently these past two weeks, it's been about 700 calories a day.
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SPHERICAL TRAJECTORIES =====A CONTROVERSIAL HINT ABOUT STRUCTURE OF COMMON ELEMENTARY PARTICLES. I have drawn two models of spherical trajectories in MATLAB. The footprint of those trajectories gives the impression of a stationary globe, like a set-shell drawn by two quasi point sub-particles interacting between the two move in spherical spirals. In the first figure the movement is up Z axis and down, that is one harmonic movement—one hz. In the second figure the harmonic movement is one horizontal cycle—one hz. For a particle like an electron, which must have fe = 1.23559006*10^20 hz the presence of one sub-particle in whatever point of surface is quite instantaneous, e…
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It's called a guitar. Not sure it's over unity.
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How can math prove anything? It is an extension of the mind. It can't say what reality does without doubt. It just says what other people have seen, probably only a few cases. As far as I know, it is not made up of rigorous study of every detail, it is just blanket statements.
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To me quantum entanglement seems to suggest that every possible electro magnetic frequency exists as a mono paradigm expansion outside of time and distance. Infinite plane theory deepens
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In recent years, scientists have been stunned to discover how life in the universe is astoundingly balanced on a razor's edge. The Big Bang was actually a highly ordered event that required an enormous amount of information, and from the moment of inception the universe was finely tuned to an incomprehensible precision for the existence of life. Embedded within the laws of physics are roughly 30 numbers—including the masses of the elementary particles and the strengths of the fundamental forces—that must be specified to describe the universe as we know it. If any of these parameters were to change even slightly, the consequences for life would be devastating. Fine…
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I have, on another forum, been trying to theorise my own life form. it goes a little something like this... Okay, first off you need to know your nano-science. this 'electrical machine,' is going to need more than electricity and parts - it needs bio mass to reproduce. if it was to be very small, we can already do it. if it was to be done on a small scale, and then made bigger slowly, adding particles to the gluons, then they could slowly give it more attributes and functions. no metal or plastics should be used. In fact, the 'being,' could be a complete living thing. if it were to be given the attributes that will help it breathe and eat, which should be fairly easy…
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I guess I never asked this about this Law of Conservation of Energy: Was the Law of Conservation of Energy ever proven for electricity? Was it ever proven for capacitors, inductors, resistors, batteries, electromagnets, motors, parallel circuits, etc.?
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I decided to make a thread just for this. I sent two articles to peer-reviewed journals, one of them to seven different journals. Although some of the journals were published by the same company, each journal is a separate journal, even in a series of journals. (One article is still being checked, but the editor is currently on a vacation or trip.) What happened was the editors just "threw them out". They just said "not suitable" or something. The articles didn't even get to the peer review stage! I don't know what the peer-reviewers would say, but they would probably not even check the claim. I question, then, how science could accept new ideas! I questio…
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It seems that GR, a PDF from a member here linked me to, does not apply to this topic. I will need the science community in helping me understand the wave function to further explain this in a more precise manner if that is at all possible, I cant comprehend the symbols. However, would this even apply if the following may be true? Here is the E = hf = hc / wave length of which determines the energy of the photon. The resulting numerator is: = 1.9878e-23???? This is the number my calculator gave me. Extrapolated the new product is now 1.982e-17 Using this new unit of measure with cosmic rays we have the following: 1.982e-17/ cosmic rays 10e…
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I'm using quite a loose definition of "enhanced" here. Assuming we knew which genes coded for which traits and we used that knowledge to produce the child with the most desirable traits (i.e. the ones that will give the child the best start in life) how much "better" would the average child be if he were produced by A) Using PGS to choose between 5 embryos, B) Selecting the best sperm from millions and the best egg from, say, a dozen C) Choosing the best chromosomes from a bunch of sperm and eggs and sticking them together in such a way that you get an embryo (is this even possible/feasible?) D) Any other method you can think of. Am I right in thinking that the averag…
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Theres been a list compiled here of over 100 alternatives to the mechanisms of the modern evolution synthesis, dont worry this has nothing to do with creationism. There appears to be some decent alternatives such as the mechanism of molecular drive, or symbiosis driving evolution instead of natural selection. see the list here (and yes theres also some metaphysical ones), what do you think about some of these? Non Darwinian evolution mechanisms and their authors
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It depends on how you choose to define universe. I tend to lean towards It's hard to conceive of a point that has no existence or space to house it. For that reason, I think that everything that exists, exists within the universe.
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Was wondering if it is possible that instead of "strings" what if all matter is connected by "tubes" allowing the passage of matter between universes. If so there is the possibility that antimatter coming into contact with matter could have caused an annihilation which created the "Big Bang". True?
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How can someone "age" if they were traveling on a light photon? I have read and I am sure many are familiar with this question here, however if the speed of light is constant and flows in a "straight direction" or omni "massless" then where does this photon "turn" to register a cycle of earth time?? Example: An earth year = 365 days in a year because earth goes around the sun right? So my question may be "where" does the speed of light "cycle" "turn" "orbit that gives the age of someone traveling on a light photon?? Would this not violate E= mc squared? And if so does the squaring of the speed of light above have anything to do with time loops? Thi…
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arnaudantoineandrieu.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/static-density-mono-particle-arnaud-antoine-andrieu.png .
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Now before I get tackled by every physicist in the community for dissing Einstein, let me explain: this is purely THEORY. Theoretical physics is what I specialize in and its simply a thought experiment. Sound travels faster when it is put through a medium of greater density, I.E, sound will travel faster when it is sent through water, and even faster when sent through solids such as steel and even rocks. From Wikipedia, "Speed of Sound" article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_sound "In common everyday speech, speed of sound refers to the speed of sound waves in air. However, the speed of sound varies from substance to substance. Sound travels faster in liqui…
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I think Einstein was wrong. At least, he wasn't completely correct. When Einstein imagined if he could ride on a beam of light, he questioned what he would see if he looked into a mirror held up to his face. He reasoned correctly that he wouldn't see anything because the light of his face could never reach the mirror to even have a chance to reflect back. He postulated that in fact he would still see his face as light and that light would still be measured to be the same speed. To compensate for this, he assumed that time itself slowed down. The problem? He assumed that the phenomena that he measured, namely light, would be the very same essence in any varying…
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Black holes are my first candidate. Theyre probably so extremely solid that touching their surface would burn you so extremely, you couldn't even imagine the burn you would get because it's so solid. It might be like freezer burn. Thats how solid it is.
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Is the quality of evidence discussed in science? The credibility of the scientists? Is care taken to ensure that the evidence actually follows the theory, and not just the idea of the theory? I specifically mean with respect to Newton's "Laws", the "Law" of conservation of energy, Relativity, and Quantum Mechanics.
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just doing my research and would like to ask if anyone can give me a note on this subject pls thanks you as the part of consciousness has no any existing value apart form information.since everything contain information thats what its own structure.its observing itself as you and me and happen all internal. your actual position in time and space is illusionary since your position always the same within your frame of reference. you to be able to access any existing information while your frame of reference always the same it suggest to me the source of the information is the observer itself.that self reflection does not support any seperation in the observation in ot…
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