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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:

  1. 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 input, you need to provide a case that science can measure.
  2. Be civil. As wrong as someone might be, there is no reason to insult them, and there's no reason to get angry if someone points out the flaws in your theory, either.
  3. Keep it in the Speculations forum. Don't try to use your pet theory to answer questions in the mainstream science forums, and don't hijack other threads to advertise your new theory.

The movement of a thread into (or out of) Speculations is ultimately at the discretion of moderators, and will be determined on a case by case basis.

  1. Dear admin : Thank you for your kindness! now I paste my calculation and formula, I want to know what time my post could return science news? please give me an instruction!

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  2. Started by ParanoiA,

    If the scale of time and its relation to gravity was exaggerated to the point that one person could stand in a 20 foot hole and their time frame move twice as fast relative to someone standing at the edge of it....would we even notice? I don't understand how light relates with gravity to determine if we could *see* someone moving faster because their time frame is faster relative to our time frame. Since the speed of light is constant, it seems like we could definitely see each other moving faster or slower, in our different time frames, but is that true? I'm sure I'm not asking that right. But maybe someone knows what I mean?

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  3. Started by jaman,

    I have been following these forums for awhile and apologize if I hijack the thread. The current term for miniatoms aka hydrinos is hypoles. Apparently there is some work going on by Jacques Dufour, Sergio Focardi and Andrea Rossi that may be relevant. http://www.journal-of-nuclear-physics.com/?p=338 Jaman aka Joseph

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  4. Started by JohnB,

    Firstly this in Speculations because that is what it is, speculation. While it is an outgrowth of my readings in Climate Science it is not directly involved in the current climate debate and doesn't effect the CO2/AGW argument. (Or at least it isn't intended to.) However I would like to put forward this idea for examination and criticism. I'm also curious if such "limits" occur in other sciences. Background. In this thread I likened the climate to the Drake Equation. I use this comparison to show the many different factors involved in working out the forcings that effect the global temperature. It demonstrates the many factors and could theoretically be used in cl…

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  5. Started by Butters,

    I like the idea that the universe could be described as a four dimensional fractal equation. A fractal is similar at all magnifications, and at first glance it would appear that our universe is not. But what we describe as the universe probably does not encompass the entirety of existence. It could be that our universe is one of many, and that the reason we can't see it is that we are not able to look at things from far enough away. Or close enough. Quantum particles popping into existence briefly could be far more than they seem when considering the smaller scale of the equation. I realise that analogies between the orbits of subatomic particles and interstellar obje…

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  6. Started by cabinintheforest,

    Atheists are now supporting Intelligent Design Yes you read the title correctly. You can be an atheist and be a supporter of intelligent design. Some atheists and agnostics can support and are supporting intelligent design. So what exactly do atheistic intelligent designers believe? Well most of them seem to believe the atheist intelligent design theories of John Gribbin “the multiverse theory” also known as the “designer multiverse theory”. Many scientists are currently supporting this theory including Martin Rees and Bernard Carr. I have posted many links on the multiverse theory at the end of this article if you want to research this theory deeper. On…

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  7. Started by Mr Rayon,

    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?

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  8. Started by tomjin,

    science, wake up, you are in the Matrix. --------------Jin Guangnian I have proved a lot of accepted theories in Physics are wrong. Let me start with the mass of Earth. I found out human being still don't know the mass of Earth. M=gR^2/G , this formula shows how we calculate the mass of Earth. It's too simple. Human being just pretend we know the mass of Sun, Earth, Moon, Jupiter, Saturn and so on. In my research, I found out 3 mistakes in Mr Henry Cavendish torsion balance exp. 1 the distance between two balls is too close, the balls can't be treated as a point. 2 when we calculate the force between 2 balls on the ground, the law of univer…

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  9. (1) Living quantum systems can cause & control Wave Function Collapses At deepest root, all physical systems are quantum systems. And, living cells are "self-measuring" quantum systems -- "at its most fundamental level, the living cell is a quantum system, which measures its own internal state" (McFadden. Quantum Evolution, p.164). Thus, quantum systems that are "alive" can cause, or "self-trigger", their own Wave Function Collapse events (quantum evolution by von Neumann Type I process). Moreover, modern human science has hinted that quantum Wave Function Collapse, normally an unbiased random process, can be biased, so that quantum possibilities, latent in…

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  10. . . . Detail in the page web: www.theory-espinoza.es.tl . . .

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  11. Started by rigney,

    Many words interface with what we concieve as time. But other than humans using the term, does time really matter, or even exist? Each of us have used the word for a lifetime and rarely look at it as a conundrum. The snippets below have been around for ages, yet; I wonder how they relate to your ideas of time and can anything new be added? Personally, I'm lost????? Prevalent: Widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted, or practiced. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_light Probable: Likely but uncertain; plausible. http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/time-thermo/ Possible: Capable of happening, existing, or being true without contradicting proven fa…

  12. Started by jim814,

    testing gif Uploaded with ImageShack.us

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  13. Started by Mr Rayon,

    I know that Islam is currently the fastest growing religion in the world however I think the video above is exaggerating some statistics and neglecting the fact that with time as Muslim immigrants move through the Western societal hierarchy from middle to upper class they will produce less children. Generally it's true that people from developing countries produce more children relative to developed nations however wouldn't the children of these immigrants produce less children than their parents and so on? What does everyone think about the legitimacy of this video? I think it's just another fear-mongering propaganda video in response to the growing fears of Islam by man…

  14. Started by Zolar V,

    @ZolarV Recently i was reading a bit of a bad thread on the NASA Space Program, and how it lacked any imaginative propulsion systems. NASA's current propulsion system is a chemical system that reacts hydrogen with oxygen. However in their labs they have done some significant work on ION thrust, space foil (kite), and even nuclear explosion type propulsion systems. I thought for a few minutes on the subject and came to the conclusion that all of the thrust systems that NASA has built are rather bland. They all are trying to achieve orbit in one way, that is quickly. What if we didn't need to reach space fast? Why not just slowly lift something up into s…

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  15. My understanding of gravity is limited and this sounds bizarre, i read an article about it in newscientist yesterday and found a bbc link for proof, but you all may know about this http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8197683.stm Does gravity have a field that rotates as the star turns, is that what drags a planet into a stable orbit and keeps it there?, how can an orbit be kept stable in reverse to the spin direction of the star?

  16. Started by dragonstar57,

    i recent idea occurred to me that chocolate chip cookies are good for you the chocolate can be good for you http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7339594/ and what do you drink with cookies? what do most Americans need more of? milk! more cookies=more dairy cookies are for you!

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  17. Started by matterdoc,

    If cause of tides is gravitational attraction, solar tides should be greater than lunar tides. But it is not so. Two independent forces on a body are likely to produce only one resultant action. Yet, gravitational attractions towards sun and moon produce two independent sets of tides.

  18. Started by thebigideas,

    Looks like they updated this free book with empirical research. www.ofgrandeur.com What do you guys think of the ideas presented?

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  19. Started by Anura,

    Just think of the technology needed. I don't think we will ever have the technology to be able to visit other planets revolving around even the closest stars. I think mankind will destroy itself before then. I believe this is probably the curse of intelligence; it will allow us to create technology we are not evolved enough to use responsibly. We have already done so, I believe, as I believe mankind is creating global warming. I believe this is the fate of all intelligent beings (not necessarily global warming, but self-destruction). I cannot support this possition, as it is untestable speculation, so don't ask me to. My question then is: So what makes an…

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  20. Started by rigney,

    Because of a couple derogatory expletives in this little video, a word of caution: It's cool, but you may need to put your fingers in your ears or turn your sound off!. You don't step on Supermans Cape, and you don't fool around with "Grand-Pa's lie". http://www.thevog.net/forum/off-topic-60/ot-what-not-to-do-on-a-golf-carts/

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  21. Started by Craig Dilworth,

    How can the velocity of light be slower or faster depending on colour (n) and at the same time have a constant vacuum velocity of c? (Answers presupposing special or general relativity not of interest.)

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  22. Started by Mr Rayon,

    I've just come across this very interesting video on youtube. Is everything this guy saying true? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixfk4LsKWnw Also is it true that Neil Armstrong became a Muslim? This all sounds really crazy to me.

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  23. Started by Monarch,

    Hello everyone, I first like to introduce myself to this forum. I'm proud to be a member of these science foums. (I am also a member of this site's partner site "Rational Skepticism." And I'm one of the Brights.) I'm posting my own hypothesis on quantum mechanics, it is still very much work-in-progress. I'm calling it "Determined Histories." It is mainly in relation to the measurement problem. The main concept is that wave-function collapse and many-worlds is rejected. This indicates the existence of a "universal operator" which determines the outcomes (or histories) of quantum events. I apologise for being vague, but I've attached a draft paper which gives a better a…

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  24. Started by pioneer,

    Although RNA replicators may have defined the inception of basic life, a question to comes to mind is connected to ATP. In modern times, there are thousands of proteins that use ATP. If the earliest proteins formed first, say from the dehydration of animo acids in clays, is it possible that the concentration of ATP and other nucleoside triphosphates would remain too low to support active replicators? ATP is an electron acceptor. All that would be needed to bleed its energy potential is a suitable electron releasing group such as -OH. Since this group is built into so many different proteins, isn't it likely that even a random protein distribution, would quickly react…

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  25. Started by Incendia,

    Well...I was thinking about energy...If photons are a form of energy [electromagnetic energy] and they never stop moving then shouldn't they lose energy to motion? That is my speculation...That if photons are energy they convert into kinetic energy...hopefully that makes sense... It's common sense really...it's just I haven't found any sources that tell me photons lose energy due to their motion...although as far as I know it is a perfectly logical conclusion. Have I stumbled upon something new or has this already been thought of?...or dis-proved?...

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