Speculations
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The wise men were not magicians. They were scientists, perhaps the ancient astronomers. "And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts: gold, and frankincense, and myrrh."
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I was initially going to post this on the Physics forum, but thought better of it as I expect it would quickly end up here anyway. Just not sure if it will get much of a look-in tucked away in the closet, so as to speak. Anyway, I did a search and can find no other posts about this so thought I'd bring it to the attention of a few of you. The science appears quite fascinating to me, but I'm wondering what I might be overlooking given that it is not my primary field of expertise. Check out the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmFbINO0dCU&feature=channel Just one of many from this guy. Any thoughts on what might be happening here?
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I am not pro enough at chemistry to know, but how complex can you make a equilibrium in terms of reactions. If you had some organic compounds, or for that matter some RNA, could you develop a equilibrium for reactions that as products and reactants shift, the RNA molecule or whole set of reactions could develop over time as to make new products and reactants to enter into the equilibrium? Such that maybe you had a single product/reactant set up going on, and then you added another chemical that could boost that up to two reactants/products, etc… Could you actually keep developing or adding on to that system. My idea would simply be to find a way to keep the whol…
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"The grand aim of all science is to cover the greatest number of empirical facts by logical deduction from the smallest number of hypotheses or axioms." I believe that Einsteins Theory of Relativity is just not taken to the level of understanding which is possible with the knowledge gained from this natural phenomena. It states that time is relative to speed, while I believe that time is dependent on the motion of involved energy's. Here is my theory on Gravity (It isn't quite finished yet, as I've been coming to it's conclusion only as of late) and I welcome all criticism, regardless of content. Gravity and the Nature of the Physical Universe {Incomplete} The ma…
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I wrote a short story a few years back about a rogue, very dense planet ( larger diameter than Jupiter ) on a collision course with our sun. My protagonist saves earth from total annihilation ( redundant? lol ) by engineering the the most astounding feat in Mankind's history. Moving Earth itself to a new home. Alpha Centauri. And I did it with physics. Yes. Earth makes a great space ship.
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The Maybeverse Movie, Written and directed by Trudeity, Coming soon on YouTube in 2010. Here is the Trailer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERbNAkw6bUE You can also type Maybeverse into science forums search.
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If an alien ship crashed in the 1940s and the military recovered it, why is the military technology so far behind(all you have to do to see how ancient military tech is is look at the computers on the latest and greatest aircraft carrier)? Surely in the past 70+ years we'd have been able to reverse-engineer something.
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speech download. http://liquidresults.com/reality1.wav
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lol... we don't even know what kind of fire the sun is made of. come on guys... geeze. Once anything cross the static layer it's no longer matter. Black holes pierce space time (don't forget the negative electron universe here). The frequency of matter changes as its mass increases while approaching the black hole at the speed of light. In the Einstein classical variation this is impossible, but if you assume Maxwels position where the fHz changes as you get closer to light speed the state of matter changes in frequency. So the energy required to sustain your speed may in fact be less! But that's before you cross the static layer, because the interior of the b…
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The ORBO claims to give off more energy than it takes in to a 3:1 ratio, using energy from interacting magnetic fields. This, to my mind, is classical pseudoscience, yet the CEO seems to be deluded to the point of a contestant in "Britain's Got Talent" or the "X-Factor". http://www.steorn.com/orbo/what/ A previous demonstration failed but the company continue to maintain that they have a clean energy source which can, one day, become a prime source for electrical cars etc... Your comments please... http://www.steorn.com/ http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10014630o-2000331777b,00.htm http://www.boingboing.net/2009/12/16/steorns-o…
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I know this is a common question and that it may be a dull one. I have always wondered what separates human kind from the rest of the animals. I know as far as DNA, genetics, tissues, and what we are made of we are very similar to most animals, especially other mammals. I am also aware of our ability to use the opposable thumb, talk on a higher level, and our large brains (specifically large cerebral cortex) allow for logical thought beyond that of any mammal or animal. The biological differences between humans and some animals is still very small. Dolphins for example, have very large brains as well, but they seem to have no drive to manipulate the world around …
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At the risk of annoying anyone, I would like to weigh in here. Mind? Last winter, when I was discussing my model with Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson ( name thrown in to lend credibility ... lol ... but I actually was ) I made the comment that 'space was infinite'. His response was "It is assumed to be so, but we have no proof." My rebuttal ( roughly ) was "We have Einstein's math, corroborating experiments, and observations. Einstein said space is uniform, unless disturbed by mass. Logically it makes sense that our 'local' universe would exist in curved space because all that mass/gravity is curving it. But why would anyone think that space only exists for the pleasure of o…
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Brian Greene is a Keen Flying Machine: Spellbound, I will forever be under the baton of Nova's PBS broadcast Elegant Universe. Physicist Brian Greene is a Supreme and Empirical example of what it takes to become an American Idol. Anyone who can begin his fiat in real space-time with a one dimensional loop has my goat, I mean vote. There's no business like show business - like no business I know. The toughest business in the world. No I haven't stood in line to see the movie (stack it higher) yet, but I've read portions of the introduction to his book and all I can say is I've lost my ability to punctuate and misplaced any semblance of scientific inclination in the poten…
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Moving away from my making a space ship thread, another feature in star trek consists of the "Beaming" method which can transport Someone from ony place to another. How could you do this in real life and what do you need? Ty Looking foward to the replies
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Minimum Mass Solar Nebula (MMSN) model Caleb A. Scharf (Extrasolar Planets & Astrobiology, pg. 101) mentions the MMSN model, for the (vertically integrated) surface density, of the proto-Solar proto-Planetary disk: [math]\sigma® \equiv \sigma_{0} \left( \frac{r}{r_{0}} \right)^{-3/2}[/math] where [math]\sigma_{0} = 1700 \; g \; cm^{-2}[/math] and [math]r_{0} = 1 AU[/math]. The total disk mass is estimated to have been about [math]M_{disk} \approx 0.018 \; M_{\odot} \approx 6000 \; M_{\oplus}[/math]. Now, for the general case, of extra-Solar proto-Planetary disks, we have, for the disks' masses & angular momentums, the following mathematical defin…
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Think of all the possibilities, to be able to perfectly control photons on a atomic scale. we would be able to make "live" robots or nanobots. if we were able compress photons so much that they became a "solid" substance.... what properties do you think it would have? Or even the thought of "faster than light" space travel if we can create a "gap" big enough to have a ship in. ideas on how to do so well mine would be creating a "solid" shield of solidified photons. Energy cannot dissapear, photon are a type of energy as well so when you go somewhere that is completely dark light always gets in while you are entering so when you seal the area where does that energy go? al…
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Have the current ideas on the way gravity works been proved in any way and does anyone else have any alternative views? I have a few ideas that seem to make sence to me...
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What if... There are universes within the elementary particles of our universe. If... We are in an elementary particle (or the equivalent) in another universe among countless others. The bare admittance of the possibility of a "multiverse" or the idea that with every possible outcome to every single situation in all existence creates new individual universes corresponding with each possible outcome. Because of that there are innumerable other realities, corresponding with every single choice of every single creature that can make a choice. Wormholes, black holes, tear in space/time, etc possiblity that if able to be controlled could possibly travel through the "space/time…
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Dear friends, In 1920, Einstein had made a quotation as; According to the general theory of relativity space without ether is unthinkable; for in such space there not only would be no propagation of light, but also no possibility of existence for standard of space and time (measuring-rods and clocks), nor therefore any space-time intervals in the physical sense. This is according to Frank Wilczek (a Nobel Prize winner in physics 2004) recent book - “The Lightness of Being (Mass, Ether, and the Unification of forces)”, in which he has talked about Einstein’s aether as – “Einstein’s relationship with the aether was complex and changed over time “! …
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The author analyzed the possibility to present the particles with nonzero rest-mass by localized wave objects similar to "standing wave" type, which are composed of multidirectional harmonics of approximately one frequency, objects, which are capable to move (to travel). This is a certain form of modified "running wave", closed on itself, that is modified photon. That is why in such objects some frequency prevails, which corresponds to Planck’s low and the waves with Compton wavelength. The article (key words "RHEED spassky") shows the samples of RHEED with evidence of the existence of these waves in the electron.
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1.) What is the difference between electric field and electric charge? 2.) What is the difference between electric field and electron/positron? 3.) What is the difference between electric charge and electron/positron? 4.) Is there an electric field which is not the field of some electron/positron?
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I came across this website which presents test results from compressed magnetic radiation analysis. Among the test results presented was the concept of pharmaceutical formulation using compressed field magnetic reactors. http://www.gmxxnet.com/6.html <note last 3 paragraphs of this report...> The author apparently attempted to ask various parties for help analyzing his new compound formulations, but his venture capital knowledge was questionable. http://www.gmxxnet.com/91.html Does anyone find his test result presentations credible? Lots of words, but are they enough to be credible. W.A. Aissa and M.F.El-Amin, from Aswan University, have published double…
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"……… the problem of elementary particle masses remains unsolved ". Malcolm H MacGregor 'The power of Alpha' Here, the acclaimed physicist Lee Smolin provides the first concise and clear overview of current attempts to reconcile these two theories (Relativity and Quantum theory) in a final ‘theory of everything’. Introduction to ‘Three roads to Quantum Gravity’ by Lee Smolin. http://www.scienceforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=46235&page=4 On the above forum I submitted the following: The most misleading practice of physicists lies in the use of the negative sign. If two forces act in opposite directions they are referred to (for purely mathemati…
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I thought folks might be interested in the square craters in New Mexico and Texas. I can't find any reference to them. But, depending on the strength of the surface, sometimes all that happens is a squarish, thermal, blast burn; others, a full fledged square crater. And squarish multi-lobed craters are common. They are very easy to spot. No two are exactly alike. They are all in the same recent condition. And I've cataloged over 500 of them. This 8.5 meg PDF has a sampling of 50 of them: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2268163/SquareCraters.pdf So far no one wants to talk about them. Is this a case of science in denial?
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