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Why do you ask ? Feeling guilty ?

She likes to be depressed, and moody. She dislikes being miserable.

Mrs. Tilly was glad that this had stopped, and sad that it has re-started.

GR is a 'model' of gravity that mathematically curves space-time to produce equivalent trajectories to those of test masses in gravitational fields. This does not mean that there is such a thing as space-time, or that space and time have properties that allow them to curve and bend. Taking the concept of space-time, and allowing it to have 'depth' like a surface ( adding a further dimension ) might work in the mathematical model, and cause emergence of a model Dark Matter, but it then ceases to be a valid model for gravity, as we know it.

I'm not sure of the resources you've used thus far, nor of any understanding of quantum tunneling you might have gained. Like a lot of other 'quantum' effects which are scale dependent, tunneling doesn't lend itself to macroscopic applications. You don't ever see a ball going through a wall rather than bouncing off, but the effect has been recognized, and studied, for almost a century in various systems. For a better understanding of the effect, and its history/significance in nuclear experiments/applications, check out this video

Mrs. Tilly likes bees in her bonnet, but dislikes bugs in her beret. ( I feel like I'm a 12 yo again ) Oh, and Mrs. Tilly used to like you when she didn't know you too well, and addressed you by your full name, Phi for All, but now that she's familiar with you, and calls you Phi, she definitely dislikes you. 😄

Sure, and P Hegseth is firing multiple scape-goats without cause, or investigation, in an attempt to make it look like he'd getting to, and eliminating, the causes of the 'signal-gate' scandal. Meanwhile he repeats the incident. Seems to me the stupidity is top-down. What else would you expect from a TV announcer Secretary of Defense, and a reality show celebrity POTUS. And JD Vance visits the Pope, who dies shortly thereafter. Coincidence ? I don't think so.

So length is defined as a 'distance', d , between numerical points mapped on a manifold according to the 4 above mentioned rules. That's not self-referential at all ...

Mrs. Tilly likes yellow and green but hates all other colors. [ what the hell ( M Tilly likes ), thought I'd join in ( M Tilly dislikes )]

In imaginary scenarios, impossibilities are always possible. And this is, then, a useless thought experiment.

Did not know they had developed an AI specifically tailored to science fiction ...

"The sheen[4] or gloss level of a paint is principally determined by the ratio of resinous, adhesive binder, which solidifies after drying, and solid, powdery pigment. The more binder the coating contains, the more regular reflection will be made from its smooth surface; conversely, with less binder, grains of pigment become exposed to the surface, scattering the light and providing matte effect.[5] To a lesser extent, gloss is also affected by other factors: refraction index of the pigment particles, viscosity and refraction index of the binder." From Paint sheen - Wikipedia And, of course, different manufacturers use different binders for the fairly standard pigments, depending on application.

The speed of light, c , is the only speed where you don't need to ask the question "Relative to what ?", as it is measured to be the same to all observers in all frames. Every other speed that is not c , has to be measured relative to something else, as it differs for observers in differing frames. None of the speeds that are not c can be 'pinned down' as being at any particular value, or to 0 m/s, as all such motion is relative. Can you re-phrase what you mean by 'opposite' of a speed, or the max/min rate of time, because if you realize motion is relative, such questions are ill posed.

Like all living organisms. they follow their food supply.

Classical Physics was background dependent, meaning that space was a 'fixed' background stage on which actions unfolded as time passed. This led to numerous problems in the hi-energy/hi-speed regime, which were ( mostly ) fixed by the introduction of GR, which postulates, and needs, background independence. You're now advocating for 'fixing' time, as the background stage through which events happen ( space emerges and separates events ) ? As KJW explains in greater detail, GR does not work with such a model, and that's a pretty high bar to overcome.

War has always been a good way to distract people from an economic recession caused by your bad trade decisions, courts rising up against your policies of oppression, and rising unrest among the ass-kissers of your own party. I'm just not sure if the fire is better than the frying pan. yeah ! Me and P Hegseth are tight. 😄😄

The US currently has 6 B-2 bombers at Diego Garcia ( Indian Ocean ). Lots of C-17 airlifts from South Korea last week , reportedly carrying Air Defense Systems to the Middle East. USS Harry Truman in Middle East had its deployment extended. USS Carl Vinson currently in the Indian Ocean, moving to the Middle East from the Pacific. USS Nimitz departed San Diego middle of last month heading West. Multiple Middle East countries announce ban on US use of their territory/airspace to attack Iran ( to avoid retaliatory strikes ). B-2 is capable of carrying the GBU-57 ( 30 000 lbs ) penetrating bomb, specifically designed to take out underground facilities, but two of them will restrict the bomber's range significantly from approx. 10 000 km. Report: Saudi, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait ban US warplanes for strikes Report: Saudi, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait ban US warplanes for strikes USS Carl Vinson Sails Through Malacca Strait, Chinese Carrier Operating in the South China Sea After Taiwan Intimidation Drills - USNI News All this was recently reported by user RJMAZ on a military aircraft forum. Should we assume the US is tired of fighting Iran through proxies ( Houthi attacks cost billions and had little effect ), and will take the fight to Iran directly in the coming days ? So much for D Trump not starting any wars ...

For best results ... Tear down the old drywall. Re-drywall, tape, mud and paint. Never, ever, apply wallpaper again.

Oh, and maybe a measles booster ...

I might take comfort in this, if we hadn't already seen two months of illegal and unconstitutional actions by this administration, none of them 'checked' by Congress or the Senate. Lots of time for even worse in the next 46 ( or more ! ) months.

Calling my doctor for the shingles vaccine tomorrow, CharonY.

Wasn't aware of that amendment. Thanks.

Having taken so many of his ideas and actions from the Putin playbook, I would suggest JD Vance is the logical choice. That is why JD is getting so much exposure ( unlike K Harris as VP ). JD will run as Presidential nominee with D Trump as his running mate, and after a short period, will resign to allow Trump to assume the Presidency again. Recall D Medvedev, Russian President from 2008-20012, who resigned to let V Putin reassume the Presidency ( and dictatorship ).

Hadn't thought of that, but I'm not sure I'd want a Beta Radiation source implanted inside my body.

I'm of the opinion that this is not orchestrated from the top, and there is no grand plan. D Trump is just a moron who doesn't understand much, his loyalists millionaires/billionaires are either just like him ( E Musk, H Lutnick ) or too scared to tell him ( J Bezos, M Rubio ), and his supporters are just angry and jealous of everyone else. Bill Mahar often tells the story of D Trump and his followers railing against the millions spent on TRANSGENIC mice, which are used for genetic research, because they have them confused with transgendered mice. This is simply a whole 'nother level of stupid. and just to prove his stupidity ... 'Mad king': Trump baffles observers by suggesting he'll tariff illegal drugs