Einstein was right after all - neutrinos didn't go faster than light

mapuc · 10-17-11, 03:56 PM

Maybe one day in the future, our scientist will find something, that gives us the possiblity to fly faster than light.

Markus

Jimbuna · 10-17-11, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by mapuc

Maybe one day in the future, our scientist will find something, that gives us the possiblity to fly faster than light.

Markus

Possibly!!

mapuc · 10-17-11, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Possibly!!

Forgot an i

"Possibility" is the correct word

Markus

soopaman2 · 10-17-11, 04:53 PM

Who needs Einstien, when we had J Robert Oppenheimer. The true father of the atomic bomb, ask Dr. Michio Kaku (smartest man on Earth). He said the same.

Agiel7 · 10-17-11, 06:33 PM

First response was: "Awww man..."

Really I'd love to see practical FTL that allows for, say, Mass Effect levels of interplanetary colonization within the next millennium and humanity cracking intergalactic travel at some point.

CaptainMattJ. · 10-17-11, 06:42 PM

the reason we cant travel at at least light speed is because the faster you go, the more mass you have. At light speed, mass is infinite.

They are working on literal "warp drives". They call warp drives warp drives because instead of "acceleration" of an object, you push space out of your way, Warp the space around you. Kind of like putting a Glass on a table and pulling the table cloth. The glass will move towards you, however the glass isnt moving, therefore it isnt actually accelerated, and thus have no gain of mass and therefore has no limit as to how fast you can warp space around you. The analogy doesnt exactly work in the field of science, but the picture is the same. Instead of you going through space, you push space out of your way whilst remaining still

They say they need negative energy, but negative energy is unproven and undiscovered as a source of energy for such travel.

Wormholes, also unproven though they may be, are also something people are looking into. They need negative energy to create wormholes and keep gravity from closing them up (negative energy is said to be anti-gravity), but wormholes are also a viable option if we find proof of them.

magicstix · 10-17-11, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by soopaman2

Who needs Einstien, when we had J Robert Oppenheimer. The true father of the atomic bomb, ask Dr. Michio Kaku (smartest man on Earth). He said the same.

I'm still waiting for Michio Kaku to make a meaningful contribution to the advancement of science...

Osmium Steele · 10-18-11, 07:16 AM

Yeah, this.

Oberon · 10-18-11, 07:42 AM

Shame Feynman isn't around any more. He'd have enjoyed looking through this.

soopaman2 · 10-18-11, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by magicstix

I'm still waiting for Michio Kaku to make a meaningful contribution to the advancement of science...

Respectfully, He has..

It is called string theory..

It is just not in a field of science you see as relevant. But it is enough for him to earn a doctorate on.

Edit:I can understand if you don't find theoretical physics relevant, but atomic behavior was theoretical at one point too. (Just look at our shiny bombs now!)

magicstix · 10-18-11, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by soopaman2

Respectfully, He has..

It is called string theory..

It is just not in a field of science you see as relevant. But it is enough for him to earn a doctorate on.

Edit:I can understand if you don't find theoretical physics relevant, but atomic behavior was theoretical at one point too. (Just look at our shiny bombs now!)

String theory has yet to produce an experimentally verifiable prediction. It also has yet to properly unify quantum mechanics and general relativity.

So it's not experimentally verifiable, and it doesn't answer all of the questions... We have a term for that, it's called 'faith.'

tater · 10-18-11, 11:29 AM

Too bad, now this joke doesn't work:

Bar Tender: "We don't serve your kind in here! Get out!"

A neutrino walks into a bar.

Oberon · 10-18-11, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by tater

Too bad, now this joke doesn't work:

Bar Tender: "We don't serve your kind in here! Get out!"

A neutrino walks into a bar.

Sailor Steve · 10-18-11, 12:06 PM

Irrelevant now or not, I had never heard that one.

Reminds me of the limerick:

There was a young lady named Bright,
Who could travel much faster than light.
She set out one day,
In a relative way,
And returned the preceding night.

Jimbuna · 10-17-11, 04:59 PM

Granted!!

10-17-11, 03:56 PM	#1
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,568 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Maybe one day in the future, our scientist will find something, that gives us the possiblity to fly faster than light. Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

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soopaman2 Der Alte Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 3,316 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	Who needs Einstien, when we had J Robert Oppenheimer. The true father of the atomic bomb, ask Dr. Michio Kaku (smartest man on Earth). He said the same. __________________ If Hitler invaded Hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons. -Winston Churchill- The most fascinating man in the world.

10-17-11, 06:42 PM	#6
CaptainMattJ. The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sin City Posts: 1,364 Downloads: 55 Uploads: 0	the reason we cant travel at at least light speed is because the faster you go, the more mass you have. At light speed, mass is infinite. They are working on literal "warp drives". They call warp drives warp drives because instead of "acceleration" of an object, you push space out of your way, Warp the space around you. Kind of like putting a Glass on a table and pulling the table cloth. The glass will move towards you, however the glass isnt moving, therefore it isnt actually accelerated, and thus have no gain of mass and therefore has no limit as to how fast you can warp space around you. The analogy doesnt exactly work in the field of science, but the picture is the same. Instead of you going through space, you push space out of your way whilst remaining still They say they need negative energy, but negative energy is unproven and undiscovered as a source of energy for such travel. Wormholes, also unproven though they may be, are also something people are looking into. They need negative energy to create wormholes and keep gravity from closing them up (negative energy is said to be anti-gravity), but wormholes are also a viable option if we find proof of them. __________________ A popular Government without popular information nor the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own Governors must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives - James Madison Last edited by CaptainMattJ.; 10-18-11 at 12:16 AM.

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Osmium Steele Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Upper midwest USA Posts: 1,101 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Yeah, this. __________________ In the month of July of the year 1348, between the feasts of St. Benedict and of St. Swithin, a strange thing came upon England... My U297 build thread

10-18-11, 11:29 AM	#12
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Too bad, now this joke doesn't work: Bar Tender: "We don't serve your kind in here! Get out!" A neutrino walks into a bar. __________________ "Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." — Thomas Paine

10-17-11, 06:33 PM	#5
Agiel7 Gunner Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 97 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	First response was: "Awww man..." Really I'd love to see practical FTL that allows for, say, Mass Effect levels of interplanetary colonization within the next millennium and humanity cracking intergalactic travel at some point.

10-18-11, 07:42 AM	#9
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Shame Feynman isn't around any more. He'd have enjoyed looking through this.

10-18-11, 12:06 PM	#14
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Irrelevant now or not, I had never heard that one. Reminds me of the limerick: There was a young lady named Bright, Who could travel much faster than light. She set out one day, In a relative way, And returned the preceding night. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

10-17-11, 04:59 PM	#15
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,992 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Granted!! __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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