Cut me a break

11-23-07, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Chock

I'm inviting nominations for a nobel prize for my tireless practical experiments in this field, although I'll settle for a big research grant instead.:rotfl:

Chock

If you play your cards right you could make a movie, win a Nobel prize and receive a huge research grant. Seems to be plenty of folks who would follow.
As P T Barnum said, 'there's a sucker born every minute'.

STEED · 11-23-07, 05:13 PM

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Forget about the threat that mankind poses to the Earth: our activities may be shortening the life of the universe too.

Are nuts the green lobby is going to have a field day.

11-23-07, 05:22 PM

For how many thousands of years has man looked up at the stars?
When will we start to say to these scientist that they are full of sh*t?

Torplexed · 11-23-07, 09:13 PM

This sounds like something out of a bad sci-fi flick, where an alien species roams the universe killing off anyone who might inadvertently observe dark energy, in the name of preserving the universe.

CB.. · 11-23-07, 09:35 PM

didn't they do an experiment to prove this strangeness..?

i'm not a scientist so don't expect me to get the details right..but..the jist of it was something along these lines....some form of binary molecule or electron or similar..was split in two ...one electron was taken to a university many miles away ..the other remained at the home university...the rule was that if one electron was positively charged ..then the other must become negatively charged (for the universe to make sense..anyhuw lol)....BUT ..and here was the rub of the experiment...this did not happen untill one or the other electron was observed under an electron microscope (or something similar..or at the very least the polarity was measured iin some way)

every time one electron was observed the other automatically changed to match the measurement taken from the first electron...so if the first was observed to be negative ..the other immediately became positive...the whole shebang of the thing was
a/why did this only happen when the electron was observed...
and
b/ how the heck did the "other" elctron "know" that the first had been observed and change polarity to match..

as i say haven't got the details correct but the basic idea is there some where...anyhuw they did demonstrate "it" or something anyway.:hmm:

or maybe it was that when they changed the polarity of one of the electrons the other immediately changed to match (even tho it was 50 miles away and isolated in a laboratory)
weird and wacky universe we live in

Chock · 11-23-07, 10:37 PM

This is not unusual, I mean, how does toast know to land butter-side down when you drop it?

Chock

Umfuld · 11-24-07, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by waste gate

When will we start to say to these scientist that they are full of sh*t?

I don't know, but it'll be kind of ironic if a computer is used to do it

11-23-07, 09:13 PM	#4
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	This sounds like something out of a bad sci-fi flick, where an alien species roams the universe killing off anyone who might inadvertently observe dark energy, in the name of preserving the universe. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

11-23-07, 09:35 PM	#5
CB.. Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,278 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	didn't they do an experiment to prove this strangeness..? i'm not a scientist so don't expect me to get the details right..but..the jist of it was something along these lines....some form of binary molecule or electron or similar..was split in two ...one electron was taken to a university many miles away ..the other remained at the home university...the rule was that if one electron was positively charged ..then the other must become negatively charged (for the universe to make sense..anyhuw lol)....BUT ..and here was the rub of the experiment...this did not happen untill one or the other electron was observed under an electron microscope (or something similar..or at the very least the polarity was measured iin some way) every time one electron was observed the other automatically changed to match the measurement taken from the first electron...so if the first was observed to be negative ..the other immediately became positive...the whole shebang of the thing was a/why did this only happen when the electron was observed... and b/ how the heck did the "other" elctron "know" that the first had been observed and change polarity to match.. as i say haven't got the details correct but the basic idea is there some where...anyhuw they did demonstrate "it" or something anyway.:hmm: or maybe it was that when they changed the polarity of one of the electrons the other immediately changed to match (even tho it was 50 miles away and isolated in a laboratory) weird and wacky universe we live in __________________ the world's tinyiest sh3 supermod- and other SH3/SH2 stuff http://www.ebort2.co.uk/ The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. W.B.Yeats

11-23-07, 10:37 PM	#6
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	This is not unusual, I mean, how does toast know to land butter-side down when you drop it? Chock __________________

11-23-07, 05:22 PM	#3
waste gate Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	For how many thousands of years has man looked up at the stars? When will we start to say to these scientist that they are full of sh*t?