Einstein Would Approve of Moving the Island on Lost

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GeckoIsGod	Einstein Would Approve of Moving the Island on Lost	Lead	[-]
Posts: 633 (06/02/08 2:46 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Einstein Would Approve of Moving the Island on Lost
OT recruiter		#1	[-]
Posts: 758 (06/02/08 9:07 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Oh, thank god. I would have totally lost faith in the show if moving the island was not 100% scientifically correct
pussycow		#2	[-]
Posts: 2328 (06/02/08 10:10 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Interesting article. I suspect that Ben, too, is a physicist-the one person who has figured out how to understand the connection between quantum theory and relativity, and to manipulate them-at least to some degree, just as he manipulates people. This line made me think about Locke being so good at science in high school. Guess he is gonna need it.
GodIsAnAtheist		#3	[-]
Posts: 3984 (06/02/08 2:45 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	pussycow wrote: Interesting article. I suspect that Ben, too, is a physicist-the one person who has figured out how to understand the connection between quantum theory and relativity, and to manipulate them-at least to some degree, just as he manipulates people. This line made me think about Locke being so good at science in high school. Guess he is gonna need it. Somehow I doubt that you learn about quantum theory and relativity in high school science class But the article is a pretty interesting read, I must admit.
Screerider		#4	[-]
Posts: 21776 (06/02/08 2:54 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	It's unfortunate that it fails to tie the Casimir Effect into the wormhole theory, just that Lost happened to mention a known physical phenomenon. How gravity.
pussycow		#5	[-]
Posts: 2330 (06/02/08 3:43 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	GodIsAnAtheist wrote: pussycow wrote: Interesting article. I suspect that Ben, too, is a physicist-the one person who has figured out how to understand the connection between quantum theory and relativity, and to manipulate them-at least to some degree, just as he manipulates people. This line made me think about Locke being so good at science in high school. Guess he is gonna need it. Somehow I doubt that you learn about quantum theory and relativity in high school science class But the article is a pretty interesting read, I must admit. Where exactly did I say he learned everything he needed to know in high school? I said he was good at science.
Merrilin		#6	[-]
Posts: 1034 (06/02/08 7:40 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Screerider = physics snob ;P
pussycow		#7	[-]
Posts: 2333 (06/02/08 8:19 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Scree = - physics style
Screerider		#8	[-]
Posts: 21791 (06/03/08 11:15 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Well if you could explain where quantum physics was tied to relativity, that would be helpful.
cindidindi76		#9	[-]
Posts: 10818 (06/03/08 4:28 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	It's all relative.
pussycow		#10	[-]
Posts: 2335 (06/03/08 5:04 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Screerider wrote: Well if you could explain where quantum physics was tied to relativity, that would be helpful. If you don't know, I'm not gonna tell you ;-)
Screerider		#11	[-]
Posts: 21801 (06/03/08 5:16 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	<George Constanza's Dad> A QUANTUM OF SOLACE NOW! A QUANTUM OF SOLACE NOW! </George Constanza's Dad>
pussycow		#12	[-]
Posts: 2339 (06/03/08 5:21 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	A quantum of solace now......a rip in space-time later
BGrenier	Oh, yeesh...	#13	[-]
Posts: 1198 (06/03/08 6:50 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Scree--this quote's for you: Exotic matter with negative energy density is required to stabilize a wormhole.^[15] Morris, Thorne and Yurtsever^[16] pointed out that the quantum mechanics of the Casimir effect can be used to produce a locally mass-negative region of space-time, and suggested that negative effect could be used to stabilize a wormhole to allow faster than light travel. This was used in the novel Warp Speed by Travis S. Taylor. Yeah, yeah, it's from wiki, but this isn't a damn term paper. It's a good start and certainly ties Casimir to wormholes. You're welcome. :)
Screerider		#14	[-]
Posts: 21805 (06/03/08 7:17 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Hey, that's pretty cool. Thanks!
PoChop		#15	[-]
Posts: 1613 (06/03/08 10:38 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	All Ben needs to know about science he learned in kindergarden. The Casimir effect is an unaccounted attraction between two objects in very close proximity to each other that is not due to electric fields or Van Der Wals forces or gravity or other "standard" forces. Presumably exotic matter might exhibit a repulsive Casimir force, uh, because it's exotic. But mostly this makes me think of Kazimierz Pulaski who fought in the American Revolution under George Washington. On October 9, 1779, Pułaski - during a cavalry charge, while probing for a weak point in the British lines at the Battle of Savannah - was wounded in the groin by grapeshot. And that's truly repulsive as well. Two days later, without having regained consciousness, he died of his wounds. His last words are reported to have been "Damn, my pole is missing and my nuts are no longer in close proximity."
GeckoIsGod		#16	[-]
Posts: 638 (06/20/08 2:39 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Screerider wrote: Well if you could explain where quantum physics was tied to relativity, that would be helpful. If you could explain how quantum mechanics is tied to relativity, you'd have yourself a quantum theory of gravity and a Nobel Prize!
Merrilin		#17	[-]
Posts: 1043 (06/28/08 7:43 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	PoChop wrote: All Ben needs to know about science he learned in kindergarden. The Casimir effect is an unaccounted attraction between two objects in very close proximity to each other that is not due to electric fields or Van Der Wals forces or gravity or other "standard" forces. Presumably exotic matter might exhibit a repulsive Casimir force, uh, because it's exotic. But mostly this makes me think of Kazimierz Pulaski who fought in the American Revolution under George Washington. On October 9, 1779, Pułaski - during a cavalry charge, while probing for a weak point in the British lines at the Battle of Savannah - was wounded in the groin by grapeshot. And that's truly repulsive as well. Two days later, without having regained consciousness, he died of his wounds. His last words are reported to have been "Damn, my pole is missing and my nuts are no longer in close proximity." Damn, that was a long way to go for a punchline .. but still funny.

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