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100 Years of General Relativity
Posted on 11/29/15 at 7:59 pm
Posted on 11/29/15 at 7:59 pm
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On November 25, 1915, Albert Einstein introduced his theory of general relativity and changed the world forever. Four years later, the theory was proved by Arthur Eddington when, during a solar eclipse in May 1919, he showed that starlight is bent by gravity.
We celebrate war anniversaries, deaths of prominent people, religious holidays and political events, yet 11/25/1915 goes by unnoticed. Without Einstein and his works, we'd still be in the dark ages of technology.
As a species, we don't have our priorities in order.
On November 25, 1915, Albert Einstein introduced his theory of general relativity and changed the world forever. Four years later, the theory was proved by Arthur Eddington when, during a solar eclipse in May 1919, he showed that starlight is bent by gravity.
We celebrate war anniversaries, deaths of prominent people, religious holidays and political events, yet 11/25/1915 goes by unnoticed. Without Einstein and his works, we'd still be in the dark ages of technology.
As a species, we don't have our priorities in order.
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Posted on 11/29/15 at 8:12 pm to Kentucker
Shove a beaker up your butt, nerd! All the cool kids are jackin off in my babe thread; no one has time for this.
Posted on 11/29/15 at 8:35 pm to Jon Ham
No one could jerk off in your babe thread if nerds didn't make the technology available. All I'm asking is that maybe once in a while you scream the name of a scientist when you have an orgasm.
Posted on 11/29/15 at 8:49 pm to Kentucker
Gee thanks bro, now whenever I'm jerkin it to hot babe pics I'll have the image of some nerd scientistic in my head. Nerds like you need to stick with your own kind instead of ruining the j-off sessions of normal people!
Posted on 11/29/15 at 10:35 pm to Jon Ham
Just be glad we don't feel threatened by non-nerds. Internet technology has benefited tremendously from its use for pornographic purposes. Keep on posting those babe pics.
An initial public aversion to a technology that could invade every home and track individuals' intellectual interests was overcome by a rabid interest by men in images and videos of women having sex. The positive effects that pornography had on the growth of the Internet cannot be overstated.
An initial public aversion to a technology that could invade every home and track individuals' intellectual interests was overcome by a rabid interest by men in images and videos of women having sex. The positive effects that pornography had on the growth of the Internet cannot be overstated.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 9:20 am to Kentucker
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All I'm asking is that maybe once in a while you scream the name of a scientist when you have an orgasm.
I'm gonna change my safe word from "Lou Diamond Phillips" to "Copernicus"
Posted on 11/30/15 at 9:24 am to reggierayreb
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I'm gonna change my safe word from "Lou Diamond Phillips" to "Copernicus"
One syllable words save lives
Posted on 11/30/15 at 4:16 pm to Hardy_Har
Yes scientists over the years have done much for society, but they have one fatal flaw. They think they are always right.
Back in the 70's we had a coming ice age, then it was global warming, and all of a sudden now they call it climate change. I would love to know where the libs get their marching orders as to what catch phrases to use.
Back over history the Earth was flat, then the solar system revolved around the earth. You bled sick people.
There is much we do not know. But there are certain ones that can tell you everything about everything and what they say is fact and you cannot and must not dispute it.
Back in the 70's we had a coming ice age, then it was global warming, and all of a sudden now they call it climate change. I would love to know where the libs get their marching orders as to what catch phrases to use.
Back over history the Earth was flat, then the solar system revolved around the earth. You bled sick people.
There is much we do not know. But there are certain ones that can tell you everything about everything and what they say is fact and you cannot and must not dispute it.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 4:18 pm to Kentucker
Sometimes scientists get it right, sometimes they don't.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 4:34 pm to antibarner
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Yes scientists over the years have done much for society, but they have one fatal flaw. They think they are always right.
Yes, scientists can be flawed but science isn't. It is self-correcting. When a scientist proposes a theory and offers empirical proof, his hypothesis immediately comes under attack.
Other, often competing, scientists are eager to expose mistakes in the evidence offered and therefore to discount the theory. It is a vicious community and only the most certain of theories pass peer review and make it into the mainstream of society.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 4:42 pm to beejon
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Sometimes scientists get it right, sometimes they don't.
Of course, and, because of the peer review part of the scientific method, there's absolutely no way a disproved hypothesis can be hidden.
The scientific method cannot be defeated because no one controls it, it's world wide, and it's results are final. There's no appeal other than hard evidence. Politics are not in play when peer review is underway.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 5:00 pm to Kentucker
I think they're about to do a big experiment to try and see a graviational wave soon. Something about splitting a laster down an L shaped tube system where the legs are the same length yet one tunnel will be longer due to the wave. Idk i'm not smart enough to grasp how this all works but it sounded cool.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 5:12 pm to Kentucker
beejon is talking about evolution.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 5:23 pm to oklahogjr
LIGO
You're right. The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is a large-scale physics experiment aiming to directly detect gravitational waves.
It involves the gravity wave detectors in Livingston, LA and Hanford, WA. I followed the first effort to detect gravity waves at the Louisiana LIGO. It was very interesting although nothing was detected.
The new experiment will be much more sensitive and may very well show us proof of the gravity phenomenon. Another experiment in Antartica in 2014 initially showed that gravity waves had been detected and greatly excited the scientific community but peer review shot down the results.
BTW, you're certainly smart enough to grasp these concepts. In our society we often mistake interest for intelligence. Our level of interest in a subject determines how well we understand it, not our intellect necessarily.
You're right. The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is a large-scale physics experiment aiming to directly detect gravitational waves.
It involves the gravity wave detectors in Livingston, LA and Hanford, WA. I followed the first effort to detect gravity waves at the Louisiana LIGO. It was very interesting although nothing was detected.
The new experiment will be much more sensitive and may very well show us proof of the gravity phenomenon. Another experiment in Antartica in 2014 initially showed that gravity waves had been detected and greatly excited the scientific community but peer review shot down the results.
BTW, you're certainly smart enough to grasp these concepts. In our society we often mistake interest for intelligence. Our level of interest in a subject determines how well we understand it, not our intellect necessarily.
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Posted on 11/30/15 at 5:39 pm to Kentucker
I think the math sometimes stands in the way for people, when you don't need it for the concepts.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 5:46 pm to Duke
I agree. I wish our educational system would offer the concepts with "lite math" in lower grades so that interest wouldn't die because of the fear of math.
Too many kids, especially girls, don't get involved enough with science for a passion to be formed. When they're properly interested, the complexities get easier to understand.
Too many kids, especially girls, don't get involved enough with science for a passion to be formed. When they're properly interested, the complexities get easier to understand.
Posted on 12/1/15 at 11:39 pm to Kentucker
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Politics are not in play when peer review is underway.
Except when those doing the peer reviewing promote an agenda and suppress opposing research. There are grants to be lost if you don't toe the party line.
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