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But we've definitely had the Running Away from the French castle
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 13:26,
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and saw the one you mentioned with the castle.
Ah well, at least I used a different scene!
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 14:01,
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Ah well, at least I used a different scene!

:)
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 11:57,
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all i can remember about the cartoon was it had something to do with worms..haha

They then nicked my idea and ran it as a proper doule page strip at halloween without crediting me :(
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 12:48,
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all I got was a blue tshirt and a balloon with a daft whizzer on it :D
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 13:21,
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a Whizzer or a Chip-ite?
Also, which comic had World-Wide Weirdies on the back? Was it Cheeky?
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 12:50,
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Also, which comic had World-Wide Weirdies on the back? Was it Cheeky?

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Based on the drawing style Ken Reid must have done Faceache then, I used to love that as well.
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 13:19,
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Those are fantastic. I must get the LEGO out and have a go at a few of those...
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 14:34,
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I liked snakes, so liked Sid's Snake...!
I also used to love Tom Paterson's manic style (e.g. Sweeny Toddler).
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 14:49,
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I also used to love Tom Paterson's manic style (e.g. Sweeny Toddler).

Of course I have no idea as to the film reference - that film never having existed and all, but WOO nonetheless.
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 13:03,
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Bash Street Kids, Calamity James, Billy Whizz... I could go on but I can't remember the others.
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 12:17,
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'Sweeney Toddler' and lots of supernatural characters.
Splendid stuff.
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 12:28,
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Splendid stuff.

I just read that from last night. Don't feed it Boris, it and Moggy live of the stir that follows. Come to think of it, I've never seen them in the same place together???
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 11:29,
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alfuckingmighty. Do you think troll, or someone who actually believes what they're saying?
It's a shame, I've always had a soft spot for Billie Piper.
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 11:47,
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It's a shame, I've always had a soft spot for Billie Piper.

there was certainly a thread deletion before all of that.
note to self: writing absurdly overlong posts mocking conservapedia is not a very good idea. attempting to politely engage conversation with someone i know to be a troll is an even worse one.
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 12:02,
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note to self: writing absurdly overlong posts mocking conservapedia is not a very good idea. attempting to politely engage conversation with someone i know to be a troll is an even worse one.

but is this wise? Don't want to miss fun but it was relentless last night.
help
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 13:30,
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help

despite being tempted by a few
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 13:43,
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I want to ignore Moggy/Dave/insect whatever too. Oh, fucksticks.
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 17:56,
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moggy called us all waste trolls... to which DMP-Bizzler mused that 'she' must have meant wombles.
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Thu 16 Aug 2012, 3:15,
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still would, even after the ginger cock
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 13:19,
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...I stole from her 16th birthday party
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 13:25,
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So, after reading all of that, I still can't figure out what everyone was fighting about.
Anyone fancy giving a summary in simple English for me?
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 14:35,
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Anyone fancy giving a summary in simple English for me?

so I automatically win every argument no matter what you say
-classic internet gambit by billiepipersteeth
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 11:35,
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-classic internet gambit by billiepipersteeth

i was just thinking of that argument as my pc loaded up.
i must say, scientists who post pics of tits on forums are the best, like, totally.
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 11:42,
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i must say, scientists who post pics of tits on forums are the best, like, totally.

with a belly button
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 12:34,
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I may fail as a scientist and as a human, but I'm one fuck of an artist
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 13:39,
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What a twat. His you tube profile has him down as 34 years old FFS - he sounds like he should be sitting with Roy, Moss and Jen in the basement.
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 11:59,
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copying-and-pasting comments from previous arguments is quite a good time-saving tip for any pugnacious web troll.
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 12:51,
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wooyay

it's not cropped and there was just white cloud behind the yellow fella
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 8:57,
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But he is a terrible cunt.
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 9:21,
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but one that sent half of /board to sleep last night with his monotonous argument with Boris.
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 9:25,
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I shall give him another chance.
My ignore list is very small.
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 9:41,
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My ignore list is very small.

you can't come up with fantastic and award winning new b3ta posts if you're asleep
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 10:46,
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and like everyone was amazed, and you travelled the world receiving plaudits and that and all is dazzling and bright for the future.
Then you wake up.
in a dingy bedsit with no carpet, water dripping from the light that never works onto the dirty paint stained floor while the wind gently rattles the grime encrusted window, your only vista a pot holed road with a burnt out Ford Fiesta at the end of it.
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 11:00,
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Then you wake up.
in a dingy bedsit with no carpet, water dripping from the light that never works onto the dirty paint stained floor while the wind gently rattles the grime encrusted window, your only vista a pot holed road with a burnt out Ford Fiesta at the end of it.

not sure I even have any, I think I probably die for 7 hours each night or something
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 11:11,
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and report everything you have learned to the mothership!
It could happen.
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 11:16,
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It could happen.

I can't come up with fantastic and award winning new b3ta posts when I'm awake, either.
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 12:36,
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That twat is just an argumentative fool.
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 10:33,
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I equate ( without the need for differentiation, abstract or otherwise ) someone who needs to make such aggrandising distinctions as being successfully neither.
Or, in a more general parlance relating to probability "that annoying cunt that for some reason gets stabbed round the back of the restaurant after the waiters just get bored with the interminable dribbling".
also, lol.
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 10:55,
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Or, in a more general parlance relating to probability "that annoying cunt that for some reason gets stabbed round the back of the restaurant after the waiters just get bored with the interminable dribbling".
also, lol.

i did look into thermodynamics this morning, so learnt something new ;)
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 11:33,
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but a puerile digital arts community is probably not the place for me to have tried discussing it
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 12:00,
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1 It's hard drawing Barry Gibb without it looking like Russell Brand
2 GOTO 1
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2 GOTO 1


He needs his massive conk adding, as Happytoast suggests
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 8:52,
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So are we saying that we just never talk of it again and we can all sleep well tonight?
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 9:06,
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I was at a Google office the other day and they had your tea flow chart on the wall in the kitchen.
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 10:25,
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but I guess that's why phones have cameras!
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 10:52,
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I think you should have a look at this: www.newscientist.com/gallery/venn/9
Might keep you busy ;)
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 11:50,
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Might keep you busy ;)



I got Scotch,
Weed,
and
Iggy Pop, Raw Power
see ya's.... o/
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 4:11,
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Weed,
and
Iggy Pop, Raw Power
see ya's.... o/

"Well I got me three beers and a fistful of downs
And I'm gonna get ripped so fuck you clowns."
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 4:25,
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And I'm gonna get ripped so fuck you clowns."

and a wwwwwwwwhhhhhiiiiiiiiitttttteeeeebllllllaaaaaaacccckkkkkkkk wwwwwwwwhhhhhiiiiiiiiitttttteeeeebllllllaaaaaaacccckkkkkkkk wwwwwwwwhhhhhiiiiiiiiitttttteeeeebllllllaaaaaaacccckkkkkkkk guy
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 3:55,
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flux (flks)
n.
1.
a. A flow or flowing.
b. A continued flow; a flood. See Synonyms at flow.
2. The flowing in of the tide.
3. Medicine The discharge of large quantities of fluid material from the body, especially the discharge of watery feces from the intestines.
4. Physics
a. The rate of flow of fluid, particles, or energy through a given surface.
b. See flux density.
c. The lines of force of an electric or magnetic field.
5. Constant or frequent change; fluctuation: "The newness and flux of the computer industry has meant many opportunities for women and minorities" (Connie Winkler).
6. Chemistry & Metallurgy A substance that aids, induces, or otherwise actively participates in fusing or flowing, as:
a. A substance applied to a surface to be joined by welding, soldering, or brazing to facilitate the flowing of solder and prevent formation of oxides.
b. A mineral added to the metals in a furnace to promote fusing or to prevent the formation of oxides.
c. An additive that improves the flow of plastics during fabrication.
d. A readily fusible glass or enamel used as a base in ceramic work.
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 4:02,
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n.
1.
a. A flow or flowing.
b. A continued flow; a flood. See Synonyms at flow.
2. The flowing in of the tide.
3. Medicine The discharge of large quantities of fluid material from the body, especially the discharge of watery feces from the intestines.
4. Physics
a. The rate of flow of fluid, particles, or energy through a given surface.
b. See flux density.
c. The lines of force of an electric or magnetic field.
5. Constant or frequent change; fluctuation: "The newness and flux of the computer industry has meant many opportunities for women and minorities" (Connie Winkler).
6. Chemistry & Metallurgy A substance that aids, induces, or otherwise actively participates in fusing or flowing, as:
a. A substance applied to a surface to be joined by welding, soldering, or brazing to facilitate the flowing of solder and prevent formation of oxides.
b. A mineral added to the metals in a furnace to promote fusing or to prevent the formation of oxides.
c. An additive that improves the flow of plastics during fabrication.
d. A readily fusible glass or enamel used as a base in ceramic work.

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on the left... dorinku or the japanese literal version of 'drink'
I know, no one cares.
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 4:32,
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I know, no one cares.

i know the words to twinkle twinkle little star in japanese
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 5:18,
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Why don't you check the last 4 or 5 pages of the archive and get back to us?
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 1:29,
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Popular page is your friend.
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Tue 14 Aug 2012, 23:11,
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Lay off the Red Bull for a bit.
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Tue 14 Aug 2012, 23:15,
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This young chap is obviously feeling left out. His uncle is locked up at the moment, so can't give him a 'special bit of tender loving' before bedtime.
I believe he is in Belmarsh High Security Prison at the moment?
Maybe the warders will let you write, once in a while?
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Tue 14 Aug 2012, 23:46,
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I believe he is in Belmarsh High Security Prison at the moment?
Maybe the warders will let you write, once in a while?

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Tue 14 Aug 2012, 23:36,
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but now I'm going to ignore you for being a tread deleting knob goblin
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Bindun?
I know its a poor 'shop but its quick and dirty

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I know its a poor 'shop but its quick and dirty



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Tue 14 Aug 2012, 22:17,
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Or some such nonsense. www.conservapedia.com/Sports_performance:_Religious_faith_vs._atheism
Oh, and if you're in any doubt of the power of conservatism, relativity is debunked as a theory (or should I say "theory"). www.conservapedia.com/Theory_of_relativity
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Tue 14 Aug 2012, 23:09,
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Oh, and if you're in any doubt of the power of conservatism, relativity is debunked as a theory (or should I say "theory"). www.conservapedia.com/Theory_of_relativity

[Load of boring shit wiped by B3ta's HTML parser. Feel free to ignore the rest of this too. I do apologise.]
"More generally, and also unlike most of physics, the theories of relativity consist of complex mathematical equations relying on several hypotheses."
Has this idiot never seen the standard model of particle physics? What a fucking stupid thing to write. I think his "physics" stopped with the zeroth law of thermodynamics which states "If A=B and B=C then A=C" which is fucking remedial level maths.
"The equations for special relativity assume that it is forever impossible to attain a velocity faster than the speed of light and that all inertial frames of reference are equivalent, hypotheses that can never be fully tested."
1) Special relativity does not assume that it is impossible to attain a velocity faster than the speed of light; this is a consequence of the theory. Special relativity instead assumes that all physical observers traveling in vacuum at a constant velocity will observe the same speed of light, regardless of their own velocity. This sounds absolutely crazy, and it is, but it's forced on us by both theory -- Maxwell's equations do not specify a particular reference frame implying either that the speed of light is an absolute constant, that there is an aether, or that the equations are wrong; and electromagnetism is basically the best theory we possess (so the equations are most likely not wrong) -- and experiment (the Earth's velocity through the aether is zero, implying either that the Earth is at rest with respect to the aether, which is clearly farcical given that the Earth rotates, or that there is no aether).
2) SR does indeed assume that all inertial frames are equivalent. This is a consequence of the above.
"Relativity rejects Newton's action at a distance, which is basic to Newtonian gravity and quantum mechanics."
The most accurate theory known to humanity is quantum electrodynamics. QED is a "second quantised" theory, more fundamental than quantum mechanics, and is intrinsically (special) relativistic. This comment is facile. Who gives a fuck if action at a distance is basic to Newtonian gravity (which is wrong) and quantum mechanics (which is a non-relativistic limit of relativistic QM)?
"The mathematics of relativity assume no exceptions, yet in the time period immediately following the origin of the universe the relativity equations could not possibly have been valid."
..... what? Is he commenting on the fact that relativity breaks down at the big bang? The response to that is 'so what?' No-one ever pretended relativity is the ultimate answer to everything (including this guy's crippling BO problems). It's not a quantum theory of gravity; it's very unlikely to act as an accurate description of anything when you're looking at length scales of the order of 10^{-36} metres.
"Relativity has been met with much resistance in the scientific world."
No it hasn't.
"To date, a Nobel Prize has never been awarded for Relativity.[6]"
This is because Nobel prizes require direct experimental proof, something which is increasingly out of reach of theoretical physics and has always been out of reach of relativity. Personally, I think Einstein and Eddington should have shared a Nobel prize for relativity in the 1920s, but since then it has been impossible. Likewise, Stephen Hawking, if he lives long enough, can expect a Nobel prize if we manage to detect Hawking radiation (an intrinsically relativistic effect, by the by). Unfortunately doing this involves finding a motherfucking black hole and sitting close the horizon with a Geiger counter and I've got no intention of doing that even if we found a hole.
Also there have been Nobel prizes awarded for cosmology, which is bound inextricably to GR. You can't build the current cosmological model without GR, and yet Nobel prizes have now *twice* gone to modern physical cosmology. So in a very real way, this statement is grossly inaccurate -- and, as we should now expect, entirely unsourced.
"Louis Essen, the man credited with determining the speed of light, wrote many fiery papers against it such as The Special Theory of Relativity: A Critical Analysis.[7]"
So what? If he were still alive now he wouldn't, because experimental and theoretical evidence is all in favour of both SR and GR being extremely good theories within their (well-known) bounds of validity.
"Relativity is in conflict with quantum mechanics,[8]"
This is well-known by every physicist and never denied.
"and although theories like string theory and quantum field theory have attempted to unify relativity and quantum mechanics, neither has been entirely successful or proven."
This is well-known by every physicist and never denied. It also does not even begin to counter GR, which after all is a theory defined in its own regime of validity, and that regime is not the quantum regime.
"Unlike Newtonian physics,"
Remind me why I give the slightest shit about Newtonian physics? I'm getting the impression this prick is arguing against relativity because his brain aches if he thinks of something more complicated than "derrr that car went past me at 60mph and i'm going at 50mph so derrr i guess it derrrrrr moved at 50mph relative to me, amiright?" What a fucking moron.
"in which space and time intervals are each invariant as seen by all observers, in SR the only invariant quantity is a quadratic combination of space and time intervals (x2 - c2 t2). The (assumed) instantaneous transmission of Newtonian gravitational effects also contradicts special relativity."
Yes. Is there a problem?
"In quantum mechanics, the uncertainty principle suggests that virtual particles can sometimes travel faster than the speed of light which would violate causality,"
There is nothing profound about the uncertainty principle. It crops up in classical physics whenever you do a Fourier transform. Nothing special about it. And yes, QM does predict this.
"but "[t]he only known way to resolve this tension involves introducing the idea of antiparticles."[9]"
Eh? The citation is to a Nobel lecture by Frank Wilczek. He at least knows what he's talking about so I imagine he said something a hell of a lot less incoherent than this.
"Quantum field theory, a generalization of quantum mechanics, is fully compatible with special relativity but not with general relativity, and still lacks a vital piece: evidence of the graviton."
Now I'm really confused. He seems to have stopped attacking relativity at all and is just saying - repeatedly - "Quantum mechanics is not compatible with general relativity", which is one of the shittiest surprises I've ever had, and speaks neither against GR nor against the standard model.
Oh, I've run out of introduction. I must confess to not being very impressed.
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"More generally, and also unlike most of physics, the theories of relativity consist of complex mathematical equations relying on several hypotheses."
Has this idiot never seen the standard model of particle physics? What a fucking stupid thing to write. I think his "physics" stopped with the zeroth law of thermodynamics which states "If A=B and B=C then A=C" which is fucking remedial level maths.
"The equations for special relativity assume that it is forever impossible to attain a velocity faster than the speed of light and that all inertial frames of reference are equivalent, hypotheses that can never be fully tested."
1) Special relativity does not assume that it is impossible to attain a velocity faster than the speed of light; this is a consequence of the theory. Special relativity instead assumes that all physical observers traveling in vacuum at a constant velocity will observe the same speed of light, regardless of their own velocity. This sounds absolutely crazy, and it is, but it's forced on us by both theory -- Maxwell's equations do not specify a particular reference frame implying either that the speed of light is an absolute constant, that there is an aether, or that the equations are wrong; and electromagnetism is basically the best theory we possess (so the equations are most likely not wrong) -- and experiment (the Earth's velocity through the aether is zero, implying either that the Earth is at rest with respect to the aether, which is clearly farcical given that the Earth rotates, or that there is no aether).
2) SR does indeed assume that all inertial frames are equivalent. This is a consequence of the above.
"Relativity rejects Newton's action at a distance, which is basic to Newtonian gravity and quantum mechanics."
The most accurate theory known to humanity is quantum electrodynamics. QED is a "second quantised" theory, more fundamental than quantum mechanics, and is intrinsically (special) relativistic. This comment is facile. Who gives a fuck if action at a distance is basic to Newtonian gravity (which is wrong) and quantum mechanics (which is a non-relativistic limit of relativistic QM)?
"The mathematics of relativity assume no exceptions, yet in the time period immediately following the origin of the universe the relativity equations could not possibly have been valid."
..... what? Is he commenting on the fact that relativity breaks down at the big bang? The response to that is 'so what?' No-one ever pretended relativity is the ultimate answer to everything (including this guy's crippling BO problems). It's not a quantum theory of gravity; it's very unlikely to act as an accurate description of anything when you're looking at length scales of the order of 10^{-36} metres.
"Relativity has been met with much resistance in the scientific world."
No it hasn't.
"To date, a Nobel Prize has never been awarded for Relativity.[6]"
This is because Nobel prizes require direct experimental proof, something which is increasingly out of reach of theoretical physics and has always been out of reach of relativity. Personally, I think Einstein and Eddington should have shared a Nobel prize for relativity in the 1920s, but since then it has been impossible. Likewise, Stephen Hawking, if he lives long enough, can expect a Nobel prize if we manage to detect Hawking radiation (an intrinsically relativistic effect, by the by). Unfortunately doing this involves finding a motherfucking black hole and sitting close the horizon with a Geiger counter and I've got no intention of doing that even if we found a hole.
Also there have been Nobel prizes awarded for cosmology, which is bound inextricably to GR. You can't build the current cosmological model without GR, and yet Nobel prizes have now *twice* gone to modern physical cosmology. So in a very real way, this statement is grossly inaccurate -- and, as we should now expect, entirely unsourced.
"Louis Essen, the man credited with determining the speed of light, wrote many fiery papers against it such as The Special Theory of Relativity: A Critical Analysis.[7]"
So what? If he were still alive now he wouldn't, because experimental and theoretical evidence is all in favour of both SR and GR being extremely good theories within their (well-known) bounds of validity.
"Relativity is in conflict with quantum mechanics,[8]"
This is well-known by every physicist and never denied.
"and although theories like string theory and quantum field theory have attempted to unify relativity and quantum mechanics, neither has been entirely successful or proven."
This is well-known by every physicist and never denied. It also does not even begin to counter GR, which after all is a theory defined in its own regime of validity, and that regime is not the quantum regime.
"Unlike Newtonian physics,"
Remind me why I give the slightest shit about Newtonian physics? I'm getting the impression this prick is arguing against relativity because his brain aches if he thinks of something more complicated than "derrr that car went past me at 60mph and i'm going at 50mph so derrr i guess it derrrrrr moved at 50mph relative to me, amiright?" What a fucking moron.
"in which space and time intervals are each invariant as seen by all observers, in SR the only invariant quantity is a quadratic combination of space and time intervals (x2 - c2 t2). The (assumed) instantaneous transmission of Newtonian gravitational effects also contradicts special relativity."
Yes. Is there a problem?
"In quantum mechanics, the uncertainty principle suggests that virtual particles can sometimes travel faster than the speed of light which would violate causality,"
There is nothing profound about the uncertainty principle. It crops up in classical physics whenever you do a Fourier transform. Nothing special about it. And yes, QM does predict this.
"but "[t]he only known way to resolve this tension involves introducing the idea of antiparticles."[9]"
Eh? The citation is to a Nobel lecture by Frank Wilczek. He at least knows what he's talking about so I imagine he said something a hell of a lot less incoherent than this.
"Quantum field theory, a generalization of quantum mechanics, is fully compatible with special relativity but not with general relativity, and still lacks a vital piece: evidence of the graviton."
Now I'm really confused. He seems to have stopped attacking relativity at all and is just saying - repeatedly - "Quantum mechanics is not compatible with general relativity", which is one of the shittiest surprises I've ever had, and speaks neither against GR nor against the standard model.
Oh, I've run out of introduction. I must confess to not being very impressed.

"LOL @ conservapedia"
That was a hell of a wall of text. I apologise.
Edit: Fucking hell, it was an even bigger wall of text before the B3ta filters wiped out half of it.
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That was a hell of a wall of text. I apologise.
Edit: Fucking hell, it was an even bigger wall of text before the B3ta filters wiped out half of it.

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....and why the response to this very question is a simple one, and also a direct and relevant case in point as to why the two pages of contextual flatulence and verbal diarrhea you just posted is flawed in a very fundamental sense? And why your arguments in response to everything that guy just said is nothing but affirmation of what he said? Because I think you have demonstrated that you really don't understand any of this at all.
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You remind me of prodigy.
Do I understand the zeroth law? Yes. Do I know why it's called the zeroth law? Yes. (Actually it was because it was formulated after the first and second laws. I don't know if the third came before it or not. But the zeroth law is more fundamental than the first, so it's the zeroth law.) Do I understand the implications? Yes. Was everything I posted an affirmation of what he said? No. Some of what he said was valid - basically it boiled down to "general relativity is not compatible with quantum mechanics", which is hardly a surprise. The rest of what he said was simply inaccurate.
Edit: That's a lie. Some of it wasn't actually inaccurate but instead irrelevant to his thesis "the theory of relativity is wrong".
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Do I understand the zeroth law? Yes. Do I know why it's called the zeroth law? Yes. (Actually it was because it was formulated after the first and second laws. I don't know if the third came before it or not. But the zeroth law is more fundamental than the first, so it's the zeroth law.) Do I understand the implications? Yes. Was everything I posted an affirmation of what he said? No. Some of what he said was valid - basically it boiled down to "general relativity is not compatible with quantum mechanics", which is hardly a surprise. The rest of what he said was simply inaccurate.
Edit: That's a lie. Some of it wasn't actually inaccurate but instead irrelevant to his thesis "the theory of relativity is wrong".

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I'd hate for you to blame me. I am, after all, merely a poor sap who was brainwashed by those fiendish lecturers.
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I didn't provide any citations or proofs either, merely my own assertions. I do have a firm basis for my assertions - though I must confess I don't work in quantum gravity, although I have published a paper on the cosmological consequences of a particular, possible result of such - but there's little point clogging up the board with that kind of thing.
(Which is why I also made that horrible wall of text megasmall.)
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(Which is why I also made that horrible wall of text megasmall.)

I do not need to prove that that [genuine and competent] self-styled "modern" physicists should "give the slightest shit about Newtonian physics" any more than I need to prove that Mr Blobby is the real messenger of the Islamic religion....and that's just one of the cringe-worthy things he said.
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and accuse them of "contextual flatulence and verbal diarrhea" without a single word of corroborating evidence, you come across as a non-scienific, attention seeking twat.
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Got the point yet, peasant?
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real world lols
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And my occupation has absolutely no effect on whether your assertions are sound.
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In the context of the page, Newtonian physics is introduced in contrast to relativity. When we're discussing relativity - and particularly when we're discussing that relativity is "wrong", whatever that means in a physical theory - Newtonian physics is utterly irrelevant. What I meant by that phrase, as I have no doubt you're perfectly aware, is that Newtonian physics bears no relevance to whether relativity is, or isn't, an accurate theory of gravity and motion. I should maybe add that it is a necessary condition of all relativistic theories that they reduce, in weak gravitational fields, low energies and slow motion, to Newtonian physics. I assumed that this point be taken as read.
I'm very sorry I criticised your sainted Newtonian physics. Does it help that when discussing any alternatives to general relativity (which is, after all, entirely "wrong", for very different reasons to the ones given on Conservapedia) I'm very happy to say "I don't give the slightest shit about general relativity"?
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 0:39,
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I'm very sorry I criticised your sainted Newtonian physics. Does it help that when discussing any alternatives to general relativity (which is, after all, entirely "wrong", for very different reasons to the ones given on Conservapedia) I'm very happy to say "I don't give the slightest shit about general relativity"?

....what gave us calculus (and I don't mean getting a take away bargain bucket of KFC and not brushing your teeth before going to bed in your mummy's council flat where you live). Yep - The ancient Greeks.
But what made us adept in calculus? Newtonian physics. What other field is highly dependant on this stepping-stone? Quantum Physics.
And there's more. Unfortunately for you, you are not my responsibility.
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But what made us adept in calculus? Newtonian physics. What other field is highly dependant on this stepping-stone? Quantum Physics.
And there's more. Unfortunately for you, you are not my responsibility.

I will be forever grateful
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..............and even those you stand by play Devil's Advocate with - and when you do, free your mind of your investement in your knee-jerk responses and decouple yourself of all emotion. Maybe then you will learn something - because on balance, what he says makes more sense than your rebukes.
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Bronze Medal : Chloe Smith, Silver Medal: James T Kirk, Gold Medal : Boris The Spider.
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You've called me names, but you haven't asked me any questions, other than "Do you understand the zeroth law of thermodynamics". I answered, "Yes, I do."
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what are you trying to ask me to do?
Read the rhetoric of someone who, for his own personal reasons, has a beef against general relativity? I'm perfectly happy with people having a beef against general relativity - it's very obviously not a complete theory; some of the reasons for this are in the Conservapedia article, while others aren't. My problem with his article was that he's misrepresenting GR, and making falacious and inaccurate arguments to argue against it - he is arguing from a pre-conceived position of prejudice and trying to bring in arguments to support this.
You may not believe me, and it's of little consequence to me whether you do or not, but I can assure you I've gone through special and general relativity from the first principles up to practical applications, and am well aware of the shortcomings of the theories, which are plentiful, and the successes of the theories, which are also plentiful.
I would comment that simply because Newton developed his form of calculus for his theory of mechanics, and simply because the most familiar form of quantum mechanics is the Schroedinger equation, which is a differential equation, this does not suggest that these are somehow special and inviolable as opposed to general relativity, which is what your logic suggests. The immediate response is that general relativity is nothing more, and nothing less, than differential geometry with a second-order equation relating a metric to the distribution of matter; since even in the Schroedinger formulation QM is a marriage of "calculus" and linear algebra, one could use your logic to suggest that GR is actually more pure than QM.
Thankfully we don't have to follow such logic; from both theoretical and experimental evidence, we can say with safety that neither Newtonian physics, nor general relativity, and nor quantum mechanics, form a complete description of physics and instead are all valid within their own regimes. Newtonian physics is a limit of both quantum theory and relativity, so we can take these theories as being more fundamental. Neither QM nor relativity is fundamental.
As for what is more fundamental than QM and relativity, obviously this is an open question. The most accurate current theory remains QED, which is a special relativistic, quantised theory of the interactions between electrons and photons. However, it has as yet proven impossible to satisfactorily include gravity in such a description of nature -- while it has been known for a very long time that a massless, spin-2 particle would act as a graviton and in the classical limit produces relativity, quantising this is an intractable problem. Progress is being made, certainly. Given the number of avenues people have pursued, at least some of them are certainly going the wrong way. Personally, I think following the entire idea of a graviton is going the wrong way, and we're likely to at least gain some insights following recent work in the emergent nature of gravity -- describing gravity as a thermodynamical construct, not a fundamental one. There is a neatness in symmetries emerging, rather than the usual approach of symmetries breaking, as we approach our common regimes.
But all this is kind of beside the point. I'm not sure what you're asking me to do here, because I'm not particularly aware of "regurgitating", nor of failing to "think". I am however aware of an impressive level of bile and abuse and unsubstantiated assertions from your side.
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Read the rhetoric of someone who, for his own personal reasons, has a beef against general relativity? I'm perfectly happy with people having a beef against general relativity - it's very obviously not a complete theory; some of the reasons for this are in the Conservapedia article, while others aren't. My problem with his article was that he's misrepresenting GR, and making falacious and inaccurate arguments to argue against it - he is arguing from a pre-conceived position of prejudice and trying to bring in arguments to support this.
You may not believe me, and it's of little consequence to me whether you do or not, but I can assure you I've gone through special and general relativity from the first principles up to practical applications, and am well aware of the shortcomings of the theories, which are plentiful, and the successes of the theories, which are also plentiful.
I would comment that simply because Newton developed his form of calculus for his theory of mechanics, and simply because the most familiar form of quantum mechanics is the Schroedinger equation, which is a differential equation, this does not suggest that these are somehow special and inviolable as opposed to general relativity, which is what your logic suggests. The immediate response is that general relativity is nothing more, and nothing less, than differential geometry with a second-order equation relating a metric to the distribution of matter; since even in the Schroedinger formulation QM is a marriage of "calculus" and linear algebra, one could use your logic to suggest that GR is actually more pure than QM.
Thankfully we don't have to follow such logic; from both theoretical and experimental evidence, we can say with safety that neither Newtonian physics, nor general relativity, and nor quantum mechanics, form a complete description of physics and instead are all valid within their own regimes. Newtonian physics is a limit of both quantum theory and relativity, so we can take these theories as being more fundamental. Neither QM nor relativity is fundamental.
As for what is more fundamental than QM and relativity, obviously this is an open question. The most accurate current theory remains QED, which is a special relativistic, quantised theory of the interactions between electrons and photons. However, it has as yet proven impossible to satisfactorily include gravity in such a description of nature -- while it has been known for a very long time that a massless, spin-2 particle would act as a graviton and in the classical limit produces relativity, quantising this is an intractable problem. Progress is being made, certainly. Given the number of avenues people have pursued, at least some of them are certainly going the wrong way. Personally, I think following the entire idea of a graviton is going the wrong way, and we're likely to at least gain some insights following recent work in the emergent nature of gravity -- describing gravity as a thermodynamical construct, not a fundamental one. There is a neatness in symmetries emerging, rather than the usual approach of symmetries breaking, as we approach our common regimes.
But all this is kind of beside the point. I'm not sure what you're asking me to do here, because I'm not particularly aware of "regurgitating", nor of failing to "think". I am however aware of an impressive level of bile and abuse and unsubstantiated assertions from your side.

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It means a lot to me
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That is why you fail.
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 1:22,
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READ the question, UNDERSTAND it. Then when you think you have understood it, read it 5 times more. Then THINK - THEN answer.
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Wed 15 Aug 2012, 1:29,
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"yes". It's not his fault your question was shit.
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If a body A is in thermal equilibrium with a body B, and the body B is in thermal equilibrium with a body C, then A is in thermal equilibrium with C.
I know you'd view that as "regurgitation", but that's because that's what the zeroth law of thermodynamics says. If two systems are in thermal equilibrium with each other, one of which is in thermal equilibrium with a third, all three are in thermal equilibrium with each other. Meaning no energy passes between them. This is what the zeroth law of thermodynamics says. What you want it to say is a different matter and one which isn't of very much significance.
It is called the zeroth law because it is more fundamental than the first law. The zeroth law is about bodies in thermal equilibrium, when no energy is being transferred. The first law of thermodynamics concerns the conservation of energy. As a result, the zeroth law is more fundamental than the first. It has nothing to do with the number "zero" in any physical sense; it is merely the law that comes before the first law. If you're digging extra meaning out of this then good luck and I look forward to the paper.
None of this is rhetoric, none of it is "fuzzy bedtime stories" (though if your bedtime stories consisted of pointless debates online about the zeroth law of thermodynamics then you have my pity), it's simply how the laws are defined.
That's genuinely the only thing you've asked me, though you have littered it with plenty of self-aggrandising abuse, which has certainly proved diverting.
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I know you'd view that as "regurgitation", but that's because that's what the zeroth law of thermodynamics says. If two systems are in thermal equilibrium with each other, one of which is in thermal equilibrium with a third, all three are in thermal equilibrium with each other. Meaning no energy passes between them. This is what the zeroth law of thermodynamics says. What you want it to say is a different matter and one which isn't of very much significance.
It is called the zeroth law because it is more fundamental than the first law. The zeroth law is about bodies in thermal equilibrium, when no energy is being transferred. The first law of thermodynamics concerns the conservation of energy. As a result, the zeroth law is more fundamental than the first. It has nothing to do with the number "zero" in any physical sense; it is merely the law that comes before the first law. If you're digging extra meaning out of this then good luck and I look forward to the paper.
None of this is rhetoric, none of it is "fuzzy bedtime stories" (though if your bedtime stories consisted of pointless debates online about the zeroth law of thermodynamics then you have my pity), it's simply how the laws are defined.
That's genuinely the only thing you've asked me, though you have littered it with plenty of self-aggrandising abuse, which has certainly proved diverting.

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"Do you even understand why the zeroth law of thermodynamics is called the zeroth law of thermodynamics?"
Yes. It's because it is more fundamental than the first law. I've now said this two or three times and it's growing tiring.
"I mean...do you understand the implication of this?"
Yes, yes, I do. I have also explained this, in the post you replied to, rather obnoxiously.
I'm growing rather tired of this, not least as I have to work in the morning, and internet debates with someone who appears to have a different definition of "Do", "you", "understand", "zero" and "thermodynamics" is not a particuarly productive use of either of our time. I wish you luck in your scientific career and look forward to reading your research.
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Yes. It's because it is more fundamental than the first law. I've now said this two or three times and it's growing tiring.
"I mean...do you understand the implication of this?"
Yes, yes, I do. I have also explained this, in the post you replied to, rather obnoxiously.
I'm growing rather tired of this, not least as I have to work in the morning, and internet debates with someone who appears to have a different definition of "Do", "you", "understand", "zero" and "thermodynamics" is not a particuarly productive use of either of our time. I wish you luck in your scientific career and look forward to reading your research.

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and I still didn't read all that.
Might do tomorrow though.
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Might do tomorrow though.

if he fails it's only as a scientist, not as a human being. I think he comes out better in the end
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he is rather good at winding people up, he does the same thing over on youtube, in fact a quick scan for his user name revealed that he's used some of the same lines on here as he has on youtube. just sayin'.
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![Challenge Entry: The Olympics [challenge entry]](/images/board_posticon_c.gif)


Good start! Welcome.
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Pull up a kitten and you'll never be allowed to leave, by the way.
(there may be a post or two about making the image a little smaller but that will come with experience. Carry on.)
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(there may be a post or two about making the image a little smaller but that will come with experience. Carry on.)

and I can't imagine too many people are on crappy enough screens that that's filling the whole thing. All checks in fine from where I'm sitting...
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ascii.
:-(
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:-(

Telex? What is this magickery you speak of?
We rely on smoke signals thru variable sized straw pipes to make reproductions.
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We rely on smoke signals thru variable sized straw pipes to make reproductions.

I experience b3ta through the medium of interpretive dance.
The CDCs are most impressive.
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The CDCs are most impressive.

Welcome to b3ta, ben :)
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Arg yeah I just found the other one. Pants indeed. Welp! Lesson learned. Thanks!
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Welcome. Ignore the cunts and shop a kitten, etc.
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I was forever falling over vaginas when I first walked around here.
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Although with experience, you will learn to shoehorn a Quo reference or sturdy girl in the background somewhere. Next time eh.
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For research purposes, obviously. Sports research.
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then it might be Ana Claudia Silva, maybe I'm too tired to focus but her face looks about right. www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=silva-ana-claudia-1085751/index.html
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Edit: also, thanks!
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and with Jessica Ennis who is a heptathlete and not Dennis Pennis.
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that's what they get for sharing needles.
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alas, i'm as witty as roadkill
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She could probably beat you at an arm-wrestling contest
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and didn't set the world alight in either of them
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reminds me of the beach volleyball one i did.
www.b3ta.com/board/10817306
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www.b3ta.com/board/10817306

As it is exactly the same joke, repeated by me due to a shameful lack of research.
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You can stay.
(The only etiquette you may have breached is that if you are going to post good pictures, make them 400 pixels or less wide so they can fit on the front page)
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(The only etiquette you may have breached is that if you are going to post good pictures, make them 400 pixels or less wide so they can fit on the front page)

that everything has to die.
People who do realise this
find little to quarrel about.
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People who do realise this
find little to quarrel about.

Cockweasel produces the best art, I sit, flaccid without purpose awaiting the great artists next anal barf. Top fuck-bayer, will shop again.
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Meanwhile, I have just noticed there is a moon key on my new keyboard. I don't know what it does. I am scared to press it.
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*edit
Holy shit I have one on Function F5
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Holy shit I have one on Function F5

Yeah, THE GODDAMN SUN!
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I also have two more suns on my arrow keys.
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Arrow key suns control screen brightness.
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on his Journey to the End of Time
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