A slow motion camera that can show the process of light travelling
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11 minutes, something... something... something...
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BrokenCoccyx doesn't mind if you grope on, Wed 15 Aug 2012, 19:15,
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Holy crap
That last part where they have to compensate for warping in spacetime...!
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Lord Keeps meaning to procrastinate., Wed 15 Aug 2012, 19:25,
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Is that available as a Gimp plug-in?
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MyFrontFellOff ; his mouth full of teddies, urinating defiantly, Wed 15 Aug 2012, 20:24,
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So cool.
TED are awesome.
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Crystal Magnet Like a diamond geezer, but better, Wed 15 Aug 2012, 19:46,
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I'm really starting to think
that I have a problem with TED as an organisation though. A "look at me" session for the gawping rich to attend, so they feel superior to those who have to watch online.
They're a "non-profit" organisation, but they apparently spend all their revenue on the expensive get-togethers, so not what I'd call a charity.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18511696
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Claws of Doom I am no longer infected, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 8:55,
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First money shot is at around 1m40
But, honestly, once you've jumped forward to see that, you should start again from the beginning. Mindblowing.
(, Wed 15 Aug 2012, 19:54, Reply)
Does this mean we can finally move on from this stuff about wave/particle duality?
Clearly, that's a wave. The description of the Higgs particle is that it's a ripple in the field. It's all waves, man.
(, Wed 15 Aug 2012, 20:01, Reply)
golly
that was good. *goes off to begin work on time machine using a torch, a coke bottle lid and an over ripe plum.
(, Wed 15 Aug 2012, 21:18, Reply)
I made my time machine next year.
It worked quite well banana but now unfortunately banana I have strangely banana developed a habit of inserting banana banana into my banana.
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Brandy_Bumwinkle, Wed 15 Aug 2012, 21:37,
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it's being observed
if it wasn't being observed it would act differently, that's the whole point.
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Firkinfedup last shat on your wife's tits at, Wed 15 Aug 2012, 20:45,
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I knew someone would bring this up
'Observation' does not mean an evolved primate watching it happen. Light clearly existed and moved around normally, long before there was any microbial life on Earth. Here we are all looking at it and it's a wave passing through the medium of Coke Bottle (and air). It does not magically change into a little dot bouncing round the bottle if no-one sneaks a peek. It's time we consigned the particle language to the bin.
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If you think you understand quantum physics
you probably don't understand quantum physics.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Wed 15 Aug 2012, 23:39,
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Interesting
and brilliant lecturing/presentation technique.
Once the MoD get wind of this, the drones will have this technology and billions further will be invested to kill terrorist de jour.
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The Scrunt Wants a Dozen Pints, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 0:14,
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