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Neutrinos are FTL-capable again. by Robert November 18, 2011 11:12 am
  • ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-11-23 17:26:51
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    • How about if the acceleration is constant but the speed is not. Do photons accelerate to their propagation speed; if so, ... by johannes 2011-11-19 18:41:35
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      • Maybe half true...density does matter to photons, however...it does not matter to its neutrino carrier, so when the photons "stop", ... by Jody 2011-11-25 08:55:56
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        • I'd say that if there's acceleration, then the speed won't be constant. But the basic conceptual problem here is that ... by Robert 2011-11-19 19:17:04
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          • That is an interesting concept, it would mean that the photon is moving at the speed of light even when ... by johannes 2011-11-20 19:30:17
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        • Wouldn't the speed of light be the speed of perception? The observable? Maybe neutrinos are the speed of the unobservable? by Jody 2011-11-19 10:54:28
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          • It sure would. Sounds like you've been plugged into the Krell machine again ;-) When I puzzled it out, it began ... by Robert 2011-11-19 13:26:52
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          • Newtonian physics explained things well until more sophisticated clocks came along. Einstein was complemented by quantum mechanics. As measurements get ... by bowser 2011-11-18 14:58:39
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            • What makes Alcubierre's idea so clever is that it doesn't actually violate Einsteinian physics. The ship would be motionless inside ... by Robert 2011-11-18 18:28:29
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              • When Spock looks at the readout, it says "unknown form of radiation." by TB 2011-11-18 19:41:00
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                • You're right that "radiation" is ambiguous, and now that I think about it, Spock's cliche is "unknown form of energy". ... by Robert 2011-11-19 13:40:35
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            What if: by Jody November 16, 2011 8:53 am
            • Hmmm, Looks like somebody's been using the Krell Educator by RobVG 2011-11-16 17:37:18
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              • Wrong VGer...This Personally I like the deer in the headlights look myself...I wear it well. by Jody 2011-11-16 20:09:05
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              • ...on the hedron collider, because it is round, all we will ever be able to see are mathematical instances. Run ... by Jody 2011-11-16 10:59:34
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                • this even takes out the fun of the double slit experiment. Because in an perfect vacuum where this takes place ... by Jody 2011-11-16 11:01:08
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                  • OK, what have you done with the real Jody? by Eri 2011-11-21 05:33:21
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                    • Resistance was futile for carbon based unit. by Jody 2011-11-21 09:27:06
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                      • Heh...my son, a buddy of his and I brainstormed for over a week on and off until we came up ... by Jody 2011-11-21 11:36:54
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                MSL Sampling Tools by RobVG November 15, 2011 9:44 am
                  No airbags by RobVG November 14, 2011 9:00 am
                  • What happens to the sky crane assuming all goes as planned, lands and becomes another lab? by FrankC 2011-11-15 19:13:14
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                    • Hmmm, apparently it just flies off and crashes. Seems like they could get some little experimental value from it's final ... by FrankC 2011-11-15 20:47:18
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                    • As TB says, what could possibly go wrong? I sure hope that works, but I'd bet against it if ... by bowser 2011-11-14 19:02:22
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                      • I feel the same way by RobVG 2011-11-14 19:26:07
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                      The landing procedure by RobVG November 14, 2011 8:47 am
                        Curiosity will be nuclear powered by RobVG November 13, 2011 11:17 pm
                        • Seems to me to be a superb option. More reliable without the extremely large solar panels necessary to power ... by bowser 2011-11-14 05:00:06
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                          Curiosity to look for organic matter by RobVG November 13, 2011 11:13 pm
                            Voted out of the Solar System by TB November 12, 2011 7:43 pm
                              Bioluminescence on camera by Jody November 12, 2011 3:31 pm
                                Asteroid on the way? Figure out the damage... by TB November 12, 2011 11:24 am
                                • Post edited out at the request of RobVG for containing subjective elements. Arf by bowser 2011-11-12 14:03:40
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                                  • Oh here we go "again"! by RobVG 2011-11-12 16:00:59
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                                    • You Da Man, Rob. While I believe there is a human element to Space science, and emotions and subjective ... by bowser 2011-11-12 17:32:46
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                                      • Now "you" are doing it- "I" was joking this time. Sheesh n/t by RobVG 2011-11-12 17:55:28
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                                    • The reality is very complicated. by TB 2011-11-12 14:12:28
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                                    • That's fun- thanks. But the metric system takes (some of) the fun out of it. Who want's to do conversions ... by 2011-11-12 13:32:59
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                                      • Who are you, poster? You've posted without identity. Thank you. by Eri 2011-11-13 13:36:00
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                                      Mars Science Laboratory by RobVG November 11, 2011 7:17 pm
                                      • One of my nieces was a summer intern at JPL a couple of years ago and worked on MSL. She ... by Robert 2011-11-13 13:54:38
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                                        • I didn't realize it was leaving so soon. I'm hoping the folks who worked on Spirit and Opportunity will ... by bowser 2011-11-12 14:14:58
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                                          • Hope they can stick the landing (yipes). by TB 2011-11-11 19:54:22
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                                            Advance in regrowing muscle tissue by TB November 10, 2011 1:59 pm
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