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Ann

dphab wrote:I was only joking about the Russian rocket, but seriously, take a look at the similarity of the two pictures.
Here is the link: http://www.news.com.au/world/mysterious ... 5809298672

The physics behind the two events must be related.

Ann wrote:
Wow! I never thought that witch would get to speak Swedish.

Ann wrote:
I really liked the two versions of Latin Spanish. The first one sounded like the witch was stark raving mad and, you know, M-A-D! Like this! Note the spiral eye! The second Latin Spanish version sounded like the witch was sweet and mild, although admittedly somewhat, uh, how do I put it? Slightly unbalanced? Mad in a softer way?

http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/display/article/10168/52456 wrote:
Psychiatric Times. Vol. XXII No. 7

Are Genius and Madness Related? Contemporary Answers to an Ancient Question
By Dean Keith Simonton, Ph.D. | May 31, 2005

Ever since antiquity, thinkers have associated creativity with psychopathology--the classic idea of the "mad genius." By looking at historiometric, psychiatric and psychometric research one can conclude that exceptional creativity is often linked with certain symptoms of psychopathology. Nevertheless, this relationship is not equivalent to the claim that creative individuals necessarily suffer from psychopathology.

The idea that creativity and psychopathology are somehow linked goes way back to antiquity--to the time of Aristotle. Centuries later, this belief was developed and expanded by various psychiatrists, psychoanalysts and psychologists. For instance, Cesare Lombroso, M.D., argued toward the end of the 19th century that genius and madness were closely connected manifestations of an underlying degenerative neurological disorder. To be sure, this idea has not gone without challenge. On the contrary, humanistic psychologists were inclined to associate creativity with mental health. Nevertheless, the prevailing view appears to be that psychopathology and creativity are positively associated.

So take that, Nurse Ann!

owlice wrote:
Except that it appears the BZ reaction doesn't produce a spiral, but rather concentric circles; at least, that's what both videos here show.

Ann wrote:
But neufer, I may let you out early for showing me the extraordinary similarity between Lord Rosse's drawing
of M51 from 1845 and van Gogh's painting Starry Night from 1889! Surely that qualifies as good behaviour!

owlice wrote:

flash wrote:This spiral appears remarkably similar to the spiral waves that result from the Belousov-Zhabotinsky chemical reaction.

Except that it appears the BZ reaction doesn't produce a spiral, but rather concentric circles; at least, that's what both videos here show.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belousov%E2%80%93Zhabotinsky_reaction wrote:

Computer simulation of the Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction occurring in a Petri dish.

<<There are a number of BZ cocktails available in the chemical literature and on the web. Ferroin, a complex of phenanthroline and iron is a common indicator. These reactions, if carried out in petri dishes, result in the formation first of colored spots. These spots grow into a series of expanding concentric rings or perhaps expanding spirals similar to the patterns generated by a cyclic cellular automaton. The colors disappear if the dishes are shaken, and then reappear. The waves continue until the reagents are consumed. The reaction can also be performed in a beaker using a magnetic stirrer.>>

flash wrote:This spiral appears remarkably similar to the spiral waves that result from the Belousov-Zhabotinsky chemical reaction.

beyond wrote:Nurse Ann, i had to right click your little image because all i could see was a red x and the word image, so under properties i found that you posted a cuckoo picture. Art'nt most cuckoo's yellow Then that would mean that you are saying that Art is just a run-of-the-mill cuckoo that is no different than the rest of us I do find that very hard to believe That He is no more cuckoo than the rest of us, that is

neufer wrote:

rstevenson wrote:From an interesting write up about Van Gogh's work...

It is possible that digitalis-induced xanthopsia was making van Gogh perceive the world with a yellow tint. The predominance of colored halos around light sources in various works, such as The Starry Night, may also be attributable to the effects of digitalis.

Rob

You do realize, of course, that this is grounds for Ann to commit us all to an asylum.

flash wrote:This spiral appears remarkably similar to the spiral waves that result from the Belousov-Zhabotinsky chemical reaction.
http://www.chem.leeds.ac.uk/chaos/pic_gal.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belousov%E2%80%93Zhabotinsky_reaction wrote:
<<A Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction, or BZ reaction, is one of a class of reactions that serve as a classical example of non-equilibrium thermodynamics, resulting in the establishment of a nonlinear chemical oscillator. The only common element in these oscillating systems is the inclusion of bromine and an acid. These reactions are far from equilibrium and remain so for a significant length of time. An essential aspect of the BZ reaction is its so called "excitability" — under the influence of stimuli, patterns develop in what would otherwise be a perfectly quiescent medium.

The discovery of the phenomenon is credited to Boris Belousov. He noted, sometime in the 1950s that in a mix of potassium bromate, cerium(IV) sulfate, propanedioic acid and citric acid in dilute sulfuric acid, the ratio of concentration of the cerium(IV) and cerium(III) ions oscillated, causing the colour of the solution to oscillate between a yellow solution and a colorless solution. This is due to the cerium(IV) ions being reduced by propanedioic acid to cerium(III) ions, which are then oxidized back to cerium(IV) ions by bromate(V) ions.

Belousov made two attempts to publish his finding, but was rejected on the grounds that he could not explain his results to the satisfaction of the editors of the journals to which he submitted his results. His work was finally published in a less respectable, non-reviewed journal.>>

rstevenson wrote:As long as the prescribed mood altering substances are Mellow Yellow, I'm down with that.

neufer wrote:You do realize, of course, that this is grounds for Ann to commit us all to an asylum.

neufer wrote:

rstevenson wrote:From an interesting write up about Van Gogh's work...

It is possible that digitalis-induced xanthopsia was making van Gogh perceive the world with a yellow tint. The predominance of colored halos around light sources in various works, such as The Starry Night, may also be attributable to the effects of digitalis.

Rob

You do realize, of course, that this is grounds for Ann to commit us all to an asylum.

rstevenson wrote:From an interesting write up about Van Gogh's work...

It is possible that digitalis-induced xanthopsia was making van Gogh perceive the world with a yellow tint. The predominance of colored halos around light sources in various works, such as The Starry Night, may also be attributable to the effects of digitalis.

Rob

It is possible that digitalis-induced xanthopsia was making van Gogh perceive the world with a yellow tint. The predominance of colored halos around light sources in various works, such as The Starry Night, may also be attributable to the effects of digitalis.