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by oldnewideas
Thu Aug 19, 2010 5:52 pm
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Time Travel
Replies: 69
Views: 2379

Re: Time Travel

Is it ethical to discuss a topic which has been declared impossible by a couple of the seemingly most influential participants on this fourm? it's like discussing penrose triangle in math forum - we can discuss how would it look like were it actually possible. And who is considered authoritative en...
by oldnewideas
Thu Aug 19, 2010 5:51 pm
Forum: The Communications Center: Breaking Science News
Topic: Asteroid Belt was once a Planet or Large Moon
Replies: 5
Views: 396

Re: Asteroid Belt was once a Planet or Large Moon

July 24 - 30 New Scientist .. article 'Keeping the Solar Wind at Bay.' Paraphrase from 3rd paragraph on page 40 .. 'Nasa's Galileo spacecraft flew by asteroids Ida and Gaspra in the early 1990s, finding both to hage weak magnetic fields, meaning they were both once part of a large body with molten ...
by oldnewideas
Thu Aug 19, 2010 5:41 pm
Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
Topic: New theory for Quantum Gravity
Replies: 7
Views: 1018

Re: NS: Rethinking Einstein: The end of space-time

Rethinking Einstein: The end of space-time New Scientist | Physics and Math | 09 Aug 2010 Physicists struggling to reconcile gravity with quantum mechanics have hailed a theory – inspired by pencil lead – that could make it all very simple Hořava, who is at the University of California, Berkeley, w...
by oldnewideas
Thu Aug 19, 2010 5:31 pm
Forum: The Communications Center: Breaking Science News
Topic: NS: Closing in on the inflaton, mother of the universe
Replies: 2
Views: 235

Re: NS: Closing in on the inflaton, mother of the universe

'Inflation' was one of many 'add-ons' invented to support the failure of Big Bang to live up to improved observations. "Oh, two plus two doesn't add up to five!? Well, we'll add a 'one' to that equation .. which means 2 + 2 = 6. Can anyone improve on that theory?"
by oldnewideas
Thu Aug 19, 2010 5:27 pm
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Weather!
Replies: 2868
Views: 1116728

Re: Weather!

Normal prevailing winds from the west in northern Ontario seem to have been replaced by southerlies .. which I assume is the planet trying to equalize temperature extremes due to global warming.
by oldnewideas
Thu Aug 19, 2010 5:24 pm
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Saturn as a baby (maybe...)
Replies: 9
Views: 524

Re: Saturn as a baby (maybe...)

These are the kinds of postings someone finds who is looking to scientifically educate themselves?
by oldnewideas
Thu Aug 19, 2010 5:22 pm
Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
Topic: over 600 million metric tons at the north pole
Replies: 6
Views: 444

Re: over 600 million metric tons at the north pole

Considering the moon was once located where the Pacific Ocean is on our planet, I must question why anyone would be surprised at finding water at its poles.
by oldnewideas
Thu Aug 19, 2010 5:20 pm
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Time Travel
Replies: 69
Views: 2379

Re: Time Travel

Is it ethical to discuss a topic which has been declared impossible by a couple of the seemingly most influential participants on this fourm?
by oldnewideas
Thu Aug 19, 2010 5:17 pm
Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
Topic: New theory for Quantum Gravity
Replies: 7
Views: 1018

Re: New theory for Quantum Gravity

This whole thing was discussed long ago on this forum.
by oldnewideas
Thu Aug 19, 2010 5:14 pm
Forum: The Communications Center: Breaking Science News
Topic: Asteroid Belt was once a Planet or Large Moon
Replies: 5
Views: 396

Asteroid Belt was once a Planet or Large Moon

July 24 - 30 New Scientist .. article 'Keeping the Solar Wind at Bay.' Paraphrase from 3rd paragraph on page 40 .. 'Nasa's Galileo spacecraft flew by asteroids Ida and Gaspra in the early 1990s, finding both to hage weak magnetic fields, meaning they were both once part of a large body with molten i...