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Posted by igottaknow on Oct-29-2003 04:13:

String Theory

Anyone see Public TV science show NOVA on String theory tonite? Its really amazing but boy is it a total mind fuck. If anyone who's interested in learning more they have a Web site http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/

Posted by Izzy on Oct-29-2003 04:20:

YA DUDE!!! i just watched that... i'm such a nerd, i love NOVA.
i had a smile on the whole time, it's so fascinating learning abuot that. they didnt go as in depth as i hoped but it was a great intro to whoever might not be familiar with physics. it really sux that no one can even test or observe the sting theory. here's a cool article written in the NYTimes today about multiple universe theory - anthropic principle:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/28/s...ace/28COSM.html

Posted by whiskers on Oct-29-2003 05:02:

i love this stuff!! i'm so gonna check it out!

Posted by occrider on Oct-29-2003 05:10:

I'm currently reading the elegant universe right now ... so far it's a good book.

Posted by igottaknow on Oct-29-2003 05:20:

quote:
Originally posted by Izzy
they didnt go as in depth as i hoped but it was a great intro to whoever might not be familiar with physics. it really sux that no one can even test or observe the sting theory.

I also thought it could have been deeper, but when i started reading string theory articles on the Web, my head started to really spin! An unsimplified version would probably overwhelm the average viewer.

It was interesting to hear that an additional 6 other dimensions may exist. Most ppl when they talk of other dimensions, mean alternate universes. These dimensions in string theory exist at the sub-atomic level, and have nothing to do with weird tales of science-fiction.

It kinda funny that our preconception of a 3-d universe could be as wrong as our previous belief that the earth was flat! Just when you think you know reality science turns everything on its head!

Posted by occrider on Oct-29-2003 05:31:

quote:
Originally posted by igottaknow

It kinda funny that our preconception of a 3-d universe could be as wrong as our previous belief that the earth was flat! Just when you think you know reality science turns everything on its head!

See the universe is shaped like a soccer ball thread in the polit forum

Posted by daffodil on Oct-29-2003 05:33:

quote:
Originally posted by occrider
See the universe is shaped like a soccer ball thread in the polit forum

hi occrider miss you in the banshee thread.

Posted by Izzy on Oct-29-2003 05:35:

quote:
Originally posted by igottaknow

It kinda funny that our preconception of a 3-d universe could be as wrong as our previous belief that the earth was flat! Just when you think you know reality science turns everything on its head!

it's almost a big a shock as waking up and learning you've lived your life inside a matrix

Posted by occrider on Oct-29-2003 05:43:

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Originally posted by daffodil
hi occrider miss you in the banshee thread.

My stalker! How did you find me!?

I need to go to the one place where I won't be found ...

Posted by daffodil on Oct-29-2003 05:44:

quote:
Originally posted by occrider
My stalker! How did you find me!?

I need to go to the one place where I won't be found ...

bah, you love it. of course, we'll truly find this out if you opt to say hi to me at armin, seeing as i don't know what you look like!

Posted by occrider on Oct-29-2003 05:52:

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Originally posted by daffodil
bah, you love it. of course, we'll truly find this out if you opt to say hi to me at armin, seeing as i don't know what you look like!

I hate getting pictures taken, I don't own a camera, and I don't have any digital pictures of me . So I'm afraid my identity will remain a shroud of mystery. But if I see you I'll def say hi and proclaim my love for it in person

Posted by daffodil on Oct-29-2003 05:54:

quote:
Originally posted by occrider
I hate getting pictures taken, I don't own a camera, and I don't have any digital pictures of me . So I'm afraid my identity will remain a shroud of mystery. But if I see you I'll def say hi and proclaim my love for it in person

promise? i really am dying to meet you.

Posted by igottaknow on Oct-29-2003 05:54:

quote:
Originally posted by Izzy
it's almost a big a shock as waking up and learning you've lived your life inside a matrix

lol, but i hope i wont be subjected to lame conversation with a old guy with a bunch of tv on the wall

Posted by occrider on Oct-29-2003 05:57:

quote:
Originally posted by daffodil
promise? i really am dying to meet you.

Enough thread jacking ... response moving over to the banshee free for all thread ...

Posted by Trancention on Oct-29-2003 06:15:

quote:
Just when you think you know reality science turns everything on its head!

"The more you know, the more you realize how much you don't know."

Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them.
--Albert Einstein

Posted by igottaknow on Oct-29-2003 06:42:

quote:
Originally posted by Trancention
Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them. --Albert Einstein

its ironic Einstein fell victom to this and was unable to adapt to the chaos of quantum mechanics. But who could blame him, quantum and now string theory is pushing the limits of man ability to comprehend the inner workings of the universe. its like how is it possible to understand another dimension...must stop or i will go maddddddddd

Posted by Turbonium on Oct-29-2003 07:02:

Whenever I read this shit, I go into this mode where I want to study this shit for life.

Posted by DaveSZ on Oct-29-2003 08:07:

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Originally posted by occrider

I need to go to the one place where I won't be found ...

A Green Party rally?

Cheney declares war on Anna Kournikova:

Kournikova Targeted for Preemptive Strike

�She possesses the potential to produce weapons of mass distraction�. That�s what my Washington D.C. source explained to me about the Administration�s current overtures to depose and remove from power tennis vixen Anna Kournikova.

Vice President Dick Cheney spoke in front of the Oil Interests for International Domination special interest group yesterday, making the case that �Kournikova�s repeated flaunting of international �Stop With The Hotness� resolutions prove that she is closer than ever to winning a major tennis tournament�. When informed that Kournikova recently lost in the first round of the U.S. Open � Cheney slammed his fist into his heart to allow a veal cutlet to pass through, and restart his pacemaker. His chemically slurred reply was �It�s only a matter of time. America must act proactively to protect the interests of our young men�.

From Harlem, Former President Bill Clinton voiced his opposition to the war-talk: �Anything that stands in the way of a woman being exposed is something I. Stand. Firmly. Against.� He then bit his bottom lip and looked wistfully to the sky.August 27, 2002 09:52 PM EST

Posted by DaveSZ on Oct-29-2003 08:09:

Re: String Theory

quote:
Originally posted by igottaknow
Anyone see Public TV science show NOVA on String theory tonite? Its really amazing but boy is it a total mind fuck. If anyone who's interested in learning more they have a Web site http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/

I'm pished I mished it, but yeah Nova rules!

Posted by King_Mack on Oct-29-2003 17:33:

quote:
Originally posted by occrider
I'm currently reading the elegant universe right now ... so far it's a good book.

by Brian Greene right? that guy is a genius

awesome book by the way, I finished it last year...trying to read it again

Posted by whiskers on Nov-05-2003 03:49:

just watched a rerun of the program and it's pretty interesting. most of the ideas aren't really new, like different dimensions and all, but still some are pretty mind-twisting. it's weird that this has existed for about 8 years and i haven't heard about it before.....

gotta love corny geek jokes though

Posted by igottaknow on Nov-05-2003 04:04:

I heard its a 3 part series I thought they covered most of it, wonder what they going to do in the next show

Posted by djSlain on Nov-06-2003 05:17:

i'm watching it right now. science has never been so appealing. it's so great. recommend to u all, no matter ur initial knowledge of science. like they said, it's a mindfuck

Posted by jinxed84 on Nov-06-2003 08:06:

anyone read "Hyperspace" by Michiu Kaku(sp?) ive gotten through half of it(forgot why i didnt finish it) but yeah that book is pretty crazy. lots of string theory and the like. and its very easy to digest

Posted by .montecarlo. on Nov-06-2003 09:45:

anyone read "a brief history of time" by s. hawking?

here's a sample: http://www.generationterrorists.com/shock/abhotswh.html

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