Re: Why we can\'t reach the speed of light?
HEEHAW, I'm reminded of an advertisement in the April 1 edition (forgot the year but about 1972) of an Electronic engineering journal. The ad was for an osciloscope with super fast (pre-anticipation rise time) that would display a "butterfly" wave form. Of course it was pure hokum but the nerds/geeks who forgot or didn't notice the April 1 pub date were all in a tizzy argueing over whether it broke causality or how it would have to use some quantum effects to begin the vertial deflection before the "event of interest" came over the "time horizon" of causality. It was a hoot for those of us who "got it" and a source of embarassment for the educated morons that were duped.
Oh by the way... I learned a good response for "horn blowers at lights" from a friend of mine in college. Light changes and he didn't "peel out" quickly enough for the a$$ behind us who blew his horn when he anticipated the light would change. At the next light the bozo blew his horn when the light changed and by buddy made no attempt to go. As we were in the center lane of three lanes going our way during rush hour we had a "captive" audience. My buddy gets out, opens the hood and pulls the dipstick out, and takes it back to the horn blower. The guy was busy rolling up his non power windows and locking the doors when my bud asks him what he thinks. Is it down enough to add a quart or do you think I should wait a while as I don't want to let it go below a quart but don't want to over fill it either, gee what do you think I should do? The guy was not quite sure whether to sh** or go blind so I think he closed one eye and far***. My bud says, well thanks anyway and returns to the car, reinserts the dipstick and drops the hood.
I note that the guy behind us is looking a bit relieved but my bud produces a tire gauge and starts gauging the tires while cars are streaming by on both sides during a green light and watching in amusement during the reds. He goes back to the horn blower and starts asking for advice about whether he should balance the pressure in the tires by reducing them to all the same pressure or raising them to match the highest and if maybe since he often rides alone if he should carry a pound more on his side and on and on. The horn blower was on the verge of a nervous breakdown when my bud turned and came back to the car, got in, sat through a green light and then peeled out through the yellow just as it was about to turn red, leaving Mr. Hornblower sitting there, likely in wet pants.
The current century's version of that is: My bud gets out of the car and starts to walk back toward the horn blower who pulls a gun and empties it into my buddy, drives away and no one saw anything or wants to get involved.
Patrick
HEEHAW, I'm reminded of an advertisement in the April 1 edition (forgot the year but about 1972) of an Electronic engineering journal. The ad was for an osciloscope with super fast (pre-anticipation rise time) that would display a "butterfly" wave form. Of course it was pure hokum but the nerds/geeks who forgot or didn't notice the April 1 pub date were all in a tizzy argueing over whether it broke causality or how it would have to use some quantum effects to begin the vertial deflection before the "event of interest" came over the "time horizon" of causality. It was a hoot for those of us who "got it" and a source of embarassment for the educated morons that were duped.
Oh by the way... I learned a good response for "horn blowers at lights" from a friend of mine in college. Light changes and he didn't "peel out" quickly enough for the a$$ behind us who blew his horn when he anticipated the light would change. At the next light the bozo blew his horn when the light changed and by buddy made no attempt to go. As we were in the center lane of three lanes going our way during rush hour we had a "captive" audience. My buddy gets out, opens the hood and pulls the dipstick out, and takes it back to the horn blower. The guy was busy rolling up his non power windows and locking the doors when my bud asks him what he thinks. Is it down enough to add a quart or do you think I should wait a while as I don't want to let it go below a quart but don't want to over fill it either, gee what do you think I should do? The guy was not quite sure whether to sh** or go blind so I think he closed one eye and far***. My bud says, well thanks anyway and returns to the car, reinserts the dipstick and drops the hood.
I note that the guy behind us is looking a bit relieved but my bud produces a tire gauge and starts gauging the tires while cars are streaming by on both sides during a green light and watching in amusement during the reds. He goes back to the horn blower and starts asking for advice about whether he should balance the pressure in the tires by reducing them to all the same pressure or raising them to match the highest and if maybe since he often rides alone if he should carry a pound more on his side and on and on. The horn blower was on the verge of a nervous breakdown when my bud turned and came back to the car, got in, sat through a green light and then peeled out through the yellow just as it was about to turn red, leaving Mr. Hornblower sitting there, likely in wet pants.
The current century's version of that is: My bud gets out of the car and starts to walk back toward the horn blower who pulls a gun and empties it into my buddy, drives away and no one saw anything or wants to get involved.
Patrick
