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Here's something to ponder.
Topic Started: May 2 2005, 09:17 AM (840 Views)
Fesarius
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I see no determinable difference. J/K. ;)
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Also, interesting (or not) is that different photons traveling from the same point A to the same point B may have taken different paths and different amount of time to get here. Also, different wavelengths can travel at different speeds or be filtered to some degree depending on the medium that they are traveling through (space is not an absolute vacuum).

I am not sure that we are seeing what we think we are seeing when we look into the sky.
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Fesarius
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I'm fairly certain that we are not seeing what we think we are seeing--or as certain as I can be without proof.
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May 13 2005, 11:19 AM
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I'm fairly certain that we are not seeing what we think we are seeing--or as certain as I can be without proof.

i think that it is fairly easy to prove that we don't know everything. ;)
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Fesarius
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Yes, and that's at least one instance whereby proving a negative is possible. ;)
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May 13 2005, 11:49 AM
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Yes, and that's at least one instance whereby proving a negative is possible. ;)

The word everything makes it easy.
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Admiralbill_gomec
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I don't know about y'all, but this thread is about as dull as old dishwater.
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^^^ So why did you bump it :P
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Fesarius
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I don't know about y'all, but this thread is about as dull as old dishwater.

Then liven it up a bit! :)
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May 13 2005, 02:55 PM
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I don't know about y'all, but this thread is about as dull as old dishwater.

Then liven it up a bit! :)

How so? Every one stripped naked and streaks through the thread? :headscratch:

Nah. That ain't our style. :wow:

Or is it? :shrug:


Frankly I enjoy reading and participlating in these thought provoking threads.

Okay. Here is something else to ponder.

What is the nature of the universe?

Note - Trekiverse's answer from Beverly Crusher's panic response in "Remember Me" does not count!

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Hoss
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So Fes, as I was saying, there is so much that we don't know about old dish water. There could millions of species of undiscovered life, or at least chunks of last night's supper in there, just waiting to be discovered. In fact, what we don't know about old dish water could fill volumes. I think that the only thing that we can say for certain is that we don't know everything that there is to know about old dish water.

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LOL! I'd be willing to bet that the Admiral has seen his share of water in his life, having served in the Navy and on a submarine. As for dishwater, however--that's an entirely different matter altogether. :meditate: ;)
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May 13 2005, 02:49 PM
I don't know about y'all, but this thread is about as dull as old dishwater.

Dish water , interesting stuff , full of bacteria and a colloidal suspension of detergent micelles containing small particles of grease and dirt. Rich in phosphates and other neutrients.

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May 13 2005, 12:05 PM
Also, interesting (or not) is that different photons traveling from the same point A to the same point B may have taken different paths and different amount of time to get here.  Also, different wavelengths can travel at different speeds or be filtered to some degree depending on the medium that they are traveling through (space is not an absolute vacuum). 

I am not sure that we are seeing what we think we are seeing when we look into the sky.

You are confusing refraction with the properties of light in intergalactic and interstellar space , which is a harder vaccum than we can achieve here on earth.
This means a refractive index of 1.0 to as many decimal places as you care to assign to it.

Photons travel in straight lines unless reflected , deflected ( here their wavelike dual properies are important ) , or refracted.

Gravitational lensing is perhaps what you are referring to.
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Then there's the tedious analysis of bathwater. I don't even want to know. :lol:


Can paint dry faster than Fes can wash the dishes ?


Could Franko's brain actually function without coffee ?


Join us next week for another exciting episode of "Pedantic Science".


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