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dballance

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11. Okay, I'm wrong - Happy now that I admit it?

Reply to dballance (Reply #4)

Fri Dec 28, 2012, 01:50 PM

Dec 2012

Thanks to everyone for pointing out my technical incorrectness rather than being open to something like a metaphor and a time where we learned things were not as we thought they were. The sonic booms didn't destroy the planes or pilots.

There were, if you recall, some scientists who were also afraid to detonate an atomic bomb because they were afraid it might cause a chain reaction to start that would destroy the world. Fortunately they were wrong. We'll have to detonate several atomic bombs and draw an enemy into doing the same to destroy the world. But I'm sure we're capable of making it happen.

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Speed of Gravity equal to speed of light [View all] Ichingcarpenter Dec 2012 OP

Cool, I didn't know gravity went anywhere. iemitsu Dec 2012 #1

Gravity s working against me And gravity wants to bring me down Ichingcarpenter Dec 2012 #3

Gravity is working its evil ways on me too, iemitsu Dec 2012 #5

I thought I recognized John Mayer..... unhappycamper Jan 2013 #21

Look up gravity wave. I anticipate there is a Gravity spectrum analogous to ElectroMagnetic spectrum Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2012 #14

Sure, and gravitational wave detection schemes have frequency-dependent sensitivities caraher Dec 2012 #20

Assuming they're correct... gcomeau Dec 2012 #2

You know, I'm sure there was a time when we thought it was impossible to exceed the speed of sound dballance Dec 2012 #4

I don't believe there was ever a physical theory that said so. FiveGoodMen Dec 2012 #6

That is a myth. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #10

Okay, I'm wrong - Happy now that I admit it? dballance Dec 2012 #11

"The really creative and intelligent people will find a way to exceed our foolish thoughts..." FiveGoodMen Dec 2012 #12

I guess I'm just stupid dballance Dec 2012 #13

I didn't call you stupid FiveGoodMen Dec 2012 #17

Oh my friend dballance Dec 2012 #19

It may be that exploding atomic weapons has started a chain iemitsu Dec 2012 #16

Good grief. Gravity is only a theory. nm rhett o rick Dec 2012 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author littlemissmartypants Dec 2012 #8

That's a strange thing to say. DavidDvorkin Dec 2012 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2012 #15

Fucking magnets. progressoid Dec 2012 #18