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Time is fractured

Discussion in 'Time Travel Discussion' started by elle, Apr 13, 2012.

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  1. RainmanTime Administrator

    Gpa comes through with the right answer. Well done, sir. But as Darby says, I am sure Einstein will come back with his contrary observations. It is too bad he cannot see that his observations lead to his own, erroneous, assumptions which are not in concert with the facts.

    Indeed this is very true. Our eyes (with the help of our brains) can deceive us. That was the purpose of the shooting video I shared.
    RainmanTime, Jun 2, 2012
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  2. Einstein Active Member

    Gpa

    LOL, so what do you think? Clowns or Blonds?
    Einstein, Jun 2, 2012
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  3. Darby Well-Known Member

    And your teacher was correct. Assuming that the hole was evacuated so there was no friction on the shuttlecock the "orbit" would decay through gavitational energy loss (an equation that states that the gravitational binding energy between the Earth and the shuttlecock itself gravitates but with a negative sign, i.e. an energy leak). It would take billions of years for the orbit to decay but it would, eventually. Hooke's Law (harmonic oscillators) and Kepler's 3rd Law (orbital mechanics) plus General Relativity (gravitational energy).

    Another good job with analysis, Gpa.
    Darby, Jun 2, 2012
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