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andy_d · 11-14-2003, 04:51 AM

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Originally posted by Light
Do you believe in this Paradox of the Twins thing too?

Or is it just that the returning twin looked younger because his facial skin has smoothed out in zero gravity?

You've have got to be joking

I'm now trying to figure out if you're a comedy genius for winding us up so well, or an utter moron.

Sometimes it's so hard to tell on the internet...

Weltall · 11-14-2003, 06:27 AM

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Originally posted by Light
It may be that an object has "flown" in close to a Sun and collected material from it, a sort of molten "plasma" (or magma), (NOT Gas) then, as it grows bigger, moves away from it and cools down to form a planet.

This may well be what has happened to form the Earth.

The nature of planetary formation is pretty well understood and is not how you seem to think it is. Props to you for finally getting that Plasma and Gas aren't identical, marks down for thinking that Plasma and magma are similar. They aren't. One's a mixture of solids and liquid and one's a gaslike state of matter.

Nowhere357 · 11-14-2003, 08:29 AM

Light strikes me as an intelligent and deep thinker who has been working primarily in a 'vacuum', and using outdated/incorrect knowledge. So while building his world-view, any errors early on have been necessarily compounded.

Part of the solution would be to visit places like this forum, and ask more questions, while making fewer assertions.

Am I being too charitable? Is a new-agey attraction to psuedo-egyptology necessarily a hindrance to an intellectual understanding of natural physics?

Weltall · 11-14-2003, 10:21 AM

I think you're giving Light too much credit for intelligence. His understanding of physics is... lacking would be the most charitable way to put it. He has trouble with high-school level physics let alone the more advanced stuff.

Light · 11-14-2003, 10:26 AM

There are some interesting links on photosynthesis here:

http://www.google.com/search?q=Photo...utf-8&oe=utf-8

Light waves are clearly shown too. To have a wave-form they must alternate either side of a centre line.

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/wavebasics

Light · 11-14-2003, 10:32 AM

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Originally posted by scaramallion
The sun has it's major peak in the yellow range. But don't let that stop such a remarkable coincidence.

I ... hope ... that you are referring to cowardice.

Light · 11-14-2003, 10:33 AM

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Originally posted by Weltall
The nature of planetary formation is pretty well understood and is not how you seem to think it is. Props to you for finally getting that Plasma and Gas aren't identical, marks down for thinking that Plasma and magma are similar. They aren't. One's a mixture of solids and liquid and one's a gaslike state of matter.

So how ... was ... the Earth formed?

Light · 11-14-2003, 10:36 AM

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Originally posted by andy_d
You've have got to be joking.

You do not say in which ... respect.

Light · 11-14-2003, 10:39 AM

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Originally posted by Weltall
I'm getting really tired of pointing out your complete lack of understanding of physics Light. I'll skip the rest of your pseudoscientific nonsense to touch on something you fail to grasp: There is a big difference between the Earth's core and a star. Fusion occurs in one, it doesn't occur in the other. Try to guess which is which.

Where did the elements which are involved in this fusion process ... originally ... come from?

Light · 11-14-2003, 10:44 AM

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Originally posted by Nowhere357
Why not?

Because you just die and that is an end to it all.

11-14-2003, 10:26 AM	#105
Light Banned Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Here, There & Everywhere Posts: 1,253	In general. There are some interesting links on photosynthesis here: http://www.google.com/search?q=Photo...utf-8&oe=utf-8 Light waves are clearly shown too. To have a wave-form they must alternate either side of a centre line. http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/wavebasics

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11-14-2003, 08:29 AM	#103
Nowhere357 Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Grand Junction CO Posts: 2,231	Light strikes me as an intelligent and deep thinker who has been working primarily in a 'vacuum', and using outdated/incorrect knowledge. So while building his world-view, any errors early on have been necessarily compounded. Part of the solution would be to visit places like this forum, and ask more questions, while making fewer assertions. Am I being too charitable? Is a new-agey attraction to psuedo-egyptology necessarily a hindrance to an intellectual understanding of natural physics?

11-14-2003, 10:21 AM	#104
Weltall Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 3,283	I think you're giving Light too much credit for intelligence. His understanding of physics is... lacking would be the most charitable way to put it. He has trouble with high-school level physics let alone the more advanced stuff.

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