I'm wondering...with the Fukushima, nuclear facility pumping 300 tons of radioactive water into the ocean every day with no human-inspired solution on the horizon...maybe there is something else at foot. Maybe the earth itself is taking measures to ameliorate the effects of the contamination. Maybe...just maybe...global warming has an upside. Recognizing a severe, global catastrophe, the earth is simply melting all its stored ice available in an effort to dilute the seas and prolong the disaster until enough time passes for the worst of the radiation to subside...buying time for all us poor souls in its keeping. Maybe the earth is operating in its own survival mode, eh? Maybe we're all just unwitting pawns in the game.
Even if global warming and rising seas are not being orchestrated by an omniscient, concerned planet...and it's all the fault of human meddling...and even if untold millions of lives are lost...our species may survive in some form thanks to the dilution of our oceans...(as though we're really worth it).
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Particles and Waves
Okay, here's something...
Twenty (or so) years ago, I was looking at a graphic which demonstrated the effect of gravity by placing a large sphere on a grid, with another, smaller sphere traveling around it. Given enough momentum, the smaller sphere would continue to orbit the larger one. The distortion in the grid (which represented the fabric of space) was distorted or stretched downward and adequately depicted, in a two-dimensional scale, how gravity works. I realized that the fabric of space is certainly not two-dimensional. It must be at least three. So picturing in my mind what a three-dimensional graphic would be, I concluded that gravity is a pressing force rather than a pulling force.
So...just yesterday, I was looking at a graph of a waveform. It was showing the nature of photons, electrons, neutrons (everything) and how such things can be particles while still exhibiting wavelike tendencies. There was an explanation about quantum physics and the likelihood of a single particle being found at any point along the graph. The base, horizontal line would be the least likely and the farthest-most positions on the wave would be most likely. Fine.
But wait! How about adding another dimension to that graph. Viewing it in three dimensions gives an entirely different result. Of course, I only noticed this yesterday and haven't thought it through very much at this point. However, as I see it, the waveform of light and other particles is not like a two-dimensional cutaway of ocean waves. It appears to be more like a coil...a helix...the threads on a bolt. A particle travels from one direction to the next along a helical path. When viewed in only two dimensions, it's a wave...but give it depth and it's a helix.
I'm not sure what to make of this observation yet but it seems that taking a slice out of the helix at a specific point will yield precisely where a particle is...so much for the uncertainly of quantum physics.
Back to the shape of the helix. If I think of the coil as being more like a Slinky than a bolt, I can imagine stretching or compacting the thing which would indicate frequency changes. If I imagine a greater or lesser diameter, I arrive at varying wavelengths.
Particles must be traveling (or existing) in a helical direction which appears to a narrow mind to be a wave. About hat helical direction...I think it's remarkable when considering it's the same shape as DNA. Maybe DNA is predisposed to coiling due to the nature of every particle in the universe. Coils, helixes everywhere. the helix shape probably did morph into longer strands...and pair up...this probably occurred at some time in Earth's distant past...maybe at the time of Pangea or another super-continent time...the random helical pairings then continued mutations through the ages and as the continents drifted apart...this would account for the existence of similar, but unequal versions of hominids found in so many diverse locations around the world. About those particles...I don't pretend to know how to describe their size and shape. They may be little, round balls traveling in the threads around a bolt. Maybe they're magnets with their charges on each end of a rotating thread or string. Maybe the magnets are horseshoe shaped, or bent threads. Maybe they are not bent magnets but just bent threads, pulsating or throbbing. How about circular threads, rolling forward. Maybe they're threads in the form of a helix and bursts of energy flow through them...or maybe the basic elements are shorter, arced threads that join together to continue around in a helix. There are countless forms to consider...and I've only had this one day. However, regardless of the size and shape...magnets or throbbing...pulsating...rolling...that internal, resonance...movement...would be the energy stored in each photon, electron, etc.
I don't think there are many original ideas left to put forth about anything at all. I suspect, just like everything else I've discovered on my own has already been found by countless others. To me, it's a fine thing that I see something for the first time...that I experience an event for the first time...maybe it never happened before, ever, anywhere. Maybe not. For now, I believe gravity is a pressing force. I believe whatever is called dark matter or dark energy exists throughout our universe and it is a continuous material...not particles. It permeates everything and is responsible for the forces extending from gravity down to the sub-atomic level. We (the essence of our existence in the form of energy or even particles) in this universe are simply intruders in a previously, unoccupied place. I believe waves are actually helixes and it's that helical tendency which created our form of life, via DNA. I suppose I should also mention that I believe in infinity...of time and space. Oh...lest that part be misconstrued...the infinity of space is not limited to our universe. I think this universe is a confined place...the dark matter of this universe seems to have nowhere else to go and that's why it resists the presence of all our matter. Beyond our universe...that's where infinity is. As to time...maybe it travels in a loop, a circle, a straight line...maybe it loops back upon itself or intersects along the way...maybe I'll find out someday.
Sorry for all the off-topic rambling. My purpose in writing this was to explain how I thing particles can act as waves. I just wanted to get this down in words now before I forget.
Uh...just a brief comment about String Theory...It's my understanding that the very basis of String Theory is that strings are one-dimensional. and may be curved or even circular...also, that they're vibrating. A point particle such as an electron or quark can certainly also be a line if viewed perpendicularly but if a straight line is vibrating it has to be at least two-dimensional. If a line is curved, it has to be at least two-dimensional. If it also has depth while pulsating, it has to have three dimensions. In any case, things occupying one, two or three dimensions should all be observable. Maybe a three-dimensional string vibrates into and out of an additional dimension, eh? At this moment, I'm not buyin' it...so I'll stick to what I can see rather than rely on dreams and imagined, alternate realities.
As to the Higgs field and the Higgs boson...the theory seems to be that immediately after the Big Bang, the various particles emitted traveled through the Higgs field and interacted with Higgs bosons thereby acquiring varying degrees of mass, thus assuming identities of quarks, electrons and such. There isn't any explanation as to where this Higgs Field came from and, more importantly, how there jut happened to be Higgs bosons already present. I disagree with the concept. Instead, I hold to my own idea...The Big Bang occurred in an already occupied space. That space was occupied by the dark matter, dark energy, ether, Higgs Field...whatever name one chooses to apply at any given time. It is that dark matter which altered the velocity of the ejecta from the Big Bang and caused the particles to interact with each other to acquire mass...rather than Higgs bosons. Higgs bosons are simply additional products of the event. It is certainly possible that Higgs bosons were among the first to acquire mass upon being spewed from the initial Black Hole exploding in the Big Bang...and shedding some of their mass to other particles when slowing down in the ether. In any case, I still maintain that the dark matter in this universe is confined to a limited space and exerts a force upon all matter as we know it. This includes gravity and all nuclear forces.
Twenty (or so) years ago, I was looking at a graphic which demonstrated the effect of gravity by placing a large sphere on a grid, with another, smaller sphere traveling around it. Given enough momentum, the smaller sphere would continue to orbit the larger one. The distortion in the grid (which represented the fabric of space) was distorted or stretched downward and adequately depicted, in a two-dimensional scale, how gravity works. I realized that the fabric of space is certainly not two-dimensional. It must be at least three. So picturing in my mind what a three-dimensional graphic would be, I concluded that gravity is a pressing force rather than a pulling force.
So...just yesterday, I was looking at a graph of a waveform. It was showing the nature of photons, electrons, neutrons (everything) and how such things can be particles while still exhibiting wavelike tendencies. There was an explanation about quantum physics and the likelihood of a single particle being found at any point along the graph. The base, horizontal line would be the least likely and the farthest-most positions on the wave would be most likely. Fine.
But wait! How about adding another dimension to that graph. Viewing it in three dimensions gives an entirely different result. Of course, I only noticed this yesterday and haven't thought it through very much at this point. However, as I see it, the waveform of light and other particles is not like a two-dimensional cutaway of ocean waves. It appears to be more like a coil...a helix...the threads on a bolt. A particle travels from one direction to the next along a helical path. When viewed in only two dimensions, it's a wave...but give it depth and it's a helix.
I'm not sure what to make of this observation yet but it seems that taking a slice out of the helix at a specific point will yield precisely where a particle is...so much for the uncertainly of quantum physics.
Back to the shape of the helix. If I think of the coil as being more like a Slinky than a bolt, I can imagine stretching or compacting the thing which would indicate frequency changes. If I imagine a greater or lesser diameter, I arrive at varying wavelengths.
Particles must be traveling (or existing) in a helical direction which appears to a narrow mind to be a wave. About hat helical direction...I think it's remarkable when considering it's the same shape as DNA. Maybe DNA is predisposed to coiling due to the nature of every particle in the universe. Coils, helixes everywhere. the helix shape probably did morph into longer strands...and pair up...this probably occurred at some time in Earth's distant past...maybe at the time of Pangea or another super-continent time...the random helical pairings then continued mutations through the ages and as the continents drifted apart...this would account for the existence of similar, but unequal versions of hominids found in so many diverse locations around the world. About those particles...I don't pretend to know how to describe their size and shape. They may be little, round balls traveling in the threads around a bolt. Maybe they're magnets with their charges on each end of a rotating thread or string. Maybe the magnets are horseshoe shaped, or bent threads. Maybe they are not bent magnets but just bent threads, pulsating or throbbing. How about circular threads, rolling forward. Maybe they're threads in the form of a helix and bursts of energy flow through them...or maybe the basic elements are shorter, arced threads that join together to continue around in a helix. There are countless forms to consider...and I've only had this one day. However, regardless of the size and shape...magnets or throbbing...pulsating...rolling...that internal, resonance...movement...would be the energy stored in each photon, electron, etc.
I don't think there are many original ideas left to put forth about anything at all. I suspect, just like everything else I've discovered on my own has already been found by countless others. To me, it's a fine thing that I see something for the first time...that I experience an event for the first time...maybe it never happened before, ever, anywhere. Maybe not. For now, I believe gravity is a pressing force. I believe whatever is called dark matter or dark energy exists throughout our universe and it is a continuous material...not particles. It permeates everything and is responsible for the forces extending from gravity down to the sub-atomic level. We (the essence of our existence in the form of energy or even particles) in this universe are simply intruders in a previously, unoccupied place. I believe waves are actually helixes and it's that helical tendency which created our form of life, via DNA. I suppose I should also mention that I believe in infinity...of time and space. Oh...lest that part be misconstrued...the infinity of space is not limited to our universe. I think this universe is a confined place...the dark matter of this universe seems to have nowhere else to go and that's why it resists the presence of all our matter. Beyond our universe...that's where infinity is. As to time...maybe it travels in a loop, a circle, a straight line...maybe it loops back upon itself or intersects along the way...maybe I'll find out someday.
Sorry for all the off-topic rambling. My purpose in writing this was to explain how I thing particles can act as waves. I just wanted to get this down in words now before I forget.
Uh...just a brief comment about String Theory...It's my understanding that the very basis of String Theory is that strings are one-dimensional. and may be curved or even circular...also, that they're vibrating. A point particle such as an electron or quark can certainly also be a line if viewed perpendicularly but if a straight line is vibrating it has to be at least two-dimensional. If a line is curved, it has to be at least two-dimensional. If it also has depth while pulsating, it has to have three dimensions. In any case, things occupying one, two or three dimensions should all be observable. Maybe a three-dimensional string vibrates into and out of an additional dimension, eh? At this moment, I'm not buyin' it...so I'll stick to what I can see rather than rely on dreams and imagined, alternate realities.
As to the Higgs field and the Higgs boson...the theory seems to be that immediately after the Big Bang, the various particles emitted traveled through the Higgs field and interacted with Higgs bosons thereby acquiring varying degrees of mass, thus assuming identities of quarks, electrons and such. There isn't any explanation as to where this Higgs Field came from and, more importantly, how there jut happened to be Higgs bosons already present. I disagree with the concept. Instead, I hold to my own idea...The Big Bang occurred in an already occupied space. That space was occupied by the dark matter, dark energy, ether, Higgs Field...whatever name one chooses to apply at any given time. It is that dark matter which altered the velocity of the ejecta from the Big Bang and caused the particles to interact with each other to acquire mass...rather than Higgs bosons. Higgs bosons are simply additional products of the event. It is certainly possible that Higgs bosons were among the first to acquire mass upon being spewed from the initial Black Hole exploding in the Big Bang...and shedding some of their mass to other particles when slowing down in the ether. In any case, I still maintain that the dark matter in this universe is confined to a limited space and exerts a force upon all matter as we know it. This includes gravity and all nuclear forces.
Saturday, March 30, 2019
Mueller...Release the Report!
The Mueller report handed over to Barr is certainly not the only copy. I'd be pleased as punch if Mueller simply released a copy to several news sources and has it published and made available to the public immediately. It's the right thing to do. He would be a true American hero!
Hey Mueller! Release the entire report yourself! You know very well that you didn't do all that work so it would all be buried. Do it. Hand it all over to the American people.
Hey Mueller! Release the entire report yourself! You know very well that you didn't do all that work so it would all be buried. Do it. Hand it all over to the American people.
Friday, January 18, 2019
Amazon Third Party Mess...Amazon IS the Third Party!
Holy crap! This is the second time I ordered something from Amazon that didn't arrive...but is listed as "delivered". The thing is, you see, when it's not a product shipped directly from an Amazon warehouse, it's a "third party" shipper. Amazon simply takes your money and orders the thing from someone else...the "third party". If the wrong thing shows up or if it never shows up at all, Amazon denies any responsibility and says they can only issue a refund. They say they "have no other options". I tell them, "Of course you have another option. I ordered something from Amazon and already paid for it. It did not arrive yet. Your option is to re-order from the third party and have it shipped to me."
It sure seems pretty plain and simple. If you buy something from Amazon, it's Amazon's responsibility to have it shipped. It doesn't matter how many other parties are involved. Amazon has taken on the responsibility of selling you something...so it's Amazon's job to get the product to you. Yet, they deny it. They say I can order a "replacement". I tell them there's nothing to replace since I never received anything to be replaced.
Anyway...it's just an awful web of deceit to deal with Amazon. Their people just spout off the mantra, "Our only option is to issue a refund." It doesn't matter that the customer placed their trust in Amazon and expects Amazon to make things right.
Of course, this problem was easily avoidable for me...especially since I've had the same issue more than once. When you're intending to buy something from Amazon, just have a look at where the product is coming from. If it's not coming from Amazon directly...if it's coming from a "third party"...stop right there! Contact the third party yourself. This whole Amazon thing is a hoax...a joke...a farce. The silly thing is...Amazon is the "Third Party"! If you're buying someone else's product through Amazon...it's not the someone else who's the third party. It's Amazon.
Don't buy anything from Amazon unless they have it sitting right there on their own floor.
Oddly...it's my understanding that Amazon began as a supplier of books. Well...over the years, I have purchased many books through Amazon and the odd thing?...One book I ordered finally arrived (very late) but not the same as my original order. In that case, I ran into the horrible "third party" fiasco and Amazon never did make it right. (I had ordered a used, paperback in "Like New" condition. However, I received very used, hardcover copy from a library! It had all the library stamps on it and even still had a freeking library card tucked inside the back cover!) Another book I bought through Amazon arrived with a hand-written note to contact them directly the next time I want a vintage book...that way I don't have to pay Amazon's 30% markup.
It sure seems pretty plain and simple. If you buy something from Amazon, it's Amazon's responsibility to have it shipped. It doesn't matter how many other parties are involved. Amazon has taken on the responsibility of selling you something...so it's Amazon's job to get the product to you. Yet, they deny it. They say I can order a "replacement". I tell them there's nothing to replace since I never received anything to be replaced.
Anyway...it's just an awful web of deceit to deal with Amazon. Their people just spout off the mantra, "Our only option is to issue a refund." It doesn't matter that the customer placed their trust in Amazon and expects Amazon to make things right.
Of course, this problem was easily avoidable for me...especially since I've had the same issue more than once. When you're intending to buy something from Amazon, just have a look at where the product is coming from. If it's not coming from Amazon directly...if it's coming from a "third party"...stop right there! Contact the third party yourself. This whole Amazon thing is a hoax...a joke...a farce. The silly thing is...Amazon is the "Third Party"! If you're buying someone else's product through Amazon...it's not the someone else who's the third party. It's Amazon.
Don't buy anything from Amazon unless they have it sitting right there on their own floor.
Oddly...it's my understanding that Amazon began as a supplier of books. Well...over the years, I have purchased many books through Amazon and the odd thing?...One book I ordered finally arrived (very late) but not the same as my original order. In that case, I ran into the horrible "third party" fiasco and Amazon never did make it right. (I had ordered a used, paperback in "Like New" condition. However, I received very used, hardcover copy from a library! It had all the library stamps on it and even still had a freeking library card tucked inside the back cover!) Another book I bought through Amazon arrived with a hand-written note to contact them directly the next time I want a vintage book...that way I don't have to pay Amazon's 30% markup.
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