Einstein "fingers" and relativity
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From: Albretch Mueller on 14 Nov 2009 19:07 I remember once I read some comments from Einstein himself in which he somehow said that he could imagine what happen with space/time through some weird play with his own fingers. Seriously. I am a theoretical physicist myself and to me that was a very weird, confusing and unpedagogical thing to hear, but I found it interesting nevertheless. It is virtually impossible to search for: Einstein fingers and get what you need Do you know what I am talking about? Could you help get to the source of it? Thank you lbrtchx
From: Androcles on 14 Nov 2009 20:42 "Albretch Mueller" <lbrtchx(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:1d64f591-443a-45ad-b0a7-4966673fb181(a)e23g2000yqd.googlegroups.com... > I remember once I read some comments from Einstein himself in which > he somehow said that he could imagine what happen with space/time > through some weird play with his own fingers. Seriously. I am a > theoretical physicist myself and to me that was a very weird, > confusing and unpedagogical thing to hear, but I found it interesting > nevertheless. It is virtually impossible to search for: Einstein > fingers and get what you need > > Do you know what I am talking about? Could you help get to the source > of it? > > Thank you > lbrtchx A lot of idiots wave their hands when spouting abject nonsense, no reason for the crank Einstein to be any different.
From: Albretch Mueller on 14 Nov 2009 20:47 On Nov 14, 8:42 pm, "Androcles" <Headmas...(a)Hogwarts.physics_q> wrote: > A lot of idiots wave their hands when spouting abject nonsense, > no reason for the crank Einstein to be any different. no, really it was a comment like the one he made about "physics not being able to explain the taste of the sup" I am trying to find out exactly what he said lbrtchx
From: Androcles on 14 Nov 2009 21:40 "Albretch Mueller" <lbrtchx(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:dd0db2ce-b423-42ac-83ed-9314ea51688b(a)w19g2000yqk.googlegroups.com... > On Nov 14, 8:42 pm, "Androcles" <Headmas...(a)Hogwarts.physics_q> wrote: >> A lot of idiots wave their hands when spouting abject nonsense, >> no reason for the crank Einstein to be any different. > > no, really it was a comment like the one he made about "physics not > being able to explain the taste of the sup" > > I am trying to find out exactly what he said > > lbrtchx http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvul3DC4l4E
From: John Jones on 14 Nov 2009 22:54
Albretch Mueller wrote: > I remember once I read some comments from Einstein himself in which > he somehow said that he could imagine what happen with space/time > through some weird play with his own fingers. Seriously. I am a > theoretical physicist myself and to me that was a very weird, > confusing and unpedagogical thing to hear, but I found it interesting > nevertheless. It is virtually impossible to search for: Einstein > fingers and get what you need > > Do you know what I am talking about? Could you help get to the source > of it? > > Thank you > lbrtchx Yes. His fingers were dependent on his hand. The hand was the substrate continuum and the fingers were its manifestations. Without the hand, no fingers. |