From: Androcles on

"eric gisse" <jowr.pi.nospam(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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> ..@..(Henry Wilson DSc) wrote:
>
> [...]
[...]


From: Androcles on

"Henry Wilson DSc" <..@..> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:07:57 -0000, "Androcles"
> <Headmaster(a)Hogwarts.physics_r>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Henry Wilson DSc" <..@..> wrote in message
>>news:b5aik5plvn8k94e4dqab9551p5b6hehhlo(a)4ax.com...
>>> On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:52:01 +0000 (UTC), Anti Vigilante
>>> <antivigilante(a)pyrabang.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:24:29 -0800, eric gisse wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> ..@..(Henry Wilson DSc) wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Could you define scalar momentum in terms of vector momentum for
>>>>>>>>>>us,
>>>>>>>>>>Henri? I think it will be an instructive exercise for everyone.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Gawd! How dumb does one have to be to become a relativist.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> How dumb does one have to be to say that vector momentum is equal
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> zero but scalar momentum, you know - the magnitude of vector
>>>>>>>> momentum, is not equal to zero?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>You know there is one scenario:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Two ball bearings pointed at a rubber ball. They have equal scalar
>>>>>>>momentum but their vectors cancel out. While it's true that the
>>>>>>>rubber
>>>>>>>ball (in a perfectly times and aligned experiment) will end up with
>>>>>>>zero momentum imparted upon it, it will get squeezed, and perhaps
>>>>>>>heat
>>>>>>>up a bit.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That's due to the imperfect elasticity of rubber.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Frankly, i'm getting tired of teaching basic physics to all the
>>>>>> startrek babies here.
>>>>>> .....but I see I'll have to do it again. Consider the one dimensional
>>>>>> case.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> M1>3 M2>4 M6>8 4<M7 6<M8
>>>>>> M4>8 5<M3 1<M8 4<M9
>>>>>>
>>>>>> there are nine air molecules in a box with momenta as shown.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> their total vector momentum is zero...so the box doesn't wanna move
>>>>>> spontaneously.........(what a pity...that would be a 'Wilson's
>>>>>> Demon')
>>>>>
>>>>> Maxwell's demon, dipshit. Your willingness to attach your name to
>>>>> ideas
>>>>> that are not your own is rather pathetic.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> their total scalar momentum is 58/9 = 6.4
>>>>>
>>>>> No, stupid. It is still zero.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>It's worse. Until some of them hit the walls of the box the box has 0
>>>>momentum regardless the momentum of the particles.
>>>
>>> Gawd! How dumb does one have to be to become a relativist?
>>>
>>As dumb as a Wilson, Mr. gravity accelerated light.
>
> So you take Einstein's view that it doesn't, eh?
> Which side are you REALLY on?
>
I'm on the side of the angels... or is it the angles? I forget which.
Einstein changed his mind when he switched to GR. That
way nobody could prove him wring.



From: Inertial on
"Henry Wilson DSc" <..@..> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 8 Jan 2010 07:40:43 -0800 (PST), PD <thedraperfamily(a)gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>On Jan 7, 7:42 pm, ..@..(Henry Wilson DSc) wrote:
>>> On Fri, 8 Jan 2010 09:24:51 +1100, "Inertial" <relativ...(a)rest.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> >"Henry Wilson DSc" <..@..> wrote in message
>>> >news:0kkck5t8vf9lph4qmsporq274tdne6snok(a)4ax.com...
>>> >> On Thu, 7 Jan 2010 12:58:54 -0800 (PST), PD
>>> >> <thedraperfam...(a)gmail.com>
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >[snip]
>>> >> if you add up the momentum MAGNITUDES
>>>
>>> >A magnitude is always a value greater than or equal to zero.
>>>
>>> >> of all the air molecules in a
>>> >> box and divide by the number of molecules, you will get the same
>>> >> answer as
>>> >> when
>>> >> you do the same for the box itself.
>>> >> (velocities are relative to box)
>>>
>>> >For the box itself, the speed is zero relative to itself. So the
>>> >momentum
>>> >magnitude for the box is zero.
>>>
>>> Vector momentum is indeed zero...that's why the box doesn't shoot of
>>> spontaneously.
>>> Scalar momentum however is certainly not zero.
>>
>>Interesting. Is what you call the scalar momentum the magnitude of the
>>vector momentum? What's the magnitude of a zero vector?
>
> Gawd! How dumb does one have to be to become a relativist?

So .. you can't answer. That's not surprising. You're on the squirm, you
lying worm.

From: Androcles on

"Henry Wilson DSc" <..@..> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 03:45:15 -0000, "Androcles"
> <Headmaster(a)Hogwarts.physics_r>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Henry Wilson DSc" <..@..> wrote in message
>>news:vmfik55jlfkbmqpdhc3kqjl47l7qqrchif(a)4ax.com...
>>> On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:07:57 -0000, "Androcles"
>>> <Headmaster(a)Hogwarts.physics_r>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Henry Wilson DSc" <..@..> wrote in message
>>>>news:b5aik5plvn8k94e4dqab9551p5b6hehhlo(a)4ax.com...
>>>>> On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:52:01 +0000 (UTC), Anti Vigilante
>>>>> <antivigilante(a)pyrabang.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:24:29 -0800, eric gisse wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ..@..(Henry Wilson DSc) wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>Could you define scalar momentum in terms of vector momentum for
>>>>>>>>>>>>us,
>>>>>>>>>>>>Henri? I think it will be an instructive exercise for everyone.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Gawd! How dumb does one have to be to become a relativist.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> How dumb does one have to be to say that vector momentum is equal
>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>> zero but scalar momentum, you know - the magnitude of vector
>>>>>>>>>> momentum, is not equal to zero?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>You know there is one scenario:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Two ball bearings pointed at a rubber ball. They have equal scalar
>>>>>>>>>momentum but their vectors cancel out. While it's true that the
>>>>>>>>>rubber
>>>>>>>>>ball (in a perfectly times and aligned experiment) will end up with
>>>>>>>>>zero momentum imparted upon it, it will get squeezed, and perhaps
>>>>>>>>>heat
>>>>>>>>>up a bit.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> That's due to the imperfect elasticity of rubber.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Frankly, i'm getting tired of teaching basic physics to all the
>>>>>>>> startrek babies here.
>>>>>>>> .....but I see I'll have to do it again. Consider the one
>>>>>>>> dimensional
>>>>>>>> case.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> M1>3 M2>4 M6>8 4<M7 6<M8
>>>>>>>> M4>8 5<M3 1<M8 4<M9
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> there are nine air molecules in a box with momenta as shown.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> their total vector momentum is zero...so the box doesn't wanna move
>>>>>>>> spontaneously.........(what a pity...that would be a 'Wilson's
>>>>>>>> Demon')
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Maxwell's demon, dipshit. Your willingness to attach your name to
>>>>>>> ideas
>>>>>>> that are not your own is rather pathetic.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> their total scalar momentum is 58/9 = 6.4
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> No, stupid. It is still zero.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>It's worse. Until some of them hit the walls of the box the box has 0
>>>>>>momentum regardless the momentum of the particles.
>>>>>
>>>>> Gawd! How dumb does one have to be to become a relativist?
>>>>>
>>>>As dumb as a Wilson, Mr. gravity accelerated light.
>>>
>>> So you take Einstein's view that it doesn't, eh?
>>> Which side are you REALLY on?
>>>
>>I'm on the side of the angels... or is it the angles? I forget which.
>>Einstein changed his mind when he switched to GR. That
>>way nobody could prove him wring.
>
> OK you realised your mistake...now apologize for calling me a relativist.

Relativists change their pitch angels too.
I'm on the side of the angles --- and angels. This angle has an
edge-on halo:
http://www.squiglysplayhouse.com/ArtsAndCrafts/ColouringPictures/Christmas/AngelHalo.gif

These a face-on halo:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Duccio_di_Buoninsegna_017.jpg
http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/mba/lowres/mban2537l.jpg




From: Androcles on

"Henry Wilson DSc" <..@..> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:06:05 -0000, "Androcles"
> <Headmaster(a)Hogwarts.physics_r>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Henry Wilson DSc" <..@..> wrote in message
>>news:d48jk5p50952qvppu7mf6l8bc1k2qms9ln(a)4ax.com...
>>> On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 03:45:15 -0000, "Androcles"
>>> <Headmaster(a)Hogwarts.physics_r>
>>> wrote:
>
>>>>>>> Gawd! How dumb does one have to be to become a relativist?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>As dumb as a Wilson, Mr. gravity accelerated light.
>>>>>
>>>>> So you take Einstein's view that it doesn't, eh?
>>>>> Which side are you REALLY on?
>>>>>
>>>>I'm on the side of the angels... or is it the angles? I forget which.
>>>>Einstein changed his mind when he switched to GR. That
>>>>way nobody could prove him wring.
>>>
>>> OK you realised your mistake...now apologize for calling me a
>>> relativist.
>>
>>Relativists change their pitch angels too.
>>I'm on the side of the angles --- and angels. This angle has an
>>edge-on halo:
>>
>> http://www.squiglysplayhouse.com/ArtsAndCrafts/ColouringPictures/Christmas/AngelHalo.gif
>>
>>These a face-on halo:
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Duccio_di_Buoninsegna_017.jpg
>>
>> http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/mba/lowres/mban2537l.jpg
>
> [......]!
>
Tsk, tsk...
It's only 3 periods, like this "[...]"



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