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Yin Yang and Einstein

kblood said:
And here I thought the last digit would be 9 :D Why would it be 0? Because you round the number off? Or because you do not believe in infinite numbers?

What is the biggest number we know? Or science knows I better ask... ;) And what is the smallest number we know?

Why is any of that relevant to Einsteins theory?
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I was wrong about all the digits being zero. But it is exactly 299,792,458 m/s.
The length of the meter is defined by c and the second.

So all the digits to the right of the decimal point are zero. Not because they're rounded off. Because it is an exact figure.
And, no, I don't have any problem with infinite numbers -- all numbers are "infinite" in some trivial sense, since even an integer can be expressed as 1.000...(infinite number of zeros follows).
 
TjW said:
I was wrong about all the digits being zero. But it is exactly 299,792,458 m/s.
The length of the meter is defined by c and the second.

So all the digits to the right of the decimal point are zero. Not because they're rounded off. Because it is an exact figure.
And, no, I don't have any problem with infinite numbers -- all numbers are "infinite" in some trivial sense, since even an integer can be expressed as 1.000...(infinite number of zeros follows).
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Thank you, that helped a lot :)

Still does not change what the constant is in relation to everything else. There are very few real constants. I guess light is one of the very few.

How many other constants are there? Ones that does not have to be rounded, and does have to do with something measurable.

Or is the speed of light only constant because we use it to measure time now?
 
kblood said:
Which is why there is a huge difference between "the speed of light" and the actual speed of light in reality. People here do know that light can be slowed when going through certain gases? And that huge parts of space has gas clouds in it?
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There is a distinction between "c", which is a constant that crops up in nature in several places, and the speed that light travels, which is at "c" when it (or any other massless object) moves unencumbered.
 
kblood said:
No, only the height relative to the measurement.
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Precisely. The measurement changes, the height doesn't.

Just as, while the speed of light has been measured with varying degrees of accuracy and precision and thus come up with slightly different measurements at different times, the actual speed of light has remained constant.
 
Irony said:
Uncountably infinite.

Do you not know what a constant is?
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Good answer :) I was asking for real and natural constants though. The 26 answer might be better.

Mojo said:
Precisely. The measurement changes, the height doesn't.

Just as, while the speed of light has been measured with varying degrees of accuracy and precision and thus come up with slightly different measurements at different times, the actual speed of light has remained constant.
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Ahh... so its all relative I guess? ;)
 
kblood said:
Okay, I will share some of the more obvious relations between my link and Einsteins theories of relativity.

The cosmos.
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I take it that those last two words wasn't you "shar[ing] some of the more obvious relations between my link and Einsteins theories of relativity".
 
kblood said:
Good answer :) I was asking for real and natural constants though. The 26 answer might be better.



Ahh... so its all relative I guess? ;)
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kblood said:
Relatively speaking of course? :D

Okay, I will share some of the more obvious relations between my link and Einsteins theories of relativity.

The cosmos.
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*headdesk*

Regarding the first part, there's a point where we just can't measure a constant more accurately, yet. In most or all cases, that's well past the point where more digits will not affect the outcome in any meaningful way. Your attempt at making a point fails.

Regarding the second part, nice try, but you're really, really grasping at straws. Not even straws that would help you, though, even if you did manage to be correct, which you aren't. This is mildly confusing if one tries to look at your arguments as if they were supposed to be coherent.

Regarding the end... you're just admitting that you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. If you were dealing with quantum mechanics and not general relativity, you'd have a tiny, tiny glimmer of a chance of making an argument. It would fail beyond a superficial level, even then, but it would be far more meaningful than what you're trying to do, now.
 
kblood said:
Good answer :) I was asking for real and natural constants though. The 26 answer might be better.



Ahh... so its all relative I guess? ;)
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What would an unreal or unnatural constant be?
 
dlorde said:
Kblood - don't forget to take your meds.
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This is the most important thing that has been said in this thread.

For those who are unaware, the OP has previously discussed this subject, also his ability to undress women using his psychic powers. Explaining ying and yang and/or E=MC2 will only confuse him.
 
Croydon Bob said:
This is the most important thing that has been said in this thread.

For those who are unaware, the OP has previously discussed this subject, also his ability to undress women using his psychic powers. Explaining ying and yang and/or E=MC2 will only confuse him.
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I mention it because the OP's posts sometimes start displaying symptoms of disordered thinking, and he's admitted to a diagnosed history of disordered thinking for which medication has been prescribed.
 
TjW said:
What would an unreal or unnatural constant be?
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Now that is a good question my friend. I would say that is in another realm of existence maybe. But otherwise impossible.

Croydon Bob said:
This is the most important thing that has been said in this thread.

For those who are unaware, the OP has previously discussed this subject, also his ability to undress women using his psychic powers. Explaining ying and yang and/or E=MC2 will only confuse him.
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You just complimented me, and now that. :eek: :rolleyes: :confused:

dlorde said:
I mention it because the OP's posts sometimes start displaying symptoms of disordered thinking, and he's admitted to a diagnosed history of disordered thinking for which medication has been prescribed.
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Abilify. Its like the drug in that movie about that drug that made a man super smart. I got the smart drug. Self regulating and everything. I can even type faster now, and I used to type pretty fast.

No kidding. Almost :D :o :(

I am in love these days. Sucks to be me since shes with someone far richer and far closer to her. And much too young for me anyway. I am hoping to settle for friendship.

But this thread is not supposed to be about me. Please stay on topic, instead of ignoring the elephant in the room.
 
Aridas said:
*headdesk*

Regarding the first part, there's a point where we just can't measure a constant more accurately, yet. In most or all cases, that's well past the point where more digits will not affect the outcome in any meaningful way. Your attempt at making a point fails.

Regarding the second part, nice try, but you're really, really grasping at straws. Not even straws that would help you, though, even if you did manage to be correct, which you aren't. This is mildly confusing if one tries to look at your arguments as if they were supposed to be coherent.

Regarding the end... you're just admitting that you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. If you were dealing with quantum mechanics and not general relativity, you'd have a tiny, tiny glimmer of a chance of making an argument. It would fail beyond a superficial level, even then, but it would be far more meaningful than what you're trying to do, now.
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*helpdesk* (me)

My point never fails. The holy grail is within everyones grasp.
 
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