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Article #5460Re: BRIAN GREENE: THE SILLIEST EINSTEINIAN
From: diego
Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:23
Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:23
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On Feb 29, 7:40 pm, "hhc...@yahoo.com" <hhc...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On Feb 29, 3:00 am, Pentcho Valev <pva...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > >http://www.forbes.com/opinions/2008/02/28/brian-greene-time-oped-time... > > Brian Greene: "By 1915, with his "General Theory of Relativity," > > Einstein took these realizations one step further, concluding that > > something similar happens in a gravitational field. He figured out > > that the stronger the gravity you experience, the slower time elapses. > > After synchronizing our watches, were I to stay in the lobby of the > > Empire State Building while you went sightseeing on the observation > > deck, I would experience stronger gravity (being closer to Earth) and > > according to Einstein, when we rejoin, my watch would be behind yours. > > The effect would be incredibly small, since the difference in gravity > > you and I would experience is trifling." > > > Silly Brian does not even understand that the idiocy called > > "gravitational time dilation", as defined by his cleverer brothers, > > depends on the GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL difference between "you and > > me", not on "the difference in gravity you and I would experience". > > > Pentcho Valev > > pva...@yahoo.com > > Silly Pentcho does not grasp the meaning of Gravitational Gradient, how could he not grasp, he just said it by asking you just proved that you dont know why are you asking? > and how it is employed by real scientists. why dont you just say so what are real sciencists, as difrent from what? do you understan what tha woerd science stands for? > > 1 Point for Greene yes, he has a big yacht > 0 Points for Pentcho > > Harry C. > > p.s., Pentcho, if you are a physics student, you would be well advised > to spend more time on studying the subject and less time pontificating > on the Internet. rather you shod spend more time on not being here, shod be good enuff
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