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On Fri, 1 May 2009 22:34:37 -0700 (PDT), Pentcho Valev <pvalev@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Consider one of Einsteiniana's demonstrations of superluminal (moving
>faster than c=300000km/s) signals:
>
>http://gregegan.customer.netspace.net.au/APPLETS/20/20.html
>
>Any Einsteinian would tell you that, although superluminal signals
>travel faster than c=300000km/s, they do not violate Einstein's
>relativity. Then the Einsteinian may refer you to some of the numerous
>idiotic explanations of this non-violability devised in Einsteiniana.
>Perhaps the most idiotic one is: Superluminal signals cannot violate
>relativity because they carry no information. You are shocked, first
>by the oxymoron "signal carrying no information", then by the
>breathtaking ability of Einstein's relativity to distinguish between
>"signals carrying no information" and other signals, somewhat more
>dangerous, that do carry some information.
>
>Now ignore superluminal signals and just take a look at the wave as it
>travels towards the observer (receiver). Then imagine that the
>observer suddenly starts moving against the wave. The frequency he
>measures will obviously increase and....what else will change? Perhaps
>the speed of the wave (relative to the observer) will increase?
>Perhaps the wavelength will decrease? What does the picture predict?
>
>Einsteinians clearly see that the wavelength is independent of the
>speed of the observer (that is, will remain constant) but would tell
>you that it will decrease. So they would save relativity.
>
>Honest scientists also see that the wavelength is independent of the
>speed of the observer (that is, will remain constant) and would tell
>you that the speed of the wave (relative to the observer) will
>unavoidably increase. So they would kill relativity.
>
>The crucial question is: Why are honest scientists silent in
>Einstein's world?
>
>Pentcho Valev
>pvalev@yahoo.com

The idea that EM effects 'come' from fifth and sixth dimension
stresses is of interest. Trying to portray EM effects in lower dimensions
only, leads to fictional confabulations similar to other confabulations
on the human condition and context. Consider the confabulation 
'consciousness'.