Speyside wrote:It has worked to some degree. If it is possible he even makes less sense now.
Not my fault Hooked on Phonics failed you.
Speyside wrote:How far away can an object be and still have a gravitational effect on the earth?
Depends on it's mass and distance for practical purposes. In theoretical terms anything with mass has a gravitational effect on the entire Universe. It's better to use a frame when asking this type of question. Now if you had asked how far does Earth's gravity extend, in between theory and practicality you could claim about 4 billion light years... give or take. Though, most would say it doesn't extend beyond our own galaxy(about 100k light years across). I would argue against that though. Andromeda is on a collision course with us and the Earth shares some responsibility for that. (we've got around 4.5 billions years left as a galaxy if we discount anything else happening.)
As an interesting aside. We still use Newton's equations as our base when plotting a "simple" course in our solar system. Bunches of others have added to our math but, you could boil it all down to Newton. Newton's scientific brilliance only lasted between 6 - 8 years (Physics, the invention of calculus, etc). He spent most of his life trying to prove a mix of Theology, Alchemy (Even though chemistry had been well established by this point.) and the Occult explained what he couldn't. He's referred to as "The Last Magician".
Speyside wrote:That will keep him busy for a bit.
Nah....
Speyside wrote: Could you please explain quantum gravity in depth first assuming Bohrs is correct, then assuming Einstein is correct? Also is there a third possibility.
Yes, I could. But, brevity was never my strong suit so I'll spare everyone.
For now.
Yes. See above.
Yes. Bohrs and Einstein both moved the ball significantly but, didn't get us across the goal line. That's why people came up with String (I refuse to call it a Theory at this point.). String (not a) Theory could work... but, they need to keep ordering out for more dimensions to get the math to work.
In other words, Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus but, we still haven't figured out how to keep the fat bastid from hitting on mom. Christmas 1976, I should never have tried to sneak a peek. Some things CANNOT be unseen.
Speyside wrote:The Speyside postulate of why great societies eventually diminish themselves. Really smart people develop great societies. Really dumb people breed too much.
Sure, let's go with that...
We're gonna need a bigger pan. Don't go for my head as Thanos suggests. Mine's bone all the way down. Go for the liver, I'll crumple like a Gurkha.
What the hell was in my coffee this morning?! Daddy likes!
(Holy moly! Even I was calling myself a d1ck by the end of that one! I was giggling but, whew. The depth of the mixing bowl for my ego? Bottomless! I had to dig deep into the pools of smugness and arrogance. I recommend everyone take a lap or two though, the water is amazing! Plus, when you get out of the pool your skin glistens like Phoebe Cates getting out of the pool in Fast Times. You all remember that scene. Don't lie!)
Blame Spey and Victor for this one! Those dirty liberal's just can't help themselves!
(Neither can I;-)
