Re: Relativity and delusion

Dr. Henri Wilson wrote:
On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:54:12 -0400, "Spaceman"
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In sci.physics.relativity, Spaceman
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on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:44:34 -0400
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The Ghost In The Machine wrote:
In sci.physics.relativity, Spaceman
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wrote
on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:06:41 -0400
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Dirk Van de moortel wrote:
No, I don't think so either - there will always be a steady
fresh supply of retiring engineers and highshool dropouts who
learned to handle a square root.
But don't loose too much sleep over it - if you can't stop it,
try to enjoy it :-)

Dirk,
What is the square root of -1?
How about -4?
Negative numbers can't have square roots huh?
:)


Not real square roots. The consideration of the solution
of the equation x^2 + 1 = 0 led to an entire new class of
numbers, namely imaginary and complex numbers.

???
x^2 + 1 does not equal 0.

The intent of the problem is to find the value(s) of x
such that the equation is satisfied.


(0, i) and (0,-i), there being two roots.

-i * -i = (-1)*i * (-1)*i = 1 * i^2
i^2 = -1 by definition. Does Spaceman understand "definition"?

I understand the definition of imaginary.
And since I know that definition, I know
x^2+1 = 0 is still not logical no matter how much
imaginary crap you throw under it.
:)

Spaceman, these people are hopelessly confused....but then, what
would one
expect.

What does it actully mean to multiply a group of objects by a
negative number?
Mathematicians might perform magical tricks like this but I don't
think it has
any physical meaning.

For instance if I have ten wogits in a box, I can multiply by 2 to
get 20
wogits in two boxes.

Multiplying by -2 is a meaningles exercise because minus anything
refers to
that which was removed from the positive domain. It is still equal to
+2 in the
negative domain as you so wisely point out. So 2 x -2 is still
unquesionably = 4.

Yes, sadly they can not think any other way except for their
brainwashed way, It is a brainwash effect and I guess there is
no bell I can ring to bring them out of it.
It is simple to understand to those that use more than the ROM
of the brain.
I am happy to see you can do such Dr Wilson.
:)

--
James M Driscoll Jr
Creator of the Clock Malfunction Theory
Spaceman



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