Re: The Cost of Relativity

From: Michael Varney (varney_at_colorado_no_spam.edu)
Date: 07/13/04 

Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 11:49:50 -0600

"Tom Potter" <tdp@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> <jimp@specsol-spam-sux.com> wrote in message
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> > In sci.physics Gregory L. Hansen <glhansen@steel.ucs.indiana.edu> wrote:
> > > In article <l2wIc.61323$MB3.44465@attbi_s04>,
> > > Robert J. Kolker <robert_kolker@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Leonard Pardin wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Never in the history of the scientific world has so much money been
> > > >> spent to prove a theory that has provided so little benefit.
Almost
> a
> > > >> hundred years after Einstein first proposed his General Theory of
> > > >> Relativity, the theory is still unproved and unproveable. In
> addition,
> > > >> the theory has spawned an astonishing array of unproved and
> > > >> unproveable *** theories like time warps, vacuum energy, worm
> > > >> holes, and black holes.
> > > >
> > > >Special Theory of Relativity is at the base of quantum
electrodynamics,
> > > >which among other things is responsible for the computer you are
> > > >bitching and moaning with. You are a fucking idiot.
> > > >
> > > >Bob Kolker
> >
> > > Electronic devices are well in the realm of non-relativistic quantum
> > > mechanics.
> >
> > GPS?
>
> As I have posted in explicit detail,
> Relativity is not needed to design, engineer,
> and maintain the GPS system.

You are an idiot... as always CrackPotter.

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