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Post by Xjmt » Wed Nov 02, 2005 8:23 am

An interesting but somewhat long article so I think it would be better to go to "On Gravity, Oreos and a Theory of Everything" :D

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/01/science/01prof.html

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Post by Henry J » Thu Nov 10, 2005 12:38 pm

Einstein's relativity theory proven with the 'lead' of a pencil
Scientists at The University of Manchester have discovered a new way to test Einstein's theory of relativity using the 'lead' of a pencil.

Until now it was only possible to test the theory by building expensive machinery or by studying stars in distant galaxies, but a team of British, Russian and Dutch scientists has now proven it can be done in the lab using an ultra-thin material called Graphene.
('bout time somebody got the lead out, heh heh. :) )

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Post by lswot » Thu Nov 10, 2005 3:13 pm

('bout time somebody got the lead out, heh heh. )
What's the point? :smile:
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Post by Henry J » Thu Nov 10, 2005 9:34 pm

Re "What's the point? "

Uh, that's an intersection of two lines. ;)

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Post by lswot » Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:47 pm

I thought that was a crossroad. :smile:
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Post by Xjmt » Sat Nov 12, 2005 6:50 am

But not a "T"? :scratchhead:

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Post by lswot » Sun Nov 13, 2005 4:15 pm

Xjmt wrote:But not a "T"? :scratchhead:
Only if it's a dead end. :smile:
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Post by Xjmt » Mon Nov 14, 2005 3:37 pm

lswot wrote:
Xjmt wrote:But not a "T"? :scratchhead:
Only if it's a dead end. :smile:
Does that mean your point is up?? :scratchhead:

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Post by lswot » Tue Nov 15, 2005 12:24 pm

No....the pencil broke.
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Post by Xjmt » Tue Nov 15, 2005 3:44 pm

lswot wrote:No....the pencil broke.
Maybe there wasn't enough lead in it. :outtahere:

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Post by Henry J » Tue Nov 15, 2005 4:05 pm

Well, in that case, get the lead out!
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Post by brian » Wed Nov 16, 2005 7:52 am

Now, now, there's no need to grafite about it.
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Post by lswot » Wed Nov 16, 2005 11:59 am

brian wrote:Now, now, there's no need to grafite about it.
:rotfl: :rotfl: :clap:
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Post by Xjmt » Wed Nov 16, 2005 12:18 pm

Ya gotta admire a guy whats got a good grip on his graphite. :scatter:

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Post by Henry J » Wed Nov 23, 2005 9:02 am

Einstein's 'Biggest Blunder'? New Supernovae Study Offers Tantalyzing Clues About Dark Energy
The genius of Albert Einstein, who added a "cosmological constant" to his equation for the expansion of the universe but later retracted it, may be vindicated by new research.
The enigmatic dark energy that drives the accelerating expansion of the universe behaves just like Einstein's famed cosmological constant, [...]

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