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To: shibumi
"Your comment, while no doubt made in jest, just might cut right to the heart of the matter."

Thank you. Even a blind hog finds an acorn once in a while (even if he doesn't know what to do with it, LOL). I've always enjoyed the science and physics threads, even though I do not have the math or science skills to understand the details. Now if you want to discuss economics, monetary theory/policy, business, insurance, or contract law then I can contribute a wealth of experience, education, and knowledge - but that bores me (too many years in that field).

I'm fascinated by physics and the new things being discovered seemingly every day. For an old example of something that fascinates me, Chaos theory and the Butterfly Effect Principle raise many questions to ponder which I can not answer but enjoy wondering about. The classic question of whether a butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil can cause a tornado in Texas leads me to expand the question. If the answer is affirmative, then could the same butterfly wing flapping have an effect in some far off part of the universe? If not, why not?

If every action has an opposite but equal reaction, then why doesn't the reaction have the same opposite but equal secondary reaction? and tertiary reaction, and so on.

If the action/reaction is true, how do you reconcile that with wave theory when waves die out after some time, especially in fluids?

(I don't really expect answers to what must be basic and mundane questions to most of y'all, LOL.)

There are far more things in Heaven and on Earth than man can imagine or understand, but it is our destiny to try.

56 posted on 11/03/2009 9:40:43 PM PST by RebelTex (FREEDOM IS EVERYONE'S RIGHT! AND EVERYONE'S RESPONSIBILITY!)
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To: RebelTex
"There are far more things in Heaven and on Earth than man can imagine or understand, but it is our destiny to try."

Don't let the boys from the advanced shop class bamboozle you with their slide rules and formulas. You don't need to be able to build an engine to know how it works, or more importantly, how to drive the car.

The search for absolutist answers to astrophysics and the "how" of the universe will go on forever. The answers to the "why" are something else, and accessible to everyman.
57 posted on 11/03/2009 9:51:39 PM PST by shibumi (" ..... then we will fight in the shade.")
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