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LOL! Thanks for the clarification Brother. No harm no foul. 
Winter
I've been here before
Besides, The laws of antimatter are always trumped by the physical laws of cartoon characters!
Also called the silhouette of passage, this phenomenon is the speciality of victims of directed-pressure explosions and of reckless cowards who are so eager to escape that they exit directly through the wall of a house, leaving a cookie-cutout-perfect hole. The threat of skunks or matrimony often catalyses this reaction.
Such an object is inevitably priceless, the attempt to capture it inevitably unsuccessful.
Psychic forces are sufficient in most bodies for a shock to propel them directly away from the earth's surface. A spooky noise or an adversary's signature sound will induce motion upward, usually to the cradle of a chandelier, a treetop, or the crest of a flagpole. The feet of a character who is running or the wheels of a speeding auto need never touch the ground, especially when in flight.
This is particularly true of tooth-and-claw fights, in which a character's head may be glimpsed emerging from the cloud of altercation at several places simultaneously. This effect is common as well among bodies that are spinning or being throttled. A `wacky' character has the option of self-replication only at manic high speeds and may ricochet off walls to achieve the velocity required.
This trompe l'oeil inconsistency has baffled generations, but at least it is known that whoever paints an entrance on a wall's surface to trick an opponent will be unable to pursue him into this theoretical space. The painter is flattened against the wall when he attempts to follow into the painting. This is ultimately a problem of art, not of science.
Cartoon cats possess even more deaths than the traditional nine lives might comfortably afford. They can be decimated, spliced, splayed, accordion-pleated, spindled, or disassembled, but they cannot be destroyed. After a few moments of blinking self pity, they reinflate, elongate, snap back, or solidify.
Corollary: A cat will assume the shape of its container.
From: Isoperimetrosity <sjd100#NoSpam.york.ac.uk>
This is the one law of animated cartoon motion that also applies to the physical world at large. For that reason, we need the relief of watching it
happen to a duck instead.
When poked (usually in the buttocks) with a sharp object (usually a pin), a character will defy gravity by shooting straight up, with great velocity.
Characters who are intended to be "cool" can make previously nonexistent objects appear from behind their backs at will. For instance, the Road Runner can materialize signs to express himself without speaking.
They merely turn characters temporarily black and smoky.
Their operation can be wittnessed by observing the behavior of a canine suspended over a large vertical drop. Its feet will begin to fall first, causing its legs to stretch. As the wave reaches its torso, that part will begin to fall, causing the neck to strech. As the head begins to fall, tension is released and the canine will resume its regular proportions until such time as it strikes the ground.
The process is analogous to steady-state theories of the universe which postulated that the tensions involved in maintianing a space would cause the creation of hydrogen from nothing. Dynamite quanta are quite large (stick sized) and unstable (lit). Such quanta are attracted to psychic forces generated by feelings of distress in "cool" characters (see Amendment B, which may be a special case of this law), who are able to use said quanta to their advantage. One may imagine C-spaces where all matter and energy result from primal masses of dynamite exploding. A big bang indeed.
Cartoon Laws of Physics
Cartoon Law I
Any body suspended in space will remain in space until made aware of its situation. Daffy Duck steps off a cliff, expecting further pastureland. He loiters in midair, soliloquizing flippantly, until he chances to look down. At this point, the familiar principle of 32 feet per second per second takes over.Cartoon Law I
Cartoon Law II
Any body in motion will tend to remain in motion until solid matter intervenes suddenly. Whether shot from a cannon or in hot pursuit on foot, cartoon characters are so absolute in their momentum that only a telephone pole or an outsize boulder retards their forward motion absolutely. Sir Isaac Newton called this sudden termination of motion the stooge's surcease.Cartoon Law III
Any body passing through solid matter will leave a perforation conforming to its perimeter.Also called the silhouette of passage, this phenomenon is the speciality of victims of directed-pressure explosions and of reckless cowards who are so eager to escape that they exit directly through the wall of a house, leaving a cookie-cutout-perfect hole. The threat of skunks or matrimony often catalyses this reaction.
Cartoon Law IV
The time required for an object to fall twenty stories is greater than or equal to the time it takes for whoever knocked it off the ledge to spiral down twenty flights to attempt to capture it unbroken.Such an object is inevitably priceless, the attempt to capture it inevitably unsuccessful.
Cartoon Law V
All principles of gravity are negated by fear.Psychic forces are sufficient in most bodies for a shock to propel them directly away from the earth's surface. A spooky noise or an adversary's signature sound will induce motion upward, usually to the cradle of a chandelier, a treetop, or the crest of a flagpole. The feet of a character who is running or the wheels of a speeding auto need never touch the ground, especially when in flight.
Cartoon Law VI
As speed increases, objects can be in several places at once.This is particularly true of tooth-and-claw fights, in which a character's head may be glimpsed emerging from the cloud of altercation at several places simultaneously. This effect is common as well among bodies that are spinning or being throttled. A `wacky' character has the option of self-replication only at manic high speeds and may ricochet off walls to achieve the velocity required.
Cartoon Law VII
Certain bodies can pass through solid walls painted to resemble tunnel entrances; others cannot.This trompe l'oeil inconsistency has baffled generations, but at least it is known that whoever paints an entrance on a wall's surface to trick an opponent will be unable to pursue him into this theoretical space. The painter is flattened against the wall when he attempts to follow into the painting. This is ultimately a problem of art, not of science.
Cartoon Law VIII
Any violent rearrangement of feline matter is impermanent.Cartoon cats possess even more deaths than the traditional nine lives might comfortably afford. They can be decimated, spliced, splayed, accordion-pleated, spindled, or disassembled, but they cannot be destroyed. After a few moments of blinking self pity, they reinflate, elongate, snap back, or solidify.
Corollary: A cat will assume the shape of its container.
Cartoon Law IX
Everything falls faster than an anvil.From: Isoperimetrosity <sjd100#NoSpam.york.ac.uk>
Cartoon Law X
For every vengeance there is an equal and opposite revengeance.This is the one law of animated cartoon motion that also applies to the physical world at large. For that reason, we need the relief of watching it
happen to a duck instead.
Cartoon Law Amendment A
A sharp object will always propel a character upward.When poked (usually in the buttocks) with a sharp object (usually a pin), a character will defy gravity by shooting straight up, with great velocity.
Cartoon Law Amendment B
The laws of object permanence are nullified for "cool" characters.Characters who are intended to be "cool" can make previously nonexistent objects appear from behind their backs at will. For instance, the Road Runner can materialize signs to express himself without speaking.
Cartoon Law Amendment C
Explosive weapons cannot cause fatal injuries.They merely turn characters temporarily black and smoky.
Cartoon Law Amendment D
Gravity is transmitted by slow-moving waves of large wavelengths.Their operation can be wittnessed by observing the behavior of a canine suspended over a large vertical drop. Its feet will begin to fall first, causing its legs to stretch. As the wave reaches its torso, that part will begin to fall, causing the neck to strech. As the head begins to fall, tension is released and the canine will resume its regular proportions until such time as it strikes the ground.
Cartoon Law Amendment E
Dynamite is spontaneously generated in "C-spaces" (spaces in which cartoon laws hold).The process is analogous to steady-state theories of the universe which postulated that the tensions involved in maintianing a space would cause the creation of hydrogen from nothing. Dynamite quanta are quite large (stick sized) and unstable (lit). Such quanta are attracted to psychic forces generated by feelings of distress in "cool" characters (see Amendment B, which may be a special case of this law), who are able to use said quanta to their advantage. One may imagine C-spaces where all matter and energy result from primal masses of dynamite exploding. A big bang indeed.
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Coach....I tend to agree with you....this just might change my mind about taking physics as an elective...
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I'd like to take a course in Astro-Physics. "Physics" is a generalized term for a VERY broad range of study.
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Is Astro-Physic based on the Jetsonian Model? With the sub group debating the Elroyian Theory?
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One could say that statement would apply to just about anything worth serious study.
Ummm... I was trying to have a serious discussion about this, but I see that isn't going to happen.Is Astro-Physic based on the Jetsonian Model? With the sub group debating the Elroyian Theory?
BukeyeJackson
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Holy crap I just watched these principles with my kids.... Now I've got a thesis when I get back in school?
Any thought to the magnetic fields breaking down in 2012?
Any thought to the magnetic fields breaking down in 2012?
CoachN
Builder Builder
One could and when said, one would be correct. This is why studying the basics is SO important.
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Sorry....I was too.....One could say that statement would apply to just about anything worth serious study.
Ummm... I was trying to have a serious discussion about this, but I see that isn't going to happen.
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The crazy thing is, I am sure out there, there just might be a Professor nutty enough to teach a class based on the cartoon physics....
CoachN
Builder Builder
Part of the 7LAs&Ss covers Physics -- it's called "Astronomy." I studied this topic in both HS and in college. Anti-matter was one of the topics at that time. Magnetic containment was the only way envisioned at that time to capture and study it. I'm glad that they have perfected it to the point where this is not routine. I imagine that there will be a time when they will have more then one or two atoms capture at one time.
The biggest challenge that I see currently is producing anti-matter quick enough and in sufficient quantities to produce desired effects. I think though that they will most like find that such quick production -- on demand -- may do away with the need to store it. I also wonder what unique qualities that any consolidated volume of this stuff might have on the fabric of space and time.
The biggest challenge that I see currently is producing anti-matter quick enough and in sufficient quantities to produce desired effects. I think though that they will most like find that such quick production -- on demand -- may do away with the need to store it. I also wonder what unique qualities that any consolidated volume of this stuff might have on the fabric of space and time.
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It certainly is an exciting prospect for sure. The experimentation with capturing more than one atom at a time will likely lead to development of uses for the energy created in a multitude of ways.
This opens up the possibility of travel at the speed of light (or darn near close to it), and even potentially time travel. It's effect on the fabric of space time is concern, and also a curious thing. I wonder if use of consolidated volumes would generate a worm hole or an inter-dimensional shift, like a tear in the space-time continuum?
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<thinking to myself as to not hijack the thread>.....have they not read any of Dan Browns books and how bad anti-matter is???.....shhhhhh.....Fireman.....
Winter
I've been here before
Look at my original post in this thread! I'm with you here. I don't think enough people take the word annihilation seriously enough! lol
Silly scientists. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
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OK...in my very best attempt at a semi coherent thought on anti-matter.....
Would the practical use of it really be something the world needs???......We already had people develop bombs from atomic energy do we really need to add more ammo for the potential destruction of Earth???
WOW...I think I just might have burst a blood vessel thinking this up....
Would the practical use of it really be something the world needs???......We already had people develop bombs from atomic energy do we really need to add more ammo for the potential destruction of Earth???
WOW...I think I just might have burst a blood vessel thinking this up....
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My thought is this; No matter what the technology is, there will always be someone who will seek to use it in a negative (counter productive) way. The fix for that is a change from us vs. them mentality to one of world partnership for the betterment of humanity.
I believe that we need to look at better and more efficient ways of doing things. So yes, anti-matter has it's place in research and development of future technology.
I believe that we need to look at better and more efficient ways of doing things. So yes, anti-matter has it's place in research and development of future technology.
CoachN
Builder Builder
I was told the same things about sex prior to puberty.