Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Merritt who wrote (62186)	6/11/1999 10:43:00 PM
From: IceShark	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Merritt, The observation you are likely recalling was related to jets of matter being ejected from a (likely) black hole accretion. The measurements, angles and what not (I think there was a wave shift issue involved) lead to the illusion that the matter was traveling faster than the speed of light, but upon refinement it was actually somewhere in the high 90% area, as I recall. And that took one hell of an engine, namely a black hole, and probably a monster one at that. -g- There has been no measurement of speed in excess of light, believe me, we would hear about that. -g- I think your Einstein revision is related to the expansive force of the Universe, the Hubble Constant, which is still an open issue that is causing much consternation since we are now estimating the Universe is younger than some of the stars. A slight problem. -g-

To: Merritt who wrote (62186)	6/12/1999 9:55:00 AM
From: Tommaso	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

The Crab Nebula is the remains of a supernova that exploded within our galaxy, first seen in 1054. It's not a galaxy. Now if I posted that on the Dell or Schwab threads, someone would accuse me of holding a short position in the Crab Nebula.

To: Merritt who wrote (62186)	6/14/1999 11:10:00 AM
From: Yogizuna	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Merritt, Is'nt that ever the truth. Almost every generation or couple of generation's of scientists think that they have a lock on reality, only to be "blown away" by the next version of future "reality" and cutting edge discoveries. Why many of us think we are now so advanced is beyond me, as it is extremely obvious (at least to me) that we as a species still have SO much to learn about our environment, both here on planet earth, and out to the furthest reaches of all creation. Yoginstein <g>