h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

(We're going off-subject a bit here, but anyway)

I don't have any definite opinion on the UFO phenomenon. I've never seen one and I've seen a lot of footage, some of which is quite good and quite convincing, some of which is dreadful and laughably fake. I was shocked that some people took some of the laughably fake footage seriously. It's hard to take a properly sceptical look at it because unless you absolutely refuse to believe there's any truth in it, you're not taken seriously. For this reason, I have seen "logical explantions" that are very crude and with no real basis being touted as conclusive fact on "serious" television programmes.

If yo want to see laughable and rediculous then you should see a member of the sceptic society being interviewed about ufo's. They sound loony in their denyials of the possiblity. What you have to remember is that we're at a very unpopular and sparsly populated area of the galaxy.

The closest star that is belived to have an earth sized planet is six light years away and if the distance is six years at light speed...

Well you get the idea.

The only positive thought is the the relative affect on time, the faster you travel. Unfortunately you also gain mass the faster you travel.

Yes, these Sceptic society twits are pompous sad guys, aren't they? If you goto the NZ Sceptics society website, well, they give a whole new meaning to 'for profit'. You'd think they'd have an educational purpose and would not therefore charge like wounded bulls for every article on their site!

I'm reading a depressing book by a physicist called J Richard Gott, on time travel. Sadly, the only methods he says would work involve the manipulation of cosmic strings by future supercivilisations. That is why we aren't being over-run by time travellers here-and-now...

Possibly LGMs and LGWs have yet to make it here, as well, for the reasons you mention, and so we're not over-run.. On the other hand... But that still doesn't validate von Daniken. Pity, he's entertaining.

There are many hopeful theories on taking short cuts

and theories on taking yourself outside of the normal rules of physics. While TNG way playing, I remember a news report that some physics guru in England proved on paper **warp theory**

Also I saw a programme recently that involved an interview with the physics advisor to startrek. He was explainging the physics behind worm holes and how big enough planet(bodies) can create a similar effect

Still off (the original) topic... but the book I am ploughing through by J Richard Gott, on time travel in Einstein's universe, mentions warp drive and such like topics. (Ploughing, because as I never did maths, I blench at his equations... it's taken me weeks to get halfway through, but it is WELL WORTH IT!)

Remember, those theories are based on *current* science. History shows that sometimes the theories are turned on their heads. Nothing it set in stone

Luckily! It really is fascinating, and well worth the effort. Gott's book, I mean.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/default.stm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/sci_tech/index.shtml

There three sources of physics to wrap your head around. If all theories were held true then people would sufocate if in a car that went over 35miles an hour. But the exciting thing is, modern theories can be mathematicaly proven.

Mathematics and I will never be best friends... but I'll check out those links,apparition! Thanx.

Mathematics and I will never be best friends... but I'll check out those links,apparition! Thanx.

Garth of Aza... I mean Auckland will agree that understanding maathematics is mostly finding a way of looking at it that you canwrap your head around. There is always more thone one way to look at a problem/equation.

Also as D Adams fans will apreciate. I was watching a Friends re-run in witch Ross's new couch was takes halfway up some stairs and then got promptly stuck, unable to move up or down from. (non reversable mathmatice with a couch)

I haven't seen that ish of Friends... really, a couch? Mind, they also ripped off the turkey-on-the-head sketch from Mr Bean.

Did you know that Jim and his friends did a maths website for the Netguide challenge last year? Its title was "Fun With Algebra".
They also have a maths publication, which Jim will be editing this year - that's a school thing. Jim's site on maths has the name mathsguru2001, and it has some might graphics. It's at geocities. He's an appalling little swot.

Me and mathematics - well, we have a truce. LOL!

I haven't seen that ish of Friends... really, a couch? Mind, they also ripped off the turkey-on-the-head sketch from Mr Bean.

Did you know that Jim and his friends did a maths website for the Netguide challenge last year? Its title was "Fun With Algebra".
They also have a maths publication, which Jim will be editing this year - that's a school thing. Jim's site on maths has the name mathsguru2001, and it has some might graphics. It's at geocities. He's an appalling little swot.

Me and mathematics - well, we have a truce. LOL!

please explain SWOT?

if you go to www.bbc.co.uk/learning you can click on the physics link

Swot (sp)? What we used to say at school (I woz one, but not very much.) Someone with head down, bottom up, studying all the time. Not that Jim is, since he got the PSOne. Last night, it was maths, mixed with 'Tomorrow Never Dies' and 'Tekken 3'. I *like* to read physics, even tho' it's hard work..

ah, so in your previous post you meant SWAT

Yes, I just didn't have a clue how to spell it. Like 'Jack Nohi', another thing kids used to say at school... Means, 'nosey parker'
as far as I know...

Posted By: Apparition™ (Mourning Empty the best uncle anyone could wish for)


I read a book that suggested that ther are no such thing as ghosts. (stay with me history comes in). It points to famous hauntings and quotes accounts. By the behavoius of the apparitions and the repedative nature...

What people are actually seeing is a weakpoint or hole in space/time. "Viewing history"


Apparitions and their repetative nature. You dont say!

Well I guess even a busted clock is right twice a day.

I remember seeing the Adele account active one time about a month or so ago. Someone was busy deleting convos, wonder if you'll be upto any activities of a repetative nature in the next few days?

Or will you break your normal patterns? You could own up and dry up.