Recent content by charlieb

I made a post in the biology section last night and its gone today. It was comparing T. Rex and Kangaroos. It was mostly biomechanics and comparative anatomy, which are squarely in the realm of biology. The idea may have been a little out there, but, that's how science moves forward. I...

Clock rates Hi Garth. Hi Peter. Good point on compraring clocks Garth. When we look back into the past by oberving distant galaxies, could this not be interpreted as comparing the modern clock with the one in the past? We observe a red shift and could conclude the clock ran slower in the...

http://astro.nineplanets.org/twn/n1976x.html I would imagine the way in which nuclear fusion started in a new star would be quite abrupt and noticeable on the time scale of human observation. Probably within a day, like a nova or supernova. However, I don't think I've ever heard or read of...

Could it be the "lost" momentum is really dark energy? The momentum lost by the photons is somehow transferred/regained/recovered back to its source creating a "pressure" forcing apart all objects which emit electromagnetic radiation. Hmmm? Not sure that works?

Greetings all! This is my first time at this forum. Any old pals here from our ruined playpen, pmb, kieth, bruce, sam, hector, nudnik, etc.? It has occurred to me that the universe may not be expanding! Perhaps the "clock" for the universe speeds up as time moves forward. This may be why...