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Well that is upsetting news that people have died in your country Bill. I feel for them and their families. We went through a severe flu episode a few years ago here in Toronto, Canada. I am sorry if it has affected you or your family in any way. I am sure your country has military out posts in...

Thanks Bill for all this time you given my question. It has really let my creativity wander. Excuse the next part as I am a little punchy from a long tiring day. I wondered about decoherence in the car on the way home. I’ve loosely aware of it… from what I gather it’s how a quantum system looses...

I thought that measurement is what made the Double-Slit experiment so paradoxical / interesting? Excuse my naiveté, but is this not the case anymore?

Thanks Bill, I didn't quite understand your first comment... did you mean that quantum effects are for a quantum world? and not necessarily valid in a conventional macro-existence? thanks CJ

I have never been to the pyramids in Egypt. I'd love to go one day. I am sure their configuration will be just as others have seen, and as the visitor map describes. Why is it that my experience will correspond exactly with others' experience if I am collapsing quantum potential with respect to...

I was reading up on the first organized message sent into space, the Arecibo Message. It was sent to Messier 13 some 26,000 ly away. I am guessing under this scenario you'd have to account for movement, as the stars can orbit around the galaxy quite a bit in 26,000 years. Or would this message...

If I wanted to send a radio signal to another star, shouldn’t I have to account for where the star will be when the message arrives?

Berkeman, How I wish I could animate this scene... but unfortunately I seem to be missing the basic fundmentals on how a scenario like this would play out in the first place. Let's see what some other comments might reveal. CJ

Thank you Mu Naught, I very interested in your feedback for this scenario. I am trying to create an accurate depiction of what would happen to Earth as a Neutron Star came near. Please have a look at my initial drawings earlier in this thread to see if any aspects are closer to what you...

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Thanks nismaratwork, Yes I believe I can picture what you mean. I will try it out and post a new image soon. Thanks again for helping me on this, your comments are appreciated. CJ

So with reference to my artwork, to be more accurate the accretion disc would be flopping around as like a unbalanced gyroscope possibly tearing material of the planet in a wavy sort of motion. Am I describing the effect on the in falling material properly?

Thanks nismaratwork, so then why does a Pulsar 'pulse'? am I missing something?

Would the jets of a Neutron Star always be a right angles with the accretion disk?

I wonder if Earth's poles would align with the star, ie. pointing at the accretion disk? Is this feasible? or is Earth's magnetic field not an issue in this scenario?