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On Tue, 4 Jun 2002, Michael wrote:
> > What does that mean? Thinking about relativity -- what do you mean by
> > "no noticable lag"? The speed of light should limit things very
> > substantially. Even on Earth, light speed is slow enough that you can
> > readily detect its effects in network computing (e.g., in ssh session
> > to Australia).
>
> As Matt described in this method sub-atomic particles are vibrated to
> cause other particles across any distance to instantly vibrate in tune.
The relativity problem is this: What do you *mean* by 'instantly'?
It has been a while since I've had physics, but IIRC, Einstein developed a
lot of his theory around concepts of simultaneity and synchronization.
Whether events occur simultaneously depends on a frame of reference.
Tell me if something new has happened in physics to change this.
Mike
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