z-Clark Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 I have recently found my way to the board. I look forward to interaction with all of the members.I understand that Alchemist is a member of this board. Mr. Alchemist, would it be possible to discuss matters of science with you? We could met over the OpNet or in person. I am free to come visit you if that is needed. I am most eager to "talk shop" with such a learned member as yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wylde Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 Well hey there Clark, nice to meet you. I'm new around here too. So your into science? That's cool. What's your specialty? My particular area of scientific expertise is Mathematics. Well, that and computers.Anyways, I just thought I'd be all friendly like and say hello. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-Clark Posted October 17, 2005 Author Share Posted October 17, 2005 Gravity and Magnetics are my specialities. I have already produced a magnetic coil that uses three-quarters the current amount of energy to use. I discovered that by changing both the metal I used and using a very specific super-clean energy, the coil's pull remained steady on less power. I hope to further decrease that energy need though further experients with metals and perhaps by changing the conductibility of the materials in question. I remain stumped by my attempts to produce a true anti-gravity device. What most people assume is a anti-gravity device is in reality a propulsion unit that is lifting the device. I seek to invent a device that truly negates the gravity in a given area. Energy consumption remains a concern in this area as well; for my invention to be used to the aid Nova life, it must be practical enough to be usable. The small successes that I have made have required a large amount of energy, and the field quickly fails. It seems what I can do with ease is nearly impossible for technology to accomplish.Enigma, what experiments are you working on currently? I would be interested to hear them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kestrel404 Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 Yes, I show my face here once in a while, when I have the time. It's an excellent place to meet interesting people, as you seem to have discovered.If you wish to meet with me, I'm generally available in Chicago, at the Windy City Knights Headquarters. Arranging a meeting elsewhere is also acceptable, though I prefer to know who I'm going to be meeting with in advance.Is there something specific you would like to know about my research? I haven't published much lately, primarily because of oversight aggreements I have in place with Utopia's tech police. However, I am not opposed to sharing my research with individuals.Hello Enigma. I don't think I've had the pleasure. My area of expertise, if you didn't realize from my name, is Chemistry and the material sciences. Though I've been branching out somewhat lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-Clark Posted October 17, 2005 Author Share Posted October 17, 2005 I would have no problems meeting with you in Chicago. I will find a suitable time to have a discussion with you and will privately message you to see if this time agrees with you. Perhaps we could have Enigma arrive at the same time for a true meeting of the minds.I look forward to meeting you greatly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wylde Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 Me? Well to be honest, I haven't been a Nova long enough to start up any "experiments" but I have whipped up a handy ICE cracker for those times I just have to take a sneek peak into C-Sis's "top secret" files. I 've also come up with what I think is a respectable code using advanced quantum mathematics and several ancient & dead languages.I've got this really cool idea for a probability calculator but the Chaos Mathematical Theories aren't clicking just yet.Oh hey Alchemist. I've seen you around here when I was in my "lurker" phase but we haven't talked. So what sciences are you branching out into? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kestrel404 Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 Quantum Mechanics is the closest equivalent to my current field of study. I'm looking into the layer of binding energies that exist below the level of matter. I'm not really researching Quantum in the way that current Nova Researchers study our abilities. I'm more interested in studying how that level of reality works in the absence of our interference. Of course, since I'm using my own Quantum Expression to do my research, the Observer Effect has been playing hell with the data.Of course, not having direct access to a significant source of antimatter or a particle accelerator inside a neutron star, my QE is still the best tool for the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakurako Hino Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 Quote:Originally posted by Alchemist: Quantum Mechanics is the closest equivalent to my current field of study. I'm looking into the layer of binding energies that exist below the level of matter. I'm not really researching Quantum in the way that current Nova Researchers study our abilities. I'm more interested in studying how that level of reality works in the absence of our interference. Of course, since I'm using my own Quantum Expression to do my research, the Observer Effect has been playing hell with the data.Of course, not having direct access to a significant source of antimatter or a particle accelerator inside a neutron star, my QE is still the best tool for the job. Even if you werent a nova, the Observer effect would be screwing with you. Noble effort, but patently futile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kestrel404 Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 Are you saying my research is futile, or avoiding the Observer effect is futile?Oh, and I meant that the Observer Effect is especially noticeable because I'm attempting to make observations in an environment unaffected by Quantum, with Quantum. That's not actually impossible. Just difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noir Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 Alchemist,By "Observer Effect" do you mean "Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle"? Or am I simply missing something?~Noir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kestrel404 Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 It's actually a bit more general than that. The Observer Effect is the principle that the simple act of observing something changes it. While at the macroscopic level, this change is often negligible, at the microscopic level it's usually quite pronounced.Heisenberg Uncertainty is simply one outcome of the Observer Effect. Another example is that of the anthropologist who goes to an aboriginal village to study them, and ends up with a cult of worshipers. Or how the tagging of some species of animals for study occasionally leads to that animal being ostracized by others of its kind.Science is full of examples of experiments gone bad because of the observer effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noir Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 Alchemist,A simple "No, but they are related." would have been sufficient and the elaboration was certainly unnecessary. I am more then capable of understanding its application on my own.~Noir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Preston Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 Hey Clark. Neil Preston: specializing in Life Sciences. I've recently begun expanding my knowledge to all bioforms and even expanded on some possible theories of Xenomorphic evolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wylde Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 Quote:Originally posted by Alchemist: Quantum Mechanics is the closest equivalent to my current field of study. I'm looking into the layer of binding energies that exist below the level of matter. I'm not really researching Quantum in the way that current Nova Researchers study our abilities. I'm more interested in studying how that level of reality works in the absence of our interference. Of course, since I'm using my own Quantum Expression to do my research, the Observer Effect has been playing hell with the data.Of course, not having direct access to a significant source of antimatter or a particle accelerator inside a neutron star, my QE is still the best tool for the job. Okay, the scary this is that I completely understood about half of the that. The sad thing is that the other half went zooming past my head.It left a neat hairdo as it went by though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singularity Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 Welcome, Clark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugin Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 Well, Clark, I've been known to dabble a bit in the sciences. Should you ever find yourself in Japan I can often be found at NewGround, an establishment I own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deezy Klatta Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 You know? I've never actually tried to make antimatter before. Theoretically it should be possible, since zero-point particle flux should be symmetric...I just never really thought about it before.Funny, the blind spots you can have.Myself, I'm more inclined towards applied science than the deep heavy theory stuff...though when you're trying to make some of the wild stuff I am, sometimes the distinction blurs. Anti-gravity is a pet project of mine too, for example. Problem is that you need some pretty exotic forms of matter/energy before the equations start working out. Now, if you have a source of negative mass, then antigravity gets simpler. Otherwise, yeah, it's pretty much just exotic forms of thrust.Lately I've been screwing around with isolated inertial reference frames though. Quantum fields can isolate an area of space so that it behaves like a little microcosm. A universe in a bottle, sorta...only very very finite. Now if you have a rabbit floating in one of these universe bottles, you can move the bottle around all you want, and the rabbit doesn't feel it. You're moving the entire frame of reference, see...The problem is that, if the reference frame, in the quantum field, is sufficiently isolated to be "immune" to gravity...it's basically a pinched off pocket universe and you can't get it back. Bye bye bunny. Kinda like Alchemist's Observer Effect. If you can still interact with the isolated frame enough to measure it...then the experiment won't work. If you pinch it off, then mathematically it SHOULD work...but you can't get empirical data. Cuz it's gone.C'est la vie....hmm, getting low on rabbits again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandcaster Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 Noir: I think Alchemist may have been giving an elaborate description more for the benefit of dabblers like myself who are also reading the thread.Clark: Welcome to the boards. Without being overly forward (and not wanting to make any assumptions), may I surmise from your comments that your parents are novas as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-Clark Posted October 18, 2005 Author Share Posted October 18, 2005 Sandcaster: They are indeed. Everyone in my immediate family has reached their potential, save my youngest brother, who is too young to erupt yet. He is, of course, a latent and will erupt in due time, just as every other member of my family has done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandcaster Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 Hmmm....While acknowledging the anecdotal nature of your statement, this hints toward interesting implications with regard to nova genetics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-Clark Posted October 18, 2005 Author Share Posted October 18, 2005 Nova genetics? There is no such thing; genetics require breeding, and it is widely known that Novas are sterile. Naturally, there are rumors otherwise, and even the occasional claimant to such a heritage, but I do not know of a case where this claim has been proven undisputedly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edison Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 Sterile...my ass, tell that to my doctor, my count is fine thank you very much. Now I didn't exactly get the bitch pregnant before she left me, but I am definitely not sterile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wylde Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 I don't know if I'm sterile or not. Not that I really care either. It's not like I'm gonna get anyone preggers anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-Clark Posted October 18, 2005 Author Share Posted October 18, 2005 Edison: May I test you to verify? It would be fascinating to see a proven case of Nova fertility - I have yet to hear of one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandcaster Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 Not to say that you're wrong, Clark, but you're wrong. This forum's very own Dr. Troll is the proud father of a new child. I understand that Timeslip (who has been missing from the board for the past couple of months) was pregnant earlier this year as well, although she apparently miscarried. And you're previous statement made clear that your parents are novas, which rather undermines the theory that novas are sterile (unless you happen to be adopted). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-Clark Posted October 18, 2005 Author Share Posted October 18, 2005 If I am wrong, than I am wrong; I have no ego to interfere with learning new things. I had simply never heard of a verified case of a Nova reproducing. There are, of course, always rumors of such things.Thank you for the information, Sandcaster, I appreciate all knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edison Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Clark, I suppose I can make it if transportation can be arranged for me. I can't really afford to drive very far at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-Clark Posted October 19, 2005 Author Share Posted October 19, 2005 I will come to you, if that is acceptable. Please recommend a time and place for us to meet. And thank you - your donation is of great scientific value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edison Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Damn I feel dirty. You can expect my home's GPS location and a time in your PM mailbox shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-Clark Posted October 19, 2005 Author Share Posted October 19, 2005 If you feel dirty, you should take a shower or use some other means of cleaning you body. A clean body is not necessary for collecting the sample, so long as you keep dirt out of the collection cup.Thank you. I will be there at the precise time indicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edison Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 and now I gotta clean whiskey off my monitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashnod Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Quote:Originally posted by Sandcaster: Not to say that you're wrong, Clark, but you're wrong. This forum's very own Dr. Troll is the proud father of a new child. I understand that Timeslip (who has been missing from the board for the past couple of months) was pregnant earlier this year as well, although she apparently miscarried. And you're previous statement made clear that your parents are novas, which rather undermines the theory that novas are sterile (unless you happen to be adopted). Interesting how my family is always excluded from these little discussions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wylde Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Quote:Originally posted by Ashnod:Interesting how my family is always excluded from these little discussions. Do you mean your mom was a Nova or you had a kid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashnod Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Quote:Originally posted by Enigma: Quote:Originally posted by Ashnod:Interesting how my family is always excluded from these little discussions. Do you mean your mom was a Nova or you had a kid? You have not been paying attention to the forums or information available on the OpNet.Do your homework. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wylde Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Quote:Originally posted by Ashnod: You have not been paying attention to the forums or information available on the OpNet.Do your homework. Sorry lady, but while I'm a computer geek, I do have a life. And you wonder why nobody bothers to bring your family up?They are called people skills hon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashnod Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Quote:Originally posted by Enigma: Sorry lady, but while I'm a computer geek, I do have a life. And you wonder why nobody bothers to bring your family up?They are called people skills hon. Having to repeat answers given many times over on the same forums becomes tedious and insulting when the information is available with little effort.Reading the archives of any forum when a new member or a lurker is considered good netiquette so this situation is minimized.Again, do your homework. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwriter Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Welcome to the madhouse that is N! Prime, Clark.I am Samhra, formerly known as Saimhe and Codex, and probably will be known by other names in the future as I evolve.My specialty is knowledge, specifically textual and visual knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wylde Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Fine. since you seem to have a quantum powered bug up your ass about it. I'll waste a few seconds looking up something you easily could have told me in either of your last posts instead of throwing attitude over. So much for the art of online conversation.Quite frankly I'm disappointed that someone touted to be "the most eloquent voice of the Teregen" is such a bitch.Learn something new every day I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singularity Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Rumor has it she's got a daughter by the name of Apep. The same Apep that Utopia, the Directive, Interpol, and probably every state, county, and municipal police force have been trying to catch for years.See, that's wasn't too hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashnod Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Quote:Originally posted by Enigma: Fine. since you seem to have a quantum powered bug up your ass about it. I'll waste a few seconds looking up something you easily could have told me in either of your last posts instead of throwing attitude over. So much for the art of online conversation.Quite frankly I'm disappointed that someone touted to be "the most eloquent voice of the Teregen" is such a bitch.Learn something new every day I guess. As opposed to asking the question without taking the few seconds it required to locate the answer before typing it, then waiting an indeterminate period of time for my reply (which in this instance was minutes but might have lasted as long as days or weeks), during which you could have spent the same amount of time researching the scant seconds required to learn the details of my daughter's identity, something I might point out is known to just about everyone who knows enough about me to have heard that I am an "eloquent voice" within the Teragen.Yes, my patience wears thin for situations such as this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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