Scott Stephens wrote:
> From: "Wagner Lipnharski" <wagner@USTR.NET>
> Subject: Re: [EE]: Speed of gravity measured
>
>
>> Scott Stephens wrote:
>>> No offense, but I prefer the explanation of pulsars and binary-star
>>> orbit decay in the sci.relativity faq.
>
>> Of course Scott, but I guess less than 2% of the population can
>> understand what is a pulsar, rotation, energy and such, but 100% of
>> them take a daily shower... I hope. :)
>
> I hate when I become aware of sounding like a smarmy know-it-all
> (cause half the time I know half what I'm talking about and those
>  that know would rather laugh than set me straight), but people on
> the PIC list that would read a "speed of gravity" post probably would
> get more from a reference to the relativity faq:
> http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/Relativity/GR/grav_speed.html
> than a crude metaphor.
>
> I'm tempted to rant about my favorite theories of Stochastic
> Electrodynamics and Puthoff's Polarizable-Vacuum (PV) representation
> of general relativity. These are probably good physics perspectives
> for engineers that understand technology better than arcane forms of
> math.
>
> Scott


Don't go punch yourself.  :)
No matter how far one goes, he always should remember why gravity was first
explained using the example of a pure, simple, round and red apple, even
being harder than showing it in a math form... :)
Cheers.
Wagner.

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