Pics or it didn't happen!
#6812
03-12-2014, 10:16 AM
#6814
03-12-2014, 12:08 PM
Given enough time, logic would dictate that the cat must be dead. I think it would be safe to assume that Schrodinger's cat is in fact dead now. Especially if the box has a smell to it............
#6815
03-12-2014, 12:45 PM
Again, I disagree.
Yes, I know. But a person must still accept the fact that there is a cat, yet unobserved.
The same as the joke, the existence of the cat is easily accepted in the joke. Once accepted, the paradox of it walking into a bar, and not, fits within the parameters set forth in Shrodinger's paradox.
Your argument is logically flawed because you accept Shrodinger's thought experiment regarding the existence of the cat in a box, but not being seen, yet you discount a cat in a bar, not being seen.
The cat in the bar doesn't have to be seen in order for the thought experiment to work with the same principles set by Shrodinger.
Stewart
Yes, I know. But a person must still accept the fact that there is a cat, yet unobserved.
The same as the joke, the existence of the cat is easily accepted in the joke. Once accepted, the paradox of it walking into a bar, and not, fits within the parameters set forth in Shrodinger's paradox.
Your argument is logically flawed because you accept Shrodinger's thought experiment regarding the existence of the cat in a box, but not being seen, yet you discount a cat in a bar, not being seen.
The cat in the bar doesn't have to be seen in order for the thought experiment to work with the same principles set by Shrodinger.
Stewart
#6816
03-12-2014, 01:36 PM
Fleet Mechanic
For everybody else, the joke still works because base 10 also starts with 0.
I have to admit to being impressed by the number of gear-heads on this forum with an understanding of base-8 arithmetic. Jr. High Algebra used to teach it, but it was from a theoretical perspective with no general application.
My background includes computer architecture and design, math, and physics. Base 8 (octal) and Base 16 (hex) arithmetic are integral. For years, I thought in octal as well (and frequently) as I did decimal. It was just what I did.
It really is a joy to hear that other people still know it well enough to talk about it. Especially a group like this!
~Bass
My background includes computer architecture and design, math, and physics. Base 8 (octal) and Base 16 (hex) arithmetic are integral. For years, I thought in octal as well (and frequently) as I did decimal. It was just what I did.
It really is a joy to hear that other people still know it well enough to talk about it. Especially a group like this!
~Bass
Give this man a beer!
#6819
03-13-2014, 11:05 AM
Will you look this good when you're 182-years old?
BBC News - Meet Jonathan, St Helena's 182-year-old giant tortoise
BBC News - Meet Jonathan, St Helena's 182-year-old giant tortoise
"He is virtually blind from cataracts, has no sense of smell - but his hearing is good," Joe tells me. At 182, Jonathan may be the oldest living land creature..... A photograph taken in 1882 shows Jonathan at his full size, and it can take 50 years to reach that physical maturity.
#6820
03-13-2014, 12:46 PM
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Will you look this good when you're 182-years old?
BBC News - Meet Jonathan, St Helena's 182-year-old giant tortoise
BBC News - Meet Jonathan, St Helena's 182-year-old giant tortoise
#6825
03-13-2014, 07:19 PM
Will you look this good when you're 182-years old?
BBC News - Meet Jonathan, St Helena's 182-year-old giant tortoise
BBC News - Meet Jonathan, St Helena's 182-year-old giant tortoise
