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Old May 4th 13, 12:43 AM posted to alt.astronomy
Double-A[_3_]
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Default New experiments set to detect gravitational waves!

"The idea is to deploy ultra-sensitive interferometers at various
points around the globe. They are very large L shaped devices and work
by measuring the time it takes for a photon delivered from a laser to
move from one end of the device to the other. If a gravitational wave
strikes, it should cause the length of the device to change,
increasing or decreasing the time it takes for a photon to traverse
the distance."

http://phys.org/news/2013-05-gravitational.html

Double-A

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Old May 4th 13, 05:34 AM posted to alt.astronomy
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Default New experiments set to detect gravitational waves!



Double-A wrote:
"The idea is to deploy ultra-sensitive interferometers at various
points around the globe. They are very large L shaped devices and work
by measuring the time it takes for a photon delivered from a laser to
move from one end of the device to the other. If a gravitational wave
strikes, it should cause the length of the device to change,
increasing or decreasing the time it takes for a photon to traverse
the distance."

http://phys.org/news/2013-05-gravitational.html

Double-A




Hate to say it but this is old news.
Same thing has been going on for years at LIGO

http://www.ligo.caltech.edu/

Multi-Millions of dollars later,...nothing, other than a lot of personally
rich scientists.


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Old May 4th 13, 05:37 AM posted to alt.astronomy
Brad Guth[_3_]
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Default New experiments set to detect gravitational waves!

On May 3, 9:34*pm, "Bast" wrote:
Double-A wrote:
"The idea is to deploy ultra-sensitive interferometers at various
points around the globe. They are very large L shaped devices and work
by measuring the time it takes for a photon delivered from a laser to
move from one end of the device to the other. If a gravitational wave
strikes, it should cause the length of the device to change,
increasing or decreasing the time it takes for a photon to traverse
the distance."


http://phys.org/news/2013-05-gravitational.html


Double-A


Hate to say it but this is old news.
Same thing has been going on for years at LIGO

http://www.ligo.caltech.edu/

Multi-Millions of dollars later,...nothing, other than a lot of personally
rich scientists.


At least they're not living on the street like yourself, and perhaps
by accident they'll confirm aether or make better Jello.
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Old May 4th 13, 05:40 AM posted to alt.astronomy
Brad Guth[_3_]
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Default New experiments set to detect gravitational waves!

On May 3, 9:34*pm, "Bast" wrote:
Double-A wrote:
"The idea is to deploy ultra-sensitive interferometers at various
points around the globe. They are very large L shaped devices and work
by measuring the time it takes for a photon delivered from a laser to
move from one end of the device to the other. If a gravitational wave
strikes, it should cause the length of the device to change,
increasing or decreasing the time it takes for a photon to traverse
the distance."


http://phys.org/news/2013-05-gravitational.html


Double-A


Hate to say it but this is old news.
Same thing has been going on for years at LIGO

http://www.ligo.caltech.edu/

Multi-Millions of dollars later,...nothing, other than a lot of personally
rich scientists.


At least they're not living on the street like Double-A, and perhaps
by accident they'll confirm aether or make better Jello.
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Old May 4th 13, 05:54 AM posted to alt.astronomy
Bast[_2_]
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Default New experiments set to detect gravitational waves!



Brad Guth wrote:
On May 3, 9:34 pm, "Bast" wrote:
Double-A wrote:
"The idea is to deploy ultra-sensitive interferometers at various
points around the globe. They are very large L shaped devices and work
by measuring the time it takes for a photon delivered from a laser to
move from one end of the device to the other. If a gravitational wave
strikes, it should cause the length of the device to change,
increasing or decreasing the time it takes for a photon to traverse
the distance."


http://phys.org/news/2013-05-gravitational.html


Double-A


Hate to say it but this is old news.
Same thing has been going on for years at LIGO

http://www.ligo.caltech.edu/

Multi-Millions of dollars later,...nothing, other than a lot of
personally rich scientists.


At least they're not living on the street like yourself, and perhaps
by accident they'll confirm aether or make better Jello.




You may have a point.
Our tax dollars will pay for the research, and when they use it to make
better Jello,.....

......Monstanto, Nestle, and Bill Cosby, will patent it, and charge us a
fortune to buy it


 




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