Showing my ignorance:If light comes in "quanta"...

[green1]

I thought Quanta was that Australian airline.

Nah, that's Quantas and they are the only airline to not have a an accident. Or did they have one recently?

So, if you fly on Quantas, are you in one large continuous plane or is it actually a series of unspeakably tiny "quantas"?

And if when flying you step from one quanta to the next in line are you traveling faster then the speed of light?

If you're traveling faster than the speed of light and you flip a light switch ..... what happens?

Does everything take the red shift as you are catching up with light that has already passed you? Or Blue shift because you are outpacing the light behind you? Or is it dark?

[FunkHouse9]

I thought Quanta was that Australian airline.

Nah, that's Quantas and they are the only airline to not have a an accident. Or did they have one recently?

So, if you fly on Quantas, are you in one large continuous plane or is it actually a series of unspeakably tiny "quantas"?

And if when flying you step from one quanta to the next in line are you traveling faster then the speed of light?

If you're traveling faster than the speed of light and you flip a light switch ..... what happens?

Does everything take the red shift as you are catching up with light that has already passed you? Or Blue shift because you are outpacing the light behind you? Or is it dark?

I tried really hard to understand this little exchange. Then I got this sharp pain in the center of my brain and blood came out of my nose. Now I know what an aneurysm feels like.

[alphabits]

Nah, that's Quantas and they are the only airline to not have a an accident. Or did they have one recently?

So, if you fly on Quantas, are you in one large continuous plane or is it actually a series of unspeakably tiny "quantas"?

And if when flying you step from one quanta to the next in line are you traveling faster then the speed of light?

If you're traveling faster than the speed of light and you flip a light switch ..... what happens?

Does everything take the red shift as you are catching up with light that has already passed you? Or Blue shift because you are outpacing the light behind you? Or is it dark?

I tried really hard to understand this little exchange. Then I got this sharp pain in the center of my brain and blood came out of my nose. Now I know what an aneurysm feels like.

Truthfully, my head exploded about three posts ago.

[green1]

So, if you fly on Quantas, are you in one large continuous plane or is it actually a series of unspeakably tiny "quantas"?

And if when flying you step from one quanta to the next in line are you traveling faster then the speed of light?

If you're traveling faster than the speed of light and you flip a light switch ..... what happens?

Does everything take the red shift as you are catching up with light that has already passed you? Or Blue shift because you are outpacing the light behind you? Or is it dark?

I tried really hard to understand this little exchange. Then I got this sharp pain in the center of my brain and blood came out of my nose. Now I know what an aneurysm feels like.

Truthfully, my head exploded about three posts ago.

That was all I had.

[Lightning Bolt]

And if when flying you step from one quanta to the next in line are you traveling faster then the speed of light?

If you're traveling faster than the speed of light and you flip a light switch ..... what happens?

Does everything take the red shift as you are catching up with light that has already passed you? Or Blue shift because you are outpacing the light behind you? Or is it dark?

I tried really hard to understand this little exchange. Then I got this sharp pain in the center of my brain and blood came out of my nose. Now I know what an aneurysm feels like.

Truthfully, my head exploded about three posts ago.

That was all I had.

"..this one goes to 11."

[tikitatas]

Great Spinal Tap ref, LB.

[ragtopW]

The answer is yes.

nope..
the answer is Boobies..

[buffettbride]

If you're traveling faster than the speed of light and you flip a light switch ..... what happens?

Does everything take the red shift as you are catching up with light that has already passed you? Or Blue shift because you are outpacing the light behind you? Or is it dark?

I tried really hard to understand this little exchange. Then I got this sharp pain in the center of my brain and blood came out of my nose. Now I know what an aneurysm feels like.

Truthfully, my head exploded about three posts ago.

That was all I had.

"..this one goes to 11."

That's the second time this week I've heard someone say that. How bizarre. Victoria had an audition earlier this week and one of the other auditioners asked how old she was and responded with that when she said she was 11. Bizarre.

[flyboy55]

I thought Quanta was that Australian airline.

Nah, that's Quantas and they are the only airline to not have a an accident. Or did they have one recently?

So, if you fly on Quantas, are you in one large continuous plane or is it actually a series of unspeakably tiny "quantas"?

There is a small (let's be real - a VERY SMALL) but finite probability that when you fly on Quantas, you and your fellow passengers, along with the airplane itself, could instantaneously disappear in Sydney and reappear in Los Angeles, in much the same way that electrons change energy levels.

But it wouldn't be a practical way to travel. While you waited on the tarmac for such an unlikely event to occur, you could possibly be waiting more years than are left in the lifetime of this universe.

Of course, it might seem to you that you have already had this kind of 'waiting' experience in an airplane.

To help you through these troubling experiences, I offer you the same advice Einstein offered to folks who suffered the slow ticking of the clock while waiting in boarding lounges (or in line for takeoff) - "the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion." Einstein didn't worry about 'time' and neither should you.

[FunkHouse9]

There is a small (let's be real - a VERY SMALL) but finite probability that when you fly on Quantas, you and your fellow passengers, along with the airplane itself, could instantaneously disappear in Sydney and reappear in Los Angeles, in much the same way that electrons change energy levels.

But it wouldn't be a practical way to travel. While you waited on the tarmac for such an unlikely event to occur, you could possibly be waiting more years than are left in the lifetime of this universe.

You may as well have typed:

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aliquam volutpat ipsum nec arcu vulputate iaculis. Praesent libero arcu, lacinia volutpat, luctus eget, interdum sodales, urna. In non lorem. Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Proin porta. Pellentesque eu lectus. Donec dictum ipsum at libero. Pellentesque iaculis lacus sit amet justo. Nulla scelerisque leo at metus. Pellentesque feugiat mi vitae lorem.

Cras placerat justo placerat lectus. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Phasellus dictum dui eget ipsum. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Nulla ipsum libero, suscipit eu, tristique id, faucibus nec, urna. Vestibulum mauris pede, venenatis sed, facilisis ut, mattis ac, tellus. Ut eleifend rutrum nulla. Mauris quis risus in ante bibendum porta. Aliquam erat volutpat. Proin quis.

I'd have understood it just as well.

[alphabits]

Einstein didn't worry about 'time' and neither should you.

Then why the heck did I have to set my clocks back an hour this past weekend?

[tikitatas]

There is no "u" in Qantas.

[flyboy55]

There is no "u" in Qantas.

This could present problems for my theory of quantum relativistic airline travel.

[AlbatrossFlyer]

There is a small (let's be real - a VERY SMALL) but finite probability that when you fly on Quantas, you and your fellow passengers, along with the airplane itself, could instantaneously disappear in Sydney and reappear in Los Angeles, in much the same way that electrons change energy levels.

the probability is 1 x 10^38 universes. it's the one thing i remember from my quantum physic class in college.

[pbans]

There is no "u" in Qantas.

There is no "I" in team.......


oh...that's not the game, is it?

[chippewa]

There is no "u" in Qantas.

There is no "I" in team.......


oh...that's not the game, is it?

This is a fun game!

[LIPH]

There is no "u" in Qantas.

There is no "I" in team.......


oh...that's not the game, is it?

And 56 doesn't go into ...

Never mind

[alphabits]

I think I just instantaneously disappeared in BN and reappeared in an alternate universe.
Wait a sec ...... is there still a "u" in "universe" ..... or is it "niverse"?

[STL PARROTHEAD]

Einstein didn't worry about 'time' and neither should you.

Then why the heck did I have to set my clocks back an hour this past weekend?

Time is merely a concept put forth by the ancients to make worriers of us all.

-what time do I pick up my daughter?
-what time is that interview?
-what time is dinner?

yea, I gave that shiat up long ago!
The correct time is NOW

[chippewa]

I think I just instantaneously disappeared in BN and reappeared in an alternate universe.
Wait a sec ...... is there still a "u" in "universe" ..... or is it "niverse"?

There's a "u", but apparently not a "n" or "i"