tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post6155112348938998125..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: WeltmaschineSabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-35965054655722097872009-12-29T10:26:41.097-05:002009-12-29T10:26:41.097-05:00Hi Bee, hi Stefan,
a happy new year for you both....Hi Bee, hi Stefan,<br /><br />a happy new year for you both. All the best and a healthy future.<br /><br />Best KayKay zum Feldehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04233793196547147876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-52562435575577749242009-12-28T07:41:53.827-05:002009-12-28T07:41:53.827-05:00Hi Georg,
When I query google to decipher ‘Zug’ ...Hi Georg,<br /><br />When I query google to decipher ‘Zug’ it gives me ‘train’ although when I translate trait to German is appears as the fifth of six possible options as I show below. Howvever it still leaves me to wonder how a train would be held to be synonymous with an aspect of character. Although given the one I have it fits in at times in having a one track mind:-)<br /><br />noun<br /Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-9372521337138993792009-12-28T07:15:03.894-05:002009-12-28T07:15:03.894-05:00Hello Bee, Phil,
thank You. Trait is a interesting...Hello Bee, Phil,<br />thank You. Trait is a interesting word,<br />of latin/french origin. <br />German "Zug" is very similar, I think <br />it was copied/translated by the <br />"mystiker(s)" <br />The "Posaunenchor der freiwilligen <br />Feuerwehr" is rather unusual, <br />normally "Posaunen" are a Prostestant Church business.<br />Regards<br />GeorgGeorghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02538391164351204407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-46741294114806631432009-12-28T06:53:25.836-05:002009-12-28T06:53:25.836-05:00Hi Bee,
I was just wondering if that band was the...Hi Bee,<br /><br />I was just wondering if that band was the one so renowned for their cafe serenades :-)<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />PhilPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-79480498502453146392009-12-28T06:33:48.584-05:002009-12-28T06:33:48.584-05:00Hi Georg,
Yes Bee was correct I meant trait not t...Hi Georg,<br /><br />Yes Bee was correct I meant trait not triat, that’s the problem when your right hand gets ahead of your left, or perhaps it’s the left brain getting ahead of right :-) Also thanks for the cloud chamber instructions although it rarely gets to minus 30 on my front porch. If I build one it might make a excellent gift for our extended family’s Christmas tradition of a Auction Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-40981023280891452942009-12-28T04:27:04.958-05:002009-12-28T04:27:04.958-05:00Hi Georg,
I believe Phil meant "trait" ...Hi Georg,<br /><br />I believe Phil meant "trait" and I suspect the link is a reference to one of my recent twitter updates: "Posaunenchor der Freiwilligen Feuerwehr. GRAU-EN-VOLL. Wo ist der Ausgang," that left Phil somehwat confused as to its meaning. Best,<br /><br />B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-28930968028289884682009-12-28T04:16:04.455-05:002009-12-28T04:16:04.455-05:00Hello Phil,
Yes indded, cloud chambers, especially...Hello Phil,<br />Yes indded, cloud chambers, especially of the<br />continuous (or "diffusion") type <br />are really impressing. <br />If You have access to dry ice, <br />You can tinker one rather easily. <br />eg.<br />http://bizarrelabs.com/cloud3.htm <br /><br />I have seen a commercial version for <br />school use, wich was operated at <br />minus 30 °C, that is easyly achieved Georghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02538391164351204407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-2574649264572018952009-12-27T19:07:53.029-05:002009-12-27T19:07:53.029-05:00Hi Stefan,
A cloud chamber as well as a spark cha...Hi Stefan,<br /><br />A cloud chamber as well as a spark chamber; now I’m really green with envy as up close and personal I’ve seen neither. I wonder as you mentioned because of technological advances having them becoming somewhat obsolete I might be able to pick up a used one cheap. I guess though when it comes to effect you can’t beat the old plasma lamps:-) <br /><br />Also as you serving asPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-82370675402134866702009-12-27T16:16:49.183-05:002009-12-27T16:16:49.183-05:00Hi Phil,
actually, there is also a small cloud ch...Hi Phil,<br /><br />actually, there is also a small cloud chamber as part of the exhibition, which nicely shows the constant activity of cosmic radiation - also fascinating! Unfortunately, I couldn't take a photo, it was too dark, and the flashlight wouldn't have worked...<br /><br />Cheers, Stefanstefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-36540623225674647702009-12-26T16:50:25.847-05:002009-12-26T16:50:25.847-05:00/*..it was quite easy to catch a couple of events .../*..it was quite easy to catch a couple of events with my digital camera..*/<br />Nice. You just proved experimentaly, photon is a pin-point particle with positive surface curvature of space-time...Zephirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06010623752049244967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-78873178757938798912009-12-26T16:16:38.265-05:002009-12-26T16:16:38.265-05:00Uncle Al would call it "Der Nußknacker."...Uncle Al would call it "<i>Der Nußknacker</i>." Whether the LHC finds something, or more likely nothing at all, it will bust some nuts.Uncle Alhttp://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-24284911577264059962009-12-26T13:50:00.792-05:002009-12-26T13:50:00.792-05:00Hi Stefan & Bee,
Perhaps off topic yet I just...Hi Stefan & Bee,<br /><br />Perhaps off topic yet I just realized that this annoying triat I have in regards to zoning out on occasion might still prove useful in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MBI4Xt-dYE" rel="nofollow">certain circumstances</a>. :-)<br /><br /><br />Best of the season,<br /><br />PhilPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-69466948335323835642009-12-26T13:13:48.626-05:002009-12-26T13:13:48.626-05:00Hi Stefan,
This was a very interesting post of yo...Hi Stefan,<br /><br />This was a very interesting post of yours which again has me briefly envious of not being a German citizen at times:-) This is one of those events where I would be easy to spot for if spoken to it might require elevating your voice quite a bit, not because of being hard of hearing, which unfortunately is slowing becoming true with time, yet rather because in such Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.com