tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post6716621697802198583..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: Circle of CartsSabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-6874908509388549202007-01-23T07:42:00.000-05:002007-01-23T07:42:00.000-05:00Hi Bee! Please don't tell me this is a new spin on...Hi Bee! Please don't tell me this is a new spin on crop circles! Best, CynthiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-3393689587664320882007-01-19T17:31:00.000-05:002007-01-19T17:31:00.000-05:00Hi Bee,
I know the trolleys were designed to be st...Hi Bee,<br />I know the trolleys were designed to be stacked in a (straight) row rather than a circle.<br />But clearly for them to be able to form a perfect circle (within certain parameters and radii) must be inherent (even if not conscious or deliberate) in the design - or could be dismissed as simply random coincidence.<br /><br />One could have probably easily worked out mathematically how QUASAR9https://www.blogger.com/profile/00593390598251093182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-34584262923459058462007-01-19T17:30:00.000-05:002007-01-19T17:30:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.QUASAR9https://www.blogger.com/profile/00593390598251093182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-6191670341058952712007-01-19T08:59:00.000-05:002007-01-19T08:59:00.000-05:00Hi Quasar,
I doubt that the trolleys were designe...Hi Quasar,<br /><br />I doubt that the trolleys were designed to be put in a circle, but rather in a row. It makes me wonder if there's a natural curvature for the circle of carts. Putting them together this way does probably not work with any radius. Best,<br /><br />B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-15194699606632118492007-01-19T02:52:00.000-05:002007-01-19T02:52:00.000-05:00Hi Bee, shopping trolleys designed to be stacked n...Hi Bee, shopping trolleys designed to be stacked neatly one into another, create a 'perfect' circle.<br /><br />I wonder if the ability of trolleys neatly stacked (like links) into a circle was included in theoriginal 'design' or is just a random consequence of the designQUASAR9https://www.blogger.com/profile/00593390598251093182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-12909393173205281632007-01-18T19:23:00.000-05:002007-01-18T19:23:00.000-05:00actually it was taken in Goleta, but thats about t...actually it was taken in Goleta, but thats about the same (confusingly, UC Santa Barbara is not in Santa Barbara, but in Goleta). <br /><br />one could also say there isn't much to Goleta besides UCSBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-81019479810825904102007-01-18T19:21:00.000-05:002007-01-18T19:21:00.000-05:00Very funny cart knot. It would be even more funny ...Very funny cart knot. It would be even more funny if it had a non-zero self-linking number which you could also create. I vaguely remember this point in Goleta, having spent 6 months there.Luboš Motlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17487263983247488359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-7752190894856551492007-01-18T18:58:00.000-05:002007-01-18T18:58:00.000-05:00it is much harder to establish a symmetry than to ...<i>it is much harder to establish a symmetry than to break it! </i><br /><br />depends on the symmetry. homogeneity is also kind of a symmetry, no? take flour, pour sugar over it, some eggs, cacao. then take a mixer and you easily create perfect symmetry.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-12329166192919964152007-01-18T18:52:00.000-05:002007-01-18T18:52:00.000-05:00The thought the picture arises in me is that it is...The thought the picture arises in me is that it is much harder to establish a symmetry than to break it! The SSB mechanism is really a natural outcome of Nature (the bitch, not the magazine)'s simple laws...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-29254489267571215722007-01-18T15:59:00.000-05:002007-01-18T15:59:00.000-05:00LOL, if one didn't know better one might think tha...LOL, if one didn't know better one might think that was the suburban equivalent to crop circles. ;-)Rae Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239791074376508016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-73211590626302855492007-01-18T12:10:00.000-05:002007-01-18T12:10:00.000-05:00Hi fh,
yeah, nice idea, eh? I've had a closer loo...Hi fh,<br /><br />yeah, nice idea, eh? I've had a closer look at this guy's website and it says the photo was indeed taken in Santa Barbara. Well, actually it was taken in Goleta, but thats about the same (confusingly, UC Santa Barbara is not in Santa Barbara, but in Goleta). Though I have to say, I'm not particularly impressed by his works. The only one I like is the one with the zebra, but thatSabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-44888223452227534232007-01-18T12:05:00.000-05:002007-01-18T12:05:00.000-05:00Fantastic!! :DFantastic!! :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com