printer Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Anyone else find it mind boggling that Einstein, over 100 years ago, was able to predict the behaviour of light in relation to gravity without the tools we have today, just using pure mathematics? Yep. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 5 hours ago, SweeperDee said: Anyone else find it mind boggling that Einstein, over 100 years ago, was able to predict the behaviour of light in relation to gravity without the tools we have today, just using pure mathematics? That’s the photo of the decade for sure. Not convinced he did tbh. Emperors new clothes if you ask me. You can only understand it if you are really clever? Sure, good one mate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 500 million trillion km away and a mass of 6.5 billion times that of the sun. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 17 minutes ago, throbber said: 500 million trillion km away and a mass of 6.5 billion times that of the sun. Your Missus? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 20 minutes ago, throbber said: 500 million trillion km away and a mass of 6.5 billion times that of the sun. You must have a hoor of a measuring tape and set of scales. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Not convinced he did tbh. Emperors new clothes if you ask me. You can only understand it if you are really clever? Sure, good one mate. What? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, welshbairn said: On other news Falcon Heavy is meant to be launching some big satellite into space tonight about 11.30, and attempting to land the side boosters on land and the central core of the first stage at sea on the drone ship "Of course I still love you.". Livestream on SpaceX.com. High winds moved it to 1am earliest, 1.38 latest or it will be postponed, till tomorrow I think. P.S. Tomorrow it is. Edited April 10, 2019 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 8 hours ago, SweeperDee said: Anyone else find it mind boggling that Einstein, over 100 years ago, was able to predict the behaviour of light in relation to gravity without the tools we have today, just using pure mathematics? I think similar every time I see the Forth (Rail) Bridge. Incredible structure with segments that joined up with inch-perfect accuracy. Would have been quite funny had the three main structures been a metre or ten out of place though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Forget the fact that it's our first ever picture of a black hole, I'm disgusted that the picture has been taken with a disposable kodak. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Israelis attempt their moon landing this evening, 8-9 pm our time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 They'll immediately annex half of it and put up a big fence 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 No doubt the Green Brigade will be all over this and expect a candle lit vigil later for the Palestinian Moon Landing Front. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 4 hours ago, welshbairn said: Israelis attempt their moon landing this evening, 8-9 pm our time. Wernher von Braun will be spinning in his grave... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman Hessian Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 On 4/10/2019 at 15:32, Melanius Mullarkey said: We’re all moving at 1000mph m8. you sure about that, m87 ? Just remember that you're standing on a planet that's evolvingAnd revolving at 900 miles an hour.It's orbiting at 19 miles a second, so it's reckoned,The sun that is the source of all our power.Now the sun, and you and me, and all the stars that we can see,Are moving at a million miles a day,In the outer spiral arm, at 40, 000 miles an hour,Of a galaxy we call the Milky Way. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 (edited) Oy vey, kaput. Last picture before it smashed into smithereens. Main engine failure. Edited April 11, 2019 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 18 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Oy vey, kaput. Last picture before it smashed into smithereens. Main engine failure. Probably taken down by a 5 year old Palestinian girl. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Small Country, Big Dreams, Bigger Bang. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 4 hours ago, Lurkst said: Wernher von Braun will be spinning in his grave... He’ll be ballistic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 16 minutes ago, Ziggy said: He’ll be ballistic. He'll be a bit happier now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 On 10/04/2019 at 15:16, welshbairn said: On other news Falcon Heavy is meant to be launching some big satellite into space tonight about 11.30, and attempting to land the side boosters on land and the central core of the first stage at sea on the drone ship "Of course I still love you.". Livestream on SpaceX.com. Set to try again same time tonight. Looking good. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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