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Post by Colleenosaurus on Sept 8, 2003 23:35:44 GMT -5
"Quantum theory says that nature is discrete, so the visible universe we inhabit is characterized by a finite amount of information; if space is infinite, this informational pattern is bound to repeat at vast enough distances. A back-of-the-envelope calculation shows that there should be an exact copy of you around 10 to the 10 to the 28th light-years away." - Jim Holt, as published in Slate magazine on August 20th, 2003
Although this theroy seems logical, it is still hard to imagine that and exact replica of you exists, no matter how far away. Do you agree with "Holt's" proposal?
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Post by Bulldada on Sept 10, 2003 9:34:57 GMT -5
Sorry I feel this ones a bit over my head.  Question: Would your replica always be that far away from you, or if you travled at high speed could you catch up to yourself? |
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Post by Synthax on Sept 15, 2003 15:29:50 GMT -5
Whoa! I wonder what he...er, I...er, it is doing right now...er, maybe this...  |
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Post by Bulldada on Sept 15, 2003 15:56:15 GMT -5
Whoa! I wonder what he...er, I...er, it is doing right now...er, maybe this... I bet he's rolling the fattest joint you've never seen. And I think he's going to smoke it without you. |
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Post by Aeristotle on Sept 16, 2003 12:25:59 GMT -5
i wonder if he is also a doobmasta |
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Post by Bulldada on Sept 19, 2003 18:55:33 GMT -5
i wonder if he is also a doobmasta Yes there is, but he is known as Darth doob Masta, and he rolls blunts with his toes. |
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Post by Colleenosaurus on Sept 22, 2003 23:20:36 GMT -5
Question: Would your replica always be that far away from you, or if you travled at high speed could you catch up to yourself? Hmm...I think that if we were somehow able to travel extraordinarily long distances in extraordinarily short amounts of time, we could actually find "ourselves" somewhere out there in space. Very strange. |
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Post by Macbeth on Sept 25, 2003 14:06:17 GMT -5
a boss of mine said something of, "If i take this tennis ball and bounce it against the wall for a long amount of time, at some point the ball would go through the wall without damaging the wall structure" i'm still to this day trying to figure out what the hell he was talking about. he said something about how everything is constantly moving or something. not on the replicas subject, but definitely a wierd wierd guy
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Post by Bulldada on Sept 30, 2003 12:30:02 GMT -5
a boss of mine said something of, "If i take this tennis ball and bounce it against the wall for a long amount of time, at some point the ball would go through the wall without damaging the wall structure" i'm still to this day trying to figure out what the hell he was talking about. he said something about how everything is constantly moving or something. not on the replicas subject, but definitely a wierd wierd guy Yes it is mathmaticly possible but the odds of it happening are infinitesimal. But if you get bored why don't you try walking thru a brick wall at full speed to test it. You never know you might be the first to do it! ;D |
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