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Gravitation Anomaly Measured

Rob Riggs writes "Is there a hole in Einstein's Theory of Relativity? A story in The Economist talks about an apparent gravitation anomaly recorded during solar eclipses. According to Chris Duif at the Delft University of Technology, the 'Allais effect' is real, unexplained, and could be linked to another anomaly involving a the Pioneer spacecraft. More detailed information can be found in the paper he has just posted on arXiv.org."

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  1. Re:SUBSPACE !!! by Burlyslayer · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yea, the tought of a giant Bord comming trough Subspace is really keeping me awake at night :) P.S. Anyone got a gmail account left I'm starting to get a little curious => *nickname*@pandora.be Greets

  2. and then there's this by B3ryllium · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The next generation of penis enlargement spam:

    The Oregon Vortex (for those who don't know, it's a visual anomaly ... could be fake, but I haven't heard either way)

  3. Is that like... by csguy314 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ... involving a the Pioneer spacecraft.

    Is that something like a the cheat?

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    This is left as an exercise for the reader.
    1. Re:Is that like... by Doppler00 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      meh!!!

  4. Happens here all the time by ch-chuck · · Score: 0, Offtopic
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    try { do() || do_not(); } catch (JediException err) { yoda(err); }
  5. Heat and Gravity by Timber_Z · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Odd question,

    Scenario: A very high heavy object is left by itself in an empty universe for trillions of years.

    Would not the inside of the object gets very hot from the extreme gravity?

    Would that heat not then move to the outer cooler regions of the object?

    Would the outer regions then not radiate that heat outward?

    Obviously such an object could not lose heat forever, at some point it would simply run out of energy.

    But if gravity is what is creating the heat, then what happens to the gravity?

    Can anyone please explain the flaw in my logic?

  6. Re:SUBSPACE !!! by rlanctot · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ow!

  7. POKEY WHAT'S HAPPENING? by vena · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    THE GRAVITY WELL IS AN ANOMALY!

    (for those who don't get it: I DO NOT LIKE THIS GRAVITY!. or perhaps you simply lack the pokey gene)