That is a good point. I didn't RTFA either (of course), but if they are using onboard times, then we also get into the relativity issue. At 1E-8 precision, surely their speed / gravitational effects are coming into play. Maybe we're wrong about those calculation. Wow I don't make any sense. I'm like this physics equivalent of a conspiracy theorist.
Couldn't this just be an error in our calculations of Doppler shift? You know -that- could explain a lot. Maybe our magnetic field or some other nonsense has an effect on it. I hesitate to bring the point up though, since screaming that errors in Doppler shift give rise to the idea of Dark Matter/Energy seems similar to creationist screaming that errors in carbon dating give rise to the idea of evolution.
And thus started WWIII. Such an innocuous thing, no one thought and harm would come, but one thing led to another until... well, you know what happened.
Android class titled "Why There Are No More Humans".
Officer: I'm sorry sir, the deathalyzer says you're too far over the legal 'dead' limit to be driving. What do you have to say for yourself?
Passenger: But officer, he can't say anything he's dead.
Officer: Whoo-hoo-hoo, look who knows so much. It just so happens that your friend here is only MOSTLY dead. There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive. With all dead, well, with all dead there's usually only one thing you can do.
Passenger: What's that?
Officer: Go through his clothes and look for loose change.
Yes, smoking drives down the possibility... by increasing the chance that you die before they set in. You should give stunt motorcycling a try, it drastically reduces the odds that you'll get a brain-related disease.
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That is a good point. I didn't RTFA either (of course), but if they are using onboard times, then we also get into the relativity issue. At 1E-8 precision, surely their speed / gravitational effects are coming into play. Maybe we're wrong about those calculation. Wow I don't make any sense. I'm like this physics equivalent of a conspiracy theorist.
Couldn't this just be an error in our calculations of Doppler shift? You know -that- could explain a lot. Maybe our magnetic field or some other nonsense has an effect on it. I hesitate to bring the point up though, since screaming that errors in Doppler shift give rise to the idea of Dark Matter/Energy seems similar to creationist screaming that errors in carbon dating give rise to the idea of evolution.
And thus started WWIII. Such an innocuous thing, no one thought and harm would come, but one thing led to another until... well, you know what happened. Android class titled "Why There Are No More Humans".
The earthling are listening, I have to go. Etgay attleshipbay eadyray. *click*
Thanks for your password, I've taken the liberty of moving all the money for your bank accounts to mine.
Officer: I'm sorry sir, the deathalyzer says you're too far over the legal 'dead' limit to be driving. What do you have to say for yourself?
Passenger: But officer, he can't say anything he's dead.
Officer: Whoo-hoo-hoo, look who knows so much. It just so happens that your friend here is only MOSTLY dead. There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive. With all dead, well, with all dead there's usually only one thing you can do.
Passenger: What's that?
Officer: Go through his clothes and look for loose change.
Yes, smoking drives down the possibility... by increasing the chance that you die before they set in. You should give stunt motorcycling a try, it drastically reduces the odds that you'll get a brain-related disease.