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I have observed a very similar process, in a rather different sort of laboratory: a pub not far from my home. The bartender and his colleagues start with several similar couples (Carole Handy & Ian, and Charly Hymus & Irene) resting at the bar. Through the injection of one beer at a time, the bond between each C6H5I couple weakened and dissolved. Once each bond was eliminated (and both Ian and Irene became loud and violent, although that has, IMO, no bearing on the experiment), the two I subjects were herded up and moved away.
Now one of the remaining subjects was pulled toward the other (by factors such as the overall movement of the crowd), but since they were not yet alcoholically bonded the movement of one had no effect on the position of the other. Finally, another splash of alcohol effectively welded the two subjects together, proof being that when one went home and to bed, the other came along for the ride.
I am very impressed by the number of possible applications this study could have, and commend Saw-Wai Hla et al on their fine work.
Is the causality violation this: since we could get a message and observe the person before they send it- wouldn't this imply then that theoretically you could send a message back saying- "don't send the message" which would arrive before the person sends it. So the message would never be sent? ---
Not quite. The weirdness is this: You and I are a long way away from each other but you have a powerful telescope trained on me. I moon in your general direction and then send you an FTL message saying "look through your telescope." You do so and see me mooning you, then you see me send you the message you just received. FTL messages actually take positive time to travel, but they're faster than your perception of my situation, so it only looks to you like you got the message before I sent it.
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Now one of the remaining subjects was pulled toward the other (by factors such as the overall movement of the crowd), but since they were not yet alcoholically bonded the movement of one had no effect on the position of the other. Finally, another splash of alcohol effectively welded the two subjects together, proof being that when one went home and to bed, the other came along for the ride.
I am very impressed by the number of possible applications this study could have, and commend Saw-Wai Hla et al on their fine work.
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Not quite. The weirdness is this:
You and I are a long way away from each other but you have a powerful telescope trained on me. I moon in your general direction and then send you an FTL message saying "look through your telescope." You do so and see me mooning you, then you see me send you the message you just received. FTL messages actually take positive time to travel, but they're faster than your perception of my situation, so it only looks to you like you got the message before I sent it.
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