[ExI] Gravity wave math

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From: extropy-chat [mailto:extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of John Clark
Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2017 3:23 PM
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Subject: Re: [ExI] Gravity wave math

 

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>…In contrast the September 14 2015 LIGO signal was so strong that in just hours nearly all the scientists involved were convinced they'd found colliding Black Holes, although they didn't say so publicly for about 6 months. There has been some criticism. justified I think, that they kept it secret too long. I'll bet they've already found some cool stuff in the second observing run that they won't talk about until they've finished writing the journal paper…John K Clark

 

 

I cut them plenty of slack on this.  The thing hadn’t even been on but for a very short time.  Had I seen that signal, I would have said noooo way Jose, just no way.  It’s too much like buying exactly one lottery ticket, not even knowing how to play, never bought one before, just bought it as an afterthought, and it wins the big jackpot, and you are the only one to pick that number.  You would just say no, this just can’t be.  I have plenty of dreams that go like this, but reality never does, no way.  This signal must be a mistake.

 

Then consider they would be betting it all: their careers would be Pons/Fleishmanned down the toilet forever if they were wrong.  I would have waited all of 6 months, then when everyone agreed it was time to announce, I would fall on my knees and pray to nobody that we were right, and after I finished, I would pray that there was a god so I would have something or someone to pray to that the result was correct.

 

They did the right thing.  Besides that… it was exciting as all hell wasn’t it?  I remember being present when they presented up at Stanford, oooooohhhh what a time it was, what a time.

 

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