VolInNW
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Yes. I'm Bored, so figured we could discuss some infamous moments in Vol history.
Question - Has the world of physics been wrong for over 19 years? Per Wikipedia, the shortest measurable unit of time is the Planck Unit, described as follows (from the wiki entry):
Planck time[edit]
A Planck time unit is the time required for light to travel a distance of 1 Planck length in a vacuum, which is a time interval of approximately 5.39 × 10−44 s.[44] All scientific experiments and human experiences occur over time scales that are many orders of magnitude longer than the Planck time,[45] making any events happening at the Planck scale undetectable with current scientific technology. As of November 2016[update], the smallest time interval uncertainty in direct measurements was on the order of 850 zeptoseconds (8.50 × 10−19 seconds).[46]
While there is currently no known way to measure time intervals on the scale of the Planck time, researchers in 2020 proposed a theoretical apparatus and experiment that, if ever realized, could be capable of being influenced by effects on time as short as 10−33 seconds, thus establishing an upper detectable limit for the quantization of a time that is roughly 20 billion times longer than the Planck time.[47][48]
Those of us who observed the Jabar Gaffney 'catch' in 2000 would argue that the Planck now an antiquated unit, that in fact the magnitude of time that Gaffney actually had physical contact with the pass is some fraction of this relatively long period of time.
Thoughts??
Question - Has the world of physics been wrong for over 19 years? Per Wikipedia, the shortest measurable unit of time is the Planck Unit, described as follows (from the wiki entry):
Planck time[edit]
A Planck time unit is the time required for light to travel a distance of 1 Planck length in a vacuum, which is a time interval of approximately 5.39 × 10−44 s.[44] All scientific experiments and human experiences occur over time scales that are many orders of magnitude longer than the Planck time,[45] making any events happening at the Planck scale undetectable with current scientific technology. As of November 2016[update], the smallest time interval uncertainty in direct measurements was on the order of 850 zeptoseconds (8.50 × 10−19 seconds).[46]
While there is currently no known way to measure time intervals on the scale of the Planck time, researchers in 2020 proposed a theoretical apparatus and experiment that, if ever realized, could be capable of being influenced by effects on time as short as 10−33 seconds, thus establishing an upper detectable limit for the quantization of a time that is roughly 20 billion times longer than the Planck time.[47][48]
Those of us who observed the Jabar Gaffney 'catch' in 2000 would argue that the Planck now an antiquated unit, that in fact the magnitude of time that Gaffney actually had physical contact with the pass is some fraction of this relatively long period of time.
Thoughts??
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