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Have you heard of the doubling theory?
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Have any of you heard of the doubling theory? The idea is that instead of Gravity holding us down, the Universe doubles at a set rate. This means that if we jump, we double faster than the rest of the world. The world, consequently, must catch up, so it seems as if we drop back to the ground. We think we are jumping but actually we never leave the ground, and our perception makes up for the difference. eg. If an apple was in a tree, the size is bigger than what the apple should be. When it falls, it stops growing, and the earth grows until the apple is the correct size. To make up for this, it seems as if the apple has fallen to the ground. Note that i did not come up with this theory, it is a well known, but unprovable, theory that has been batted around for a long time. Hehehe, i just thought it was funny, and that maybe some of you would try this as an excuse to get out of physics class.
"Who knew that doing nothing could be so exhausting?"-Shinji Ikari
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interesting theory but this can be disproved. if the apple was growing at the same rate as the tree, what causes it to fall off the tree? there must be some force drawing it to the ground. the theory of doubling does not account for this. 
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Please do further explain the theory I can't seem to grasp it's concept...
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| I think it means that everything is increasing in size.. so when an apple falls from a tree, everything else increases in size to make up for the space between the apple and the tree? |
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by B'T Raffaelo
on 2005-03-10 03:45:04
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Weird... But really doesn't make any sense...
Henshin!
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It's a weird theory, I know, but it makes as much sense as the String theory:) anyways, it is based completely on the thought that the universe expands to double its size at every instant (Think of it as an anti-Black hole) Also, you have to believe that your mind can percieve what it wants to percieve, and that nothing in the universe really exists (like if you jump over something, you are actually walking right through it, but it doesn't really exist and your mind makes you think you jumped)
"Who knew that doing nothing could be so exhausting?"-Shinji Ikari
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| we now that atoms cannot be created or destroyed, and the atom is quantised, therefore in normal cotext, the apple and tree can't be doubling in size... as for the universe, we know its expanding, but how fast we do not know... however, its just the space that's expanding, the things within it do not expand, they just move apart... this is proven by what astrologist call the red shift, where light from stars when analysed, bars shift toward the red side of the spectrum, as it is moving further away... also, existing theory for gravity is actually the special theory of relativity... its rather complicated to explain, in which bodies lie on (forget it) well, you can assume its a well, an apple resting on a rubber sheet, it actually distorts it by pushing it down... its something like that... imagine that the apple is earth... then well, everything near it would naturally bend toward earth... even light would beng towards it... |
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in some sense that would mean that the earth has some sort of will, opposed to it just moving around and expanding and contracting because of reactions within the geothermal matters and substances within the earth. just a thought, though, it might seem that i a ranting on like a madman. just think about it. sometimes you doin't need all the information but simple variables and facts to understand what i am coming from. i give you permission to tell me to shutup if you find my theory inefficient.....
Knowledge isn't wisdom,
application of that knowledge is.....
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by Caris Astraliste
on 2005-03-30 16:31:54
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But then I have a weird question considering your statement that nothing exists, and we're going "through" things. If the Earth is moving at a set rate, then what happens to us when we aren't jumping? Wouldn't the Earth go through us? Unless I've mistaken and we're growing at a set rate as well. |
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Just who was it that proposed the said theory? It is quite difficult to perceive...
~o~~"Chi?"~~o~
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hey, now, everyone is either totally confused or a disbeliever. you don't have to believe it is the only way, just that it is a POSSIBLE way. It's essentially a discussion between an english and math major, yeah? if you don't get it, try drawing it or something. Besides, how can anime fans not understand something like this? it's like out of Neon Genesis Evangelion (just watch episode 26 when he talks about who and what he and the world is). or it could just be psychobabble....
"Who knew that doing nothing could be so exhausting?"-Shinji Ikari
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by Caris Astraliste
on 2005-05-02 18:26:51
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Yeah, I never got to watching the ending of NGE. I guess I'm not a believer then, the theory just doesn't seem to click with me. |
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"we now that atoms cannot be created or destroyed, and the atom is quantised, therefore in normal cotext, the apple and tree can't be doubling in size... as for the universe, we know its expanding, but how fast we do not know... however, its just the space that's expanding, the things within it do not expand, they just move apart... this is proven by what astrologist call the red shift, where light from stars when analysed, bars shift toward the red side of the spectrum, as it is moving further away..." Sorry to say it, but you made a few errors in interpreting this theory. No worries, common when people try to talk about this stuff since there is so much to it and so little proof. The key to this theory is there is no way to disprove it. The apple could be pulled off the tree by inertia (friction), as the tree must be accellerating away from center of the planet. Gravity also seems to be transfered by particles (massless) called gravitons. This would mean that gravity does not travel instantaniously, but rather, at the speed of light. Relativity can only effectively be applied to things that are really big or really fast....
Despair From Darkness
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