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Walt O'Reagun

Time Crystals? Whaaaaat?!?

Scientists claim they recently created crystals that vibrate in time.
Allegedly, these new crystals can be used to build better quantum computers.

I'm thinking ... crystal radio set that lets you communicate with the future.
Such communication would result in the collapse of the economy, due to 100% foretelling of the stock market.
OR create a time paradox.  Of which, there are 3 main theories:
1 - It is impossible to create a time paradox.  "Time" won't let you change events.
2 - A time paradox would create an alternate time line.  Maybe they would merge later, maybe not.
3 - A time paradox would create a time loop, and only an external factor could end the loop.  Which gets them asking how big the loop would be, and who would be affected by it.  (EG: just the person/people directly involved?  The whole planet?  The solar system?  The galaxy?  The universe?)  The larger the area of the loop, the larger the external variable has to be to end it.

And what if the government tries to "jam" such communications?
What would happen if you tried to "jam" time?

So - my brain just imploded with all the possibilities.

Anybody else read the story and implode their brain?

Posted - March 10, 2017
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  • A friend of mine tried time crystal once.   He wound up locking himself in the basement for three days to hide from the shadow trolls while maxing his credit card watching cam girls.


      March 10, 2017 2:36 PM MST
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  • 5354
    Journalists routinely get it wrong when scientist try to tell them about some new discovery. Remember when the Higgs Bosun was proclaimed to be a "God Particle" capable of destroying the universe or creating a new one. It made huge headlines and I even saw hopeful Questions on AB asking about whether "The God particle" bespoke the end of the word.

    At first glance I would say that these "crystals vibrating in time" is similar hogwash. Born out of the journalist not understanding what he was told. If you can provide a link I would love to read the article, but there is no way I will even attempt to evaluate the discovery on the basis of a secondhand attempt to describe something misunderstood.
      March 10, 2017 3:28 PM MST
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  • 5354
    Could this be it? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space-time_crystal

    I cannot claim to understand it either, but would note that the words "vibrate" or "vibration" are not used anywhere in the article. This post was edited by JakobA the unAmerican. at March 10, 2017 3:50 PM MST
      March 10, 2017 3:45 PM MST
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  • Momentum and motion.
      March 10, 2017 3:48 PM MST
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  • 6023
    I first read it in this article, from The Independent:
    http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/time-crystals-new-matter-atoms-law-physics-break-perpetual-motion-theory-electrons-snowflakes-a7618041.html

    Then read some more with this article, from LiveScience:
    http://www.livescience.com/58171-time-crystals-created-in-the-lab.html
      March 10, 2017 4:42 PM MST
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  • 5354
    This comment under the article in your first link say it politely:
    "Please get someone with a science background to write science articles in the future."

    Of course the problem with that is that then 'normal Joes' like us will not understand a word of it ;-))
    Please get someone with a science background to write science articles in future.
    Please get someone with a science background to write science articles in future.
    Please get someone with a science background to write science articles in future.
    Please get someone with a science background to write science articles in future.
      March 10, 2017 4:57 PM MST
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