Hakasays I think AllCanadian's point was that time is not a dimension that can be measured directly; it always has to be measured in reference to space. Distance/Time. What is time?, time is a "measure" of the cyclic nature, rate of change or oscillation of something. Time always relates to the motion of matter which relates directly to it's inertia. For example, an atomic clock measures the frequency of oscillation of the atoms. However if the inertia of the atoms changed then so would the frequency of oscillation and the clock would give a false time measurement. In effect, what everyone measured as variable time is simply a measurement error because they didn't consider the property of inertia could change. It's a classic mistake because nobody knows what inertia is or where to even begin so they excluded it. It's why Time dilation and Length contraction are equivalent, because at a fundamental level I don't believe we can tell (yet) if it is time or space that is changing (or a combination of both). Time dilation can easily be explained by variable inertia effecting the frequency of oscillation of the atoms of the clock measuring the time. A supposed length contraction can also be explained by variable inertia effecting the atoms within the length. A such there is no need for variable time or space to explain anything and it only opens up more complexity and contradictions. Do you know what the real problem is?, for some strange reason most people have a pathological fear of space being occupied by something. We know all space is seething with energy, EM wave/radiation and high energy particles. However, for some strange reason the moment anyone claims all this energy in space could have an effect on something people get triggered. I mean we can all see the stars can't we?, we know all that energy must have traveled from that star to us yet nobody can seem to acknowledge the fact that space is full of energy. Even more bizarre is the notion that objects traveling at high velocity through a space full of energy would do so unaffected by said energy. It's the strangest thing and I have no idea what people could be thinking. It's like some kind of mental block which will not allow them to acknowledge the obvious... AC
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Comprehend and Copy Nature... Viktor Schauberger
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