SIDE note on FTL in the context of "instant messaging": One thing that is implied by this antenna patent is that FTL does not necessarily "reverse time". The idea of time-reversal always gets back to ontology via a very basic assumption about the nature of time.
In fact FTL - in its most basic incarnation, may only mean that a signal arrives at about the same time it sent, no matter how far it travelled, and furthermore that there can NO time reversal because, essentially, there is no real property of "time". "Time" is merely a mental construct which allows the human brain to better understand cause-and-effect, for survival. Pavlov in disguise. Strom seems to claim his invention can broadcast a signal - a transmission of energy, but instead of travelling through normal 3-space, the signal magically finds a "wormhole" into another dimension... which does not mean that an antenna receives a messages before it is transmitted, but instead that there is simply no delay even if the message went to the other end of the Universe and back. No delay - because time is an illusion which depends on lightspeed to fool the observer. That would rescue Strom's deeper problem in a way ... but, in the end, he went over the line of credibility in saying that this "allows energy from another dimension to accelerate plant growth." Cough... cough ... WTF? Unless, of course, he has the data to prove this... -----Original Message----- From: Jones Beene Don't know if this patent was brought up simply because of the claim of FTL, which is always of interest. Or ... if, coincidentally it seems to have employed a "spin Seebeck" effect, mentioned recently. The patent came out 10 years ahead of the discovery of this effect, but that could mean that it was way ahead of its time. And as we know, there is little indication that the patent worked as claimed. Plus - to tell the truth - I am not sure how the patent is supposed to operate. If anyone thinks they have a firm handle on its operation - please elucidate. It does seem to inject a magnetic field into a hot conductor, but is that the key to operation? -----Original Message----- From: Craig Haynie " The present invention has discovered the apparent existence of a new dimension capable of acting as a medium for RE signals. Initial benefits of penetrating this new dimension include sending RF signals faster than the speed of light, extending the effective distance of RF transmitters at the same power radiated, penetrating known RF shielding devices, and accelerating plant growth exposed to the by-product energy of the RF transmissions." *http://tinyurl.com/8htrubb Craig *
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