Please, please, we agreed to drop that. Such issues ought to be discussed seriously, otherwise let's stay horn related. What would you say to somebody wanting to discuss horn technique, but having just a vague idea of what a horn is? And, William, you should think before writing down numbers... this is a perfect example of nonsense: > it would probably be 99.99999% similar, which is almost 100% similar What do you say, do we drop it or not?
Daniel On 10Jul 2011, at 22:14 , [email protected] wrote: > > I wasn't taking that into account. Yes, there are problems at the > quantum level, I agree, but I'm not talking about a quantum copy. > I'm talking about a molecular copy. > > Strange things happen on the quantum level, but the probabilities > average out as you gain more and more particles such that the chair > you are sitting in will be solid enough even though one out of every > few trillion 'seatings' you could very well fall through the chair. > My opinion is that if you could make a molecular copy of a Strad > (organic compounds included) it would probably be 99.99999% similar, > which is almost 100% similar - and you probably wouldn't be able to > tell any difference whatsoever. The differences are clearly shown in > Chemistry. Say, for example, one has one atom of Copper, it would be > difficult to know the precise position, location of the particle let > alone sub atomic particles. However, with a few Mols of the stuff, > you really don't have to worry so much about the density changing, > or coefficient of thermal expansion changing, etc. In fact, an > entire modern world has been built with near certitude in mind that > steel will hold when you make a bridge, that > Iron will rust, that densities of materials are pretty much known, > etc. We have yet to record any substantial object teleporting itself > under controlled conditions to another location due to quantum > physics - although it is possible with a very small probability, I > suppose. > > Industry is made on QA of complex machinery and complex materials > such that producing millions of the same object yields pretty good > consistency overall. > > > > > Yes, the quantum world is quite different, but the larger world of > Newtonian physics is sound enough that I am pretty sure I shouldn't > leave my house every morning through my 2nd story window - assuming > I had a 2nd story. A Strad has enough molecules in it that assuming > you could make an exact copy molecule for molecule, you wouldn't be > able to tell the difference. > > I realize this is just a thought experiment as we don't have the > technology to do it - but who knows. one day we might. > > -William _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
