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On 7/12/2011 12:38 PM, Herbert Foster wrote: > Now, Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle states that the more certain you are > about something (e.g. momentum of particle), the less certain you are about > something else (e.g. position of particle). So what ARE you sure about your > horn > playing? > > Let's see. I'm sure about, umm... > > Herb Foster > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Bill Gross<[email protected]> > To: The Horn List<[email protected]> > Sent: Mon, July 11, 2011 6:55:06 AM > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Send in the clones... > > Oh I find a wonderful convergence in my horn playing and the work of > Heisenberg, there is uncertainty in almost every note I play. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Daniel Canarutto > Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 5:44 AM > To: The Horn List > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Send in the clones... > > 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/bgross%40airmail.ne > t > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/herb_foster%40yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/goldberg%40wccnet.org _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
