College freshman physics (in 1955) included a story about the probability of all atoms in a chalk board eraser moving the same way at the same time, causing it to jump off the board. The incredibly small probability of that happening was what kept solid matter apparently inert.
I would not discourage you from looking for an intergalactic cause of jumps, but I think the laws of probability are quite sound. Perhaps you could prove that by describing the randomness of the jumps in many crystals in many places. Bill Hawkins _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
