Stephen A. Lawrence wrote on 11-18-08: "The Michelson-Morely experiment was designed to test a prediction made by a particular aether theory which was widely accepted at that time. The prediction was contradicted by the results of the experiment."
Hi All, Lorentz explained the null result of the MM experiment by inventing length contraction. Apparently he believed that length contraction saved the ether theory of that time. Jack Smith ------------ Stephen A. Lawrence also wrote: "According to the Kiplinger Letter, dated Nov 14 [2008], they had the following comment to make concerning our nation's natural gas reserves: ``A U.S. natural gas boom? Better believe it, and it'll begin in just a year. Look for rapid development of monumental-size natural gas deposits trapped in mile-deep shale formations that zigzag beneath N.Y., Pa., Ohio and W.Va. The Marcellus Play contains as much as 1000 trillion cubic feet of gas. If there is that much and it can all be mined, it will meet U.S. needs for 40 years, at current usage. New drilling techniques make it more feasible and profitable. Among the firms involved: MarkWest Energy Resources and Atlas Energy Partners. That should slow the rise in prices. They've soared 400% since 2000. But relief may be tempered. Demand for gas will grow sharply when Congress imposes emission limits on carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas linked to global warming. That will mean a greater reliance on gas-powered plants.''" Jack writes: I think T. Boone Pickens has the right idea here: Generate 400,000 mega-watts of electricity, half the U. S. current electrical capacity, with windmills in the Texas to Canada wind corridor. Shut down the U. S. power plants currently using methane (about 20% of U. S. capacity), and use that methane as compressed natural gas to fuel most U. S. trucks. That would reduce U. S. oil consumption by 30%, according to Pickens.
