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Talk:Special theory of relativity (view source)
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, 02:05, November 20, 2018Comment on History paragraph
The last sentence of the History section claims that a "computer engineer invalidated much of Special Relativity" with a link to a site where you can buy the fellow's book. Perhaps there should be a description of what has been invalidated. Also, the guy could be a crackpot and his book might not present a very convincing argument for invalidating a cornerstone of modern physics. [[User:MFlem]] 19:28 May 11, 2011 (BST)
The last sentence of the History section claims that a "computer engineer invalidated much of Special Relativity" with a link to a site where you can buy the fellow's book. Perhaps there should be a description of what has been invalidated. Also, the guy could be a crackpot and his book might not present a very convincing argument for invalidating a cornerstone of modern physics. [[User:MFlem]] 19:28 May 11, 2011 (BST)
:I agree. On YouTube is a video of a kiwi hauling a tree up the side of a mountain, a piece of computer programing by a computer engineer. Setting aside the entertainment value of it you can make a computer do anything, up to and including invalidating much of the SRT. What is needed is an explanation of the theory itself, and direct evidence either supporting or refuting the theory. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 14:40, 11 May 2011 (EDT)
:I agree. On YouTube is a video of a kiwi hauling a tree up the side of a mountain, a piece of computer programing by a computer engineer. Setting aside the entertainment value of it you can make a computer do anything, up to and including invalidating much of the SRT. What is needed is an explanation of the theory itself, and direct evidence either supporting or refuting the theory. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 14:40, 11 May 2011 (EDT)
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof. Special Relativity has been shown to be true in every challenge by generations of scientists for over 100 years. This article takes the word of a single person, a non-physicist, whose website has disappeared and whose book is no longer in publication, to make the extraordinary claim that he has "... invalidated much of Special Relativity theory by showing clear contradictions in the theory." Curators should please delete that sentence or lose any credibility as a reputable information source. If you don't want to delete it, please provide VERY STRONG evidence to back it up, together with an alternative theory that explains all the associated phenomena. Once you do that, please expect a call from the Nobel committee :-)