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Re: George Bush has legitimised terrorism
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Date: 
Fri, 23 Apr 2004 18:12:27 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:

   It is a variant of the one Dave K mentioned earlier.
  1. Before moving any distance X, the distance 1/2X must be covered.
  2. Before moving distance 1/2X, 1/4X distance must be moved, etc.
  3. Since there will always be a distance smaller than the one to be traveled, motion will never happen.

I dunno, baseballs seem to have no problem moving in differential calculus using dv’s and dt’s... but of course that is continuum mechanics.

Some Lugnet physics guru is going to have to speak up about quantum mechanics with the Planck scales and such... :)

Spencer



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  Re: George Bush has legitimised terrorism
 
(...) It is a variant of the one Dave K mentioned earlier. Before moving any distance X, the distance 1/2X must be covered. Before moving distance 1/2X, 1/4X distance must be moved, etc. Since there will always be a distance smaller than the one to (...) (21 years ago, 23-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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