Physics and Feng Shui
Just saw this on FB, although the report apparently came out last year:
“Physicists confirmed that clocks in two rooms at identical heights separated by only 10 meters horizontally run at measurably different speeds — not because of gravity differences but because local mass distribution differences create subtly different spacetime curvatures detectable by modern optical atomic clocks.
“Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder placed optical atomic clocks in adjacent laboratories on the same floor and measured tick rate differences for 6 months. The clocks diverged at 10 to the power of minus 21 seconds per second — caused by slightly different gravitational potential created by different wall thickness, equipment mass, and geological substrate beneath each room.
“The measurement proves Einstein’s general relativity operates measurably at human spatial scales, not just between planets.”
I assume when they say, “not because of gravity differences,” they’re referring to earth’s geology.
Seems like a reason for Feng Shui if you want to live a few zeptoseconds longer.
Joel:
If I spend more time at the front of my home as opposed to the back of my home? There may be a chance of less aging due to gravitational pull? I suspect that may apply to altitude also. The further away, the less gravitational pull?
@Bill,
A FB friend suggested we go into business selling bed frames made of depleted uranium to geriatric billionaires.
Joel:
How would we price them? That stuff is expensive.
@Bill,
Depleted uranium (DU) is relatively cheap and abundant because it is a byproduct of the nuclear enrichment process. While isolating radioactive uranium for fuel or weapons is enormously expensive, DU is essentially unwanted industrial waste left over from that process.
I’ve read that there’s lots of it just lying around in the Iraqi desert, the remains of US anti-tank shells.
Joel:
So, we are creating a radioactive desert in Iraq? How nice. I can see in the future, the US paying for exposure to radioactive waste left in a place everyone thought was unpopulated. Trolling a bit here. I kind of wonder if we (USMC) were firing Uranium shells at Fort Bragg from our self-propelled 155M howitzers.
Bill,
Read my comment again:
“DU is essentially unwanted industrial waste left over from that process.” So not radioactive.
Joel:
Ok; But they do use this for artillery rounds. “Depleted uranium (DU) rounds are armor-piercing munitions. Due to the metal’s extreme density (roughly \(1.7\) times denser than lead) and pyrophoric nature, these projectiles are designed to pierce heavy steel armor and ignite upon impact.”
Also:
“depleted uranium has nearly the same density as natural uranium but far less radioactivity, it is desirable for applications that demand high mass without added radiation hazards.”
I defer to your knowledge on the topic. You are more knowledeable than I on this.