Edit: Besides, if I am flawed you can blame my programmer. Because surely it can't be my fault. ;-)
Untrue. Einstein did quite well in math.
Einstein didn't fail at math. He did however however build much of the math for special relativity on the work of Hendrik Lorentz. That's why the resulting equations are known as the Lorentz-Einstein equations. Amd it was originally called the Lorentz-Einstein Theory of Special Relativity. It's Lorentz who defines the mathmatical formula of time, space, and mass dilation.
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Edit: Besides, if I am flawed you can blame my programmer. Because surely it can't be my fault. ;-)
Untrue. Einstein did quite well in math.
Einstein didn't fail at math. He did however however build much of the math for special relativity on the work of Hendrik Lorentz. That's why the resulting equations are known as the Lorentz-Einstein equations. Amd it was originally called the Lorentz-Einstein Theory of Special Relativity. It's Lorentz who defines the mathmatical formula of time, space, and mass dilation.
I've heard this rumor all my life, that he "failed math and had to have someone help him with the math to get his theories correct."
Did Einstein really fail math?
First and foremost, let us dispel the most popular, most beloved rumor about Einstein of all. He did not fail math. He got top grades in math and science all of his life. He also didn't fail out of school -- though he did abruptly leave his secondary school when his family moved to Italy during his final year. But he did earn his diploma elsewhere and then went on to and graduated from college
(albeit with only fair grades, and he was known to skip a lot of classes. . . )
To be honest, however, for a high-end theoretical physicist, Einstein's math was subpar. His earlier papers -- while elegant, brief, and brilliant -- often contain simple errors. However, it must be remembered the Einstein was not balancing a checkbook, he was balancing the forces of gravity and the speed of light. The level of mathematics he was doing is far beyond two-plus-two. And so it's more correct to say that Einstein wasn't a mathematician -- and that he needed their help quite often to make sure his theories did pan out in the end.
At any given time there are probably about 2,000 thunderstorms around the world producing about 44 flashes of lightning each second! About 78% of that occurs in the tropics, between 30N and 30S latitude. That data comes from NASA earth monitoring satellites giving us a really good picture of lighting storms on a global scale. Older data (Brooks 1925) that is typically quoted states that the rate is 100flashes/second, with newer estimates revising this downward to about 60 flashes a second (Kotaki and Katoh 1983) and now with really good data we come up with the 44 flash/sec number (Christian 2003).
NASA has flown two special cameras aboard different satellites that detect lightning, one called OTD (Optical Transient Detector in 1995) and LIS (Lightning Imaging Sensor in 1997). OTD worked for five years, LIS is aboard a satellite called TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission) and is still providing data every day. A view of worldwide data gathered from these missions is shown below.
That comes up with 4 million lightning flashes each day! Of course this data shows lighting flashes, not if each bolt of lightning struck the ground or not.
In the US we have good lighting monitoring with the National Lightning Detection Network, part of NASA’a National Severe Storms Laboratory. This network uses radio data and can provide that information. We detect 20,000,000 cloud to ground flashes in the US each year. The radio pulse emitted by a cloud to ground strike is significantly different than a cloud flash. The data also shows that there are about 5-10 times more cloud flashes than cloud to ground strikes.
A little back of the envelope figuring here...
44 flash/second (from the satellite data)
100 x 60 x 60 = 158,400flash/hour x 24 x 365 = 1.387 billion flash/year
Use the high end of 10% of lightning is a ground strike...
1.387 billion x 10% = 138 million ground strikes/year worldwide
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Doodlebug Anklebiter wrote:
Hmmm. Kirth, could you look that one up for me, please?
No need. "Lightening" refers to an ebbing of darkness. Dawn is constantly occurring in a moving line as the Earth rotates; that never stops. Therefore the Earth is continuously "struck by lightening."
CJ posted some interesting information about "lightning," but that wasn't what you asked about.
Not sure if I should hate on Einstein or math more...
Crimson Jester wrote:
LazarX wrote:
Samnell wrote:
Tiny Coffee Golem wrote:
Einstein failed math. Just saying, Grammar Nazi.
Edit: Besides, if I am flawed you can blame my programmer. Because surely it can't be my fault. ;-)
Untrue. Einstein did quite well in math.
Einstein didn't fail at math. He did however however build much of the math for special relativity on the work of Hendrik Lorentz. That's why the resulting equations are known as the Lorentz-Einstein equations. Amd it was originally called the Lorentz-Einstein Theory of Special Relativity. It's Lorentz who defines the mathmatical formula of time, space, and mass dilation.
I've heard this rumor all my life, that he "failed math and had to have someone help him with the math to get his theories correct."
Did Einstein really fail math?
First and foremost, let us dispel the most popular, most beloved rumor about Einstein of all. He did not fail math. He got top grades in math and science all of his life. He also didn't fail out of school -- though he did abruptly leave his secondary school when his family moved to Italy during his final year. But he did earn his diploma elsewhere and then went on to and graduated from college
(albeit with only fair grades, and he was known to skip a lot of classes. . . )
To be honest, however, for a high-end theoretical physicist, Einstein's math was subpar. His earlier papers -- while elegant, brief, and brilliant -- often contain simple errors. However, it must be remembered the Einstein was not balancing a checkbook, he was balancing the forces of gravity and the speed of light. The level of mathematics he was doing is far beyond two-plus-two. And so it's more correct to say that Einstein wasn't a mathematician -- and that he needed their help quite often to make sure his theories did pan out in the end.
I was wondering WTF with that one, but though it was too interesting not to post. To tell the truth, I'm not sure I want to know what right-handed products they're talking about. That way lies madness.
I was wondering WTF with that one, but though it was too interesting not to post. To tell the truth, I'm not sure I want to know what right-handed products they're talking about. That way lies madness.
Every time I shoot my M1 Garand, I have to duck so the spent clip doesn't smack me in the face, so there may be some credence to that theory...
I was wondering WTF with that one, but though it was too interesting not to post. To tell the truth, I'm not sure I want to know what right-handed products they're talking about. That way lies madness.
Every time I shoot my M1 Garand, I have to duck so the spent clip doesn't smack me in the face, so there may be some credence to that theory...
I remember left handed friends having the most issues with scissors and notebooks. Granted is is grade school. I'm sure there are adult products (not in dirty way) that cause issues.
Neither. One is dead and the other was never alive. There are better targets for your haterade. We just need to focus your hatred young sith. Yes focus and release it!
Freehold DM wrote:
Not sure if I should hate on Einstein or math more...
Crimson Jester wrote:
LazarX wrote:
Samnell wrote:
Tiny Coffee Golem wrote:
Einstein failed math. Just saying, Grammar Nazi.
Edit: Besides, if I am flawed you can blame my programmer. Because surely it can't be my fault. ;-)
Untrue. Einstein did quite well in math.
Einstein didn't fail at math. He did however however build much of the math for special relativity on the work of Hendrik Lorentz. That's why the resulting equations are known as the Lorentz-Einstein equations. Amd it was originally called the Lorentz-Einstein Theory of Special Relativity. It's Lorentz who defines the mathmatical formula of time, space, and mass dilation.
I've heard this rumor all my life, that he "failed math and had to have someone help him with the math to get his theories correct."
Did Einstein really fail math?
First and foremost, let us dispel the most popular, most beloved rumor about Einstein of all. He did not fail math. He got top grades in math and science all of his life. He also didn't fail out of school -- though he did abruptly leave his secondary school when his family moved to Italy during his final year. But he did earn his diploma elsewhere and then went on to and graduated from college
(albeit with only fair grades, and he was known to skip a lot of classes. . . )
To be honest, however, for a high-end theoretical physicist, Einstein's math was subpar. His earlier papers -- while elegant, brief, and brilliant -- often contain simple errors. However, it must be remembered the Einstein was not balancing a checkbook, he was balancing the forces of gravity and the speed of light. The level of mathematics he was doing is far beyond two-plus-two. And so it's more correct to say that Einstein wasn't a mathematician -- and that he needed their help quite often to make sure his theories did pan out in the end.
I was wondering WTF with that one, but though it was too interesting not to post. To tell the truth, I'm not sure I want to know what right-handed products they're talking about. That way lies madness.
Every time I shoot my M1 Garand, I have to duck so the spent clip doesn't smack me in the face, so there may be some credence to that theory...
I remember left handed friends having the most issues with scissors and notebooks. Granted is is grade school. I'm sure there are adult products (not in dirty way) that cause issues.
Edit: maybe chainsaws?
Adult scissors?! I'll fund that project on Kickstarter!
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