Re: Guy from university physics ... Eureka! A picture!

John Smith I wrote:

> [stuff]

Actually, I don't think I explained that well--for want of a better explanation ...

Take the Michelson–Morley experiment. They were attempting to find the equivalent of how the doppler effect affects sound in air. However, if the way matter affects ether is similar to the way air affects sound, the earth and its' atmosphere would be a less than optimal test bed.

Indeed, if you take the horn from a train and place it in a long train, you would loose the effect, the skin of the train deflects/slows/distorts/whatever the air which causes the effect.

Now, if someone where to reconstruct the Michelson–Morley experiment from the nose of a space shuttle (no matter intervening or massive matter in close proximity), to mirrors traveling at the same speed and in the same trajectory of the shuttle, perhaps a quite different conclusion would be reached. Especially, if the matter of air and proximity to earth is masking anything enough to throw off the experiment.

I know unexpected results were obtained when a long tether was let out behind the shuttle, and never explained to my satisfaction.

Perhaps that is a somewhat better way to express what I attempted in the post this one responds too ...

Regards,
JS
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