Oh I find a wonderful convergence in my horn playing and the work of Heisenberg, there is uncertainty in almost every note I play.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Daniel Canarutto Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 5:44 AM To: The Horn List Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Send in the clones... Please, please, we agreed to drop that. Such issues ought to be discussed seriously, otherwise let's stay horn related. What would you say to somebody wanting to discuss horn technique, but having just a vague idea of what a horn is? And, William, you should think before writing down numbers... this is a perfect example of nonsense: > it would probably be 99.99999% similar, which is almost 100% similar What do you say, do we drop it or not? Daniel On 10Jul 2011, at 22:14 , [email protected] wrote: > > I wasn't taking that into account. Yes, there are problems at the > quantum level, I agree, but I'm not talking about a quantum copy. > I'm talking about a molecular copy. > > Strange things happen on the quantum level, but the probabilities > average out as you gain more and more particles such that the chair > you are sitting in will be solid enough even though one out of every > few trillion 'seatings' you could very well fall through the chair. > My opinion is that if you could make a molecular copy of a Strad > (organic compounds included) it would probably be 99.99999% similar, > which is almost 100% similar - and you probably wouldn't be able to > tell any difference whatsoever. The differences are clearly shown in > Chemistry. Say, for example, one has one atom of Copper, it would be > difficult to know the precise position, location of the particle let > alone sub atomic particles. However, with a few Mols of the stuff, > you really don't have to worry so much about the density changing, > or coefficient of thermal expansion changing, etc. In fact, an > entire modern world has been built with near certitude in mind that > steel will hold when you make a bridge, that > Iron will rust, that densities of materials are pretty much known, > etc. We have yet to record any substantial object teleporting itself > under controlled conditions to another location due to quantum > physics - although it is possible with a very small probability, I > suppose. > > Industry is made on QA of complex machinery and complex materials > such that producing millions of the same object yields pretty good > consistency overall. > > > > > Yes, the quantum world is quite different, but the larger world of > Newtonian physics is sound enough that I am pretty sure I shouldn't > leave my house every morning through my 2nd story window - assuming > I had a 2nd story. A Strad has enough molecules in it that assuming > you could make an exact copy molecule for molecule, you wouldn't be > able to tell the difference. > > I realize this is just a thought experiment as we don't have the > technology to do it - but who knows. one day we might. > > -William _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/bgross%40airmail.ne t _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
