Comments on: speed trap http://www.haibane.info/2007/08/17/speed-trap/ a celebration of science fiction, anime, and geek culture Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:38:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Claire http://www.haibane.info/2007/08/17/speed-trap/#comment-1619 Claire Sat, 10 May 2008 00:13:33 +0000 http://www.haibane.info/2007/08/17/speed-trap/#comment-1619 My science teacher was looking for one of these signs with miles per second, but this works! :) My science teacher was looking for one of these signs with miles per second, but this works! :)

]]> By: Kayle http://www.haibane.info/2007/08/17/speed-trap/#comment-1069 Kayle Sat, 18 Aug 2007 06:26:23 +0000 http://www.haibane.info/2007/08/17/speed-trap/#comment-1069 Aha, now I "understand" where I've gone wrong... (Damn EE physics) http://www.mathpages.com/home/kmath210/kmath210.htm Aha, now I “understand” where I’ve gone wrong… (Damn EE physics) http://www.mathpages.com/home/kmath210/kmath210.htm

]]> By: fledgling otaku http://www.haibane.info/2007/08/17/speed-trap/#comment-1067 fledgling otaku Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:59:41 +0000 http://www.haibane.info/2007/08/17/speed-trap/#comment-1067 are you sure, Kayle? I always thought that group velocity can exceed c (or even be negative). after a casual google I found <a href="http://gregegan.customer.netspace.net.au/APPLETS/20/20.html" rel="nofollow">a pretty cool applet online </a>that demonstrates the difference. are you sure, Kayle? I always thought that group velocity can exceed c (or even be negative).

after a casual google I found a pretty cool applet online that demonstrates the difference.

]]> By: Kayle http://www.haibane.info/2007/08/17/speed-trap/#comment-1066 Kayle Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:33:35 +0000 http://www.haibane.info/2007/08/17/speed-trap/#comment-1066 The ars technica writer and you are apparently confusing group velocity and phase velocity... The ars technica writer and you are apparently confusing group velocity and phase velocity…

]]> By: Dave Schuler http://www.haibane.info/2007/08/17/speed-trap/#comment-1065 Dave Schuler Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:16:34 +0000 http://www.haibane.info/2007/08/17/speed-trap/#comment-1065 Let me hasten to point out that it's the overturning all known laws of physics part whose days are long past. Solitary German geniuses laboring in their spare time we will always have with us. ;-) Let me hasten to point out that it’s the overturning all known laws of physics part whose days are long past. Solitary German geniuses laboring in their spare time we will always have with us. ;-)

]]> By: fledgling otaku http://www.haibane.info/2007/08/17/speed-trap/#comment-1064 fledgling otaku Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:00:03 +0000 http://www.haibane.info/2007/08/17/speed-trap/#comment-1064 the aliasing looked horrible so i made a new thumbnail; click on the image for a high-res version. the aliasing looked horrible so i made a new thumbnail; click on the image for a high-res version.

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