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originally posted by: underwerks
a reply to: edmc^2
That's what the grey area is for.
originally posted by: DAVID64
a reply to: edmc^2
What if....pigs had wings ?
When is opening day of Bacon Season ?
Shotgun ?
Rifle ?
Bow ?
So many questions.
Be glad they don't. You think a little Bird poop on your car is bad......yeesh.
originally posted by: TheTruthRocks
What if I were wearing pants?
The new AboveTopSecret.com Skunk Works Forum is now open for business!
If you've been listening to my Skeptic Overview podcasts (if not... why not?) you're probably already pretty clear on the concept for this new forum, but some additional explanation is still due.
The ATS Back To Basics Campaign
This is a new initiative kicked off by this Skunk Works forum to have a dedicated place for ATS members to engage in speculative conspiracy theory discussions of all topics, angles, and targets. Our regular ATS forums have long since evolved into excellent zones of critical thinking and analysis that often either reveal or discredit many conspiracy theories. This attribute of ATS is certainly an important factor of our growth as we're the largest "alternative topic" discussion board by a major factor.
However, the skeptical and often intense nature of our regular forums can often be an intimidating environment for members with conspiracy theories based on more loosely connected tidbits of information (or even pure speculation) than is typically expected of posts in our main forums. Skeptical analysis and fact checking is certainly a cornerstone in the art of "Denying Ignorance", however, as the wonderful Mr. Einstein once said, "Imagination is more important than knowledge." The true denial of ignorance must also include and often embrace even the most fanciful exaggerations of possibilities in order to understand and explore the upper limits of what might be possible.
The Gray Area is a discussion forum that provides a dedicated area for members to post their confessions, disclosures, and related extraordinary personal experiences. Like the highly speculative Skunk Works forum, The Gray Area will tolerate topics that may be unusually hypothetical or unproven for the purpose of vetting the stories of thread-starters by the ATS membership at large.
By nature, The Gray Area tends to involve unproven claims and anecdotal testimony that may arouse skepticism in some members.
As always, skepticism is fine, but only when expressed in accordance with the AboveTopSecret.com Terms And Conditions Of Use.
In particular, Courtesy Is Mandatory. Insults, ridicule, harassment, abuse and similar behavior constitute a direct attack on what this forum is intended for, and will be treated accordingly.
Members unable to politely discuss unusual, unproven or unorthodox subjects should avoid this forum.
originally posted by: Blaine91555
a reply to: edmc^2
Skunk Works is what you are looking for. It's the right place to ask what if.
The new AboveTopSecret.com Skunk Works Forum is now open for business!
If you've been listening to my Skeptic Overview podcasts (if not... why not?) you're probably already pretty clear on the concept for this new forum, but some additional explanation is still due.
The ATS Back To Basics Campaign
This is a new initiative kicked off by this Skunk Works forum to have a dedicated place for ATS members to engage in speculative conspiracy theory discussions of all topics, angles, and targets. Our regular ATS forums have long since evolved into excellent zones of critical thinking and analysis that often either reveal or discredit many conspiracy theories. This attribute of ATS is certainly an important factor of our growth as we're the largest "alternative topic" discussion board by a major factor.
However, the skeptical and often intense nature of our regular forums can often be an intimidating environment for members with conspiracy theories based on more loosely connected tidbits of information (or even pure speculation) than is typically expected of posts in our main forums. Skeptical analysis and fact checking is certainly a cornerstone in the art of "Denying Ignorance", however, as the wonderful Mr. Einstein once said, "Imagination is more important than knowledge." The true denial of ignorance must also include and often embrace even the most fanciful exaggerations of possibilities in order to understand and explore the upper limits of what might be possible.
The Gray Area is for personal revelations and experiences with no corroborating evidence. The key word is personal.
The Gray Area is a discussion forum that provides a dedicated area for members to post their confessions, disclosures, and related extraordinary personal experiences. Like the highly speculative Skunk Works forum, The Gray Area will tolerate topics that may be unusually hypothetical or unproven for the purpose of vetting the stories of thread-starters by the ATS membership at large.
By nature, The Gray Area tends to involve unproven claims and anecdotal testimony that may arouse skepticism in some members.
As always, skepticism is fine, but only when expressed in accordance with the AboveTopSecret.com Terms And Conditions Of Use.
In particular, Courtesy Is Mandatory. Insults, ridicule, harassment, abuse and similar behavior constitute a direct attack on what this forum is intended for, and will be treated accordingly.
Members unable to politely discuss unusual, unproven or unorthodox subjects should avoid this forum.
For some reason people don't seem to read the forum descriptions and rules. Skunk Works should be a lot busier than it is in my opinion. People think it's a place for silly season to come out, but that's not the case and never was.
originally posted by: Blaine91555
a reply to: TheTruthRocks
Schrödinger's pants?
In Schrödinger’s classic thought experiment, the life of a cat in a closed box hangs on the outcome of a quantum reaction in which a piece of radioactive material either does or does not decay to trigger the release of a poison. The catch, of course, is that until the box is opened and the experiment is observed, the cat remains in a state of limbo where it is both dead and alive simultaneously. However, in a new study in Nature, researchers used a supercooled electrical circuit to model an atom with multiple energy levels to show that the life-or-death quantum jump is not quite instantaneous after all; it even comes with warning signs that occur slightly ahead of the jump, allowing the researchers to reverse the process. Good news for Schrödinger’s cat, no doubt, but also for physicists working on quantum computers in which unintended quantum state changes can result in errors, The Guardian reports.