Reply to: Do you like films about gladiators?

[original PM]

but surely we do 'capture' the photons as do we not turn the energy into what we see as visible light when the photons impact on the cones n rods at the back or our eyes?

need a biologist to sort this one --- any takers

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[Churchill]

The eyes would be like little black body's, absorbing visible light and emitting light mostly in the infra red. Although every now and then a visible photon might get emitted. So the room would get darker in visible light and brighter in invisible light.

Wow, we're emitting infra-red from our eyes!!!

Like a death ray!!! Well, more like a "doesn't hurt a bit ray" really...

[TimberWolf]

There's an idea, when our eyes capture photons, are they actually captured or merely observed?

If the photons are captured then the room would get darker if we all had our eyes open! Scary! Stop stealing my photons!!! Shut your eyes!!!

The eyes would be like little black body's, absorbing visible light and emitting light mostly in the infra red. Although every now and then a visible photon might get emitted. So the room would get darker in visible light and brighter in invisible light.

[Churchill]

you see - the kettle will boil at a constant rate whatever

however this may not be true - as if you are looking at it you may be absorbing more photons and thus more energy then if you were not as such by the mere act of looking (or observing) you are altering the system.



probably


thats another one!

There's an idea, when our eyes capture photons, are they actually captured or merely observed?

If the photons are captured then the room would get darker if we all had our eyes open! Scary! Stop stealing my photons!!! Shut your eyes!!!

[original PM]

you see - the kettle will boil at a constant rate whatever

however this may not be true - as if you are looking at it you may be absorbing more photons and thus more energy then if you were not as such by the mere act of looking (or observing) you are altering the system.



probably


thats another one!

[Churchill]

it's okay - i am just getting my post count up for some inexplicable reason....

The more you look at your post-count the slower it increments.

Like a kettle really, boils in that case, not increments, unless you're measuring the temperature of course, in that case it would increment, only slowly - coz you're watching it.

[original PM]

Not having a bad day at all. Thanks for your concern though.

it's okay - i am just getting my post count up for some inexplicable reason....

[TimberWolf]

To save pointless bickering and people getting involved who need not be involved. Oh and to avoid trolls and people taking pot shots that don't help ad infinitum...

It's your fault, you're the one who cried to the mods.

[Churchill]

it seems the mods can do no right

always either to stringent or to lax

well RH if you can't please em all then just please yourself

looks like churchill is just having a bad day - maybe not getting any....

Not having a bad day at all. Thanks for your concern though.

[Churchill]

To save pointless bickering and people getting involved who need not be involved. Oh and to avoid trolls and people taking pot shots that don't help ad infinitum...

Fun, init?

[northernladuk]

If you're open to feedback & discussion why does he need to send a PM?

To save pointless bickering and people getting involved who need not be involved. Oh and to avoid trolls and people taking pot shots that don't help ad infinitum...

[original PM]

it seems the mods can do no right

always either to stringent or to lax

well RH if you can't please em all then just please yourself

looks like churchill is just having a bad day - maybe not getting any....

[Churchill]

Policy? No-one said anything about a policy.

If you genuinely wish to question my moderation then send me a PM. I'm open to feedback & discussion and welcome your view on this.

If you're open to feedback & discussion why does he need to send a PM?

[realityhack]

Policy? No-one said anything about a policy.

If you genuinely wish to question my moderation then send me a PM. I'm open to feedback & discussion and welcome your view on this.

[Churchill]

Ah, here's something. Peak mental powers reached by the age of 22 to 27, but for some tests, the decline doesn't start until the 40s. And for abilities based on accumulated knowledge, such as performance on tests of vocabulary or general information, the decline doesn't start until the age of 60.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...ists-find.html

So if young lions start running rings around you on the newer stuff, the older coders can always hold their own on issues relating to how good it was during the war, or can become project managers.

Or learn .NET, it's a piece of piss!