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As long as it's the paying variety mateIt’s all work and no play at the moment. Which makes Kamikaze a very dull boy. :sad_smile:
And can you quote me for a cheap CU change Bob? :lol:I think my response would be "fancy another beer?"
Saw QI the other day, the 'Does a falling tree in a deserted forest make a sound' question came up, which led on to when a beam of light passes in front of you, you can't see it. It's only when it hits your retina that one 'sees'.
So chatting down the pub about this (yes, not a single female in sight), we came up with the idea that everything one is not looking at, is in darkness? Which leads onto the question, if there are no observers does anything actually exist if there are no observees?
That's a great example DW.Archy ive got shelfs of books on said subjects and the more you read them the more confusing they get, in reply to your query its just a matter of observation and event, if you are there when event happens and the radiation reflected at you is visible light then your brain will record the event, but its also a perception thing - different species have different light receptors and may not see the same thing as yourself but may see a differing event, either/or the event still happens but the knowledge it ever did is down to it been visible light and you receiving it. Basic example is the colour blind test if one of your colour receiving cones is faulty or missing you dont see the green no' in the blue pattern(example colours) but it is still there to those with full colour vision hence the green light still hits the retina the event happens (photon reflect to eye) but without the correct cone to register it you may be blind to it.
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